More takes on Harry Potter Midnight Madness around the English-speaking world.

The remarkable success of Harry’s adventures has even forced the grey lady of journalism, the New York Times, to create a children’s book bestseller list to “free up” room for other adult books.

Goblet of Fire obtained approximately 12:30am EST, after 35 minutes of waiting in line at the Barnes and Noble in Alexandria, VA. Excited children and harried parents abounded, and all-in-all everyone was in excellent spirits. Professor Snape also made an appearance, looking suspiciously like the Headmaster in Pink Floyd: The Wall. Now, onto the tome…

In its first week of incarnation, The Leaky Cauldron is Blogger’s Blog of the Week! Thanks, gang!

Newsweek interviews J.K. Rowling.

You might want to bone up on Potter lore before reading Goblet with the Encyclopaedia Potterica.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for Harry.

Gail Collins of The New York Times frets about the length of Goblet, which clocks in longer than Acheson, The Brothers Karamazov, and Moby Dick.

D.C. area adults admit they’re under Harry’s spell.

So much for banning ’em: The principal of P.S. 63 in NYC cites Harry Potter as the main reason for rising reading test scores in her school. Nevertheless, the foes of Potter are digging in for the next installment.