Variety discusses how Harry Potter has brought new interest to movie companies buying rights to other children’s stores.

Entertainment Rewired has an article containing an apology from WB for the way it’s acted towards Web site owners who have domains with “Harry Potter” as part of them. The article also says that (finally) the official Harry Potter Web site will launch in mid-February most likely to coincide with the International Toy Fair in …read more!

The London Times announces that UK greeting card company International Greetings won a Harry Potter license to produce stationary.

The Sacramento Bee has an article talking about the owner of Zimmerman’s Toys is winning an award from Playthings Magazine for Store Promotions using a licensed character. They created a “Harry Potter Club” shortly after the book series became popular and will be honored at a ceremony that coincides with the New York International Toy …read more!

The LA Times has Letters to the Editor regarding the concern that Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t look like the Harry Potter in our minds.

The Beaufort Gazette talks about Harry Potter being reviewed the Friends of Beaufort County Library’s popular review series, “Books Sandwiched In“.

The Modesto Bee has an article about the magic of words in the Harry Potter book series.

J.K. Rowling to meet the Queen of England …..twice.

French University lecturer Pierre Bruno calls Harry Potter “sexist neo-conservative meritocrat who perpetuates a ‘degrading image of women’.”

An interesting note from the Boston Globe about John Williams composing the Harry Potter score.