Chase passed on this article saying the filming regarding Chamber of Secrets still may be in jeopardy due to the forthcoming film strike.

A reader has informed us that you can now order Bachmann Trains’ HO scale Hogwarts Express and Platform 9 3/4.

HP Galleries has announced a World Quidditch League through Hogwarts Online.

Yet again, cheesy British tabloid News of the World is reporting an “exclusive” that Christian Bale is in talks to play Remus Lupin. And yet again, we had the news first – all the way back in June of this year. I’m starting to get very irritated with this. I get pretty upset if fellow …read more!

The Times of London has an EXCELLENT interview with John Williams about the Harry Potter score.

The Aberdeen Press & Journal also talks about new candy from Mars: CHILDREN at an Aberdeenshire school became the first to sample the magical new Harry Potter sweets. Pupils from Pitmedden Primary School got an exclusive taste of the candy at the village’s Mace store. Children from the school’s primary five, six and seven classes …read more!

At Barnes and Nobel University, an online learning environment from the bookstore, parents and fans can take a class about Harry Potter: Is your child a Pottermaniac? Then he or she shares a common bond with millions of other readers around the world. The popularity of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books offers parents an …read more!

According to The Northern Echo, Harry Potter candy from Mars has just gone on sale: WANNABEE wizards and witches will be hopping on their broomsticks to beat the rush for Harry Potter sweets. The goodies, based on author JK Rowling’s books about the boy wizard,went on sale in the store in Boyes, in Blackwellgate,Darlington yesterday …read more!

This Reuters article falls under the category of “DUH”: Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc reported a doubling of first-half turnover on Wednesday and said it expected a dramatic rise in sales as the fictional boy wizard makes his film debut. Pre-tax profit surged to 2.85 million pounds ($4.2 million) in the six months to …read more!

It seems that a Harry Potter “chat bot” is under development, according to Entertainment Weekly. EW: What are you girls up to? NINA: Ummm…. What. Ever. EW: Who sings “Crazy Train”? SAMANTHA: I’ll ignore that…duh. Okay, it’s clear that neither Nina nor Samantha is a rock scientist. In fact, they’re not even people. They exist …read more!