Congratulations are due! Ananova reports that JK Rowling and her boyfriend were married on 26 December. (Thanks to reader Les for the link.)

It looks like the UK Harry Potter site has gotten their hands on a page from the Chamber of Secrets script! (Thanks to The Snitch for the link.)

Brooms and airplanes are magic at EAA Kids Days (from the Northwestern). Harry Potter teaches kids about being a good person, even faced with bad circumstances (from MySanAntonio). Publisher’s Weekly reports that Scholastic likely to publish Harry 5.

MuggleNet has posted a transcript to the special, “J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me,” which aired yesterday on BBC1.

Harry’s on God’s side; commentary from the National Post. Interesting article from The Times (UK), which says that children who resemble Harry Potter are more likely to be identified as gifted than bright pupils who do not fit the typical academic image.

CNN reports that a Harry Potter “hateline” has been set up in Austria. A Monmouthshire school teacher is believed to be the model for the “evil” Professor Snape in the Harry Potter books (from the BCC News). It has been mentioned that Chris Columbus is playing phone tag with Ewan McGregor’s agent, trying to pin …read more!

In today’s Friday Sale on Amazon, the video game for the PC is marked down from 29.99 to 19.99. A good deal! Action figures from Chamber of Secrets, including a Hermione with ears and Harry in spider-draped robes, have been released. Soon to come are Fred and George Weasley (sold seperately) in Quidditch gear. As …read more!

Law.com has an article on how 2001 was a year that corporations learned the limits of their Intellectual Property rights, both in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion. However, the article made no mention of the recent Potter Wars, but instead focused on Nancy Stouffer’s claims of trademark and copyright infringement. The …read more!

CNN reports that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is now the year’s top-grossing film (thanks to Margaret for the link). Tourism potential of Harry Potter express derailed (from the Guardian Unlimited).

Digital Israel reviews the Harry Potter CD-ROM game. Church leaders in Australia used Harry Potter during their Christmas message sermons (from Ananova; thanks to “ITZRegina” for the link). Dame Maggie Smith says since McGonagall is in all seven Harry Potter books, she is “looking at it as a sort of pension!” (from USA Today). The …read more!