Thanks to everyone who wrote today pointing out that in this interview with Chris Rankin (Percy), it was mentioned that newcomer Gemma Padley has been cast as Penelope Clearwater! (The article also seems to confirm that Mark Williams has been cast as Mr Weasley.) Harry Potter returned to Gloucester this week and children are flocking …read more!

So – I’ve been hot on Huskeiran’s trail all morning…and were it not for a listing of the Scottish isles and all the mail our readers have been sending us, I would be convinced it does not exist. But it does exist, if not on any online maps (hm, unplottable, perhaps? :P) Anyway, the obvious …read more!

The official site has updated their Behind the Scenes section with a ton of interviews and such. Thanks Ana for the heads up!

Thanks to reader Alexander for this link to what looks like a B&W picture of Harry reading Tom Riddle’s Diary in CoS.

Potter challenges romantic fiction in library league. JK Rowling has soared up the lending league to mount a challenge to Catherine Cookson’s dominance of the library world. Her Harry Potter book Goblet Of Fire has become the third most loaned title in Britain. And in a related article, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire …read more!

Three from the BBC: A Muggle’s guide to Harry Potter. If you have resisted the urge to delve into Harry Potter’s world – but don’t want to risk derision – here is BBC News Online’s essential guide to bluffing your way deftly around the subject. “In my wildest fantasy I could not have imagined anything …read more!

The people who huddled around tables Wednesday evening to discuss Harry Potter were anything but children interrupting each other to share what they loved most about J.K. Rowling’s books. They were, in fact, adults huddled around tables graciously taking turns telling each other about their fascination with Harry Potter (from The Steamboat Pilot). Wizard magician …read more!

Also, this is a little late – on Dark Horizons yesterday: Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets: Filming takes place on Huskeiran, an island off Scotland’s West Coast in April. Anyone have an idea what they would be filming there? Let us know.

Much thanks to a reader WhoMustNotBeNamed (though is nothing like Voldemort) for sending us a brand spankin’ new rumour: that Christian Coulson (that’s a link to the pic that YouKnowWho sent, by the way) has been cast as the young Tom Riddle. We’re awaiting word/confirmation/etc, but he certainly looks the part. Here’s his IMDB profile. …read more!

The actor who plays Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film is helping raise money to save York City (from Ananova). Good things come in small packages. Especially when they’re in big movies. Not since Dorothy rudely dropped in on the Munchkins have there been so many high-profile opportunities for actors who are short of …read more!