Since the announcement of the casting choices for the trio in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, there has been much discussion surrounding the casting of Noma Dumezweni as Hermione. Many fans have welcomed Dumezweni with open arms, but some have been very vocal in their disappointment with the choice to cast a woman of color in a …read more!

Palace Theatre may already look dressed to the nines in Cursed Child decor, but, after reservations on the part of Westminster Council, plans have been approved for the Cursed Child Theatre to hang Hogwarts’ house banners out front.   The Stage reports that Westminster Council were concerned about house banners compromising the appearance of the area: “As previously reported by The …read more!

Throughout the books, Hermione was described to have big, bushy hair, large front teeth, and brown eyes. Those seem to be the only specific descriptions of her physical looks that we see. Her skin color was never specified. So, for those who read the books, she appeared differently in every mind. For 10 years, Hermione …read more!

Daniel Radcliffe gives tips on playing dead in an interview with the New York Times. In Swiss Army Man Radcliffe plays Manny, a dead man who washes ashore on a deserted island inhabited by Hank (Paul Dano). Though Manny is very much dead, Hank uses his body in many different ways to make his life on …read more!

David Heyman, the producer of all eight Harry Potter films, is set to produce an adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved story The Secret Garden. According to Deadline, Heyman is teaming up with StudioCanal on the production, while the screenplay will be penned by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playwright Jack Thorne. The Secret Garden tells …read more!

Monday night, two beautiful tributes were payed to those we lost in the tragedy that happened at a gay nightclub early sunday morning. One, on Shaftsberry Avenue in London, the other, thousands of miles away, at a theme park in Orlando. #LoveIsLove #OrlandoLove pic.twitter.com/G3ox5RUbyv — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 13, 2016 Jo tweeted this photo …read more!

LeakyCon recently posted an exciting – yet mysteriously vague – letter to Minerva McGonagall to their Facebook page. The letter came from Ana Rodriguez – Director of Magical Gatherings and Celebrations at the US Department of International Magical Cooperation all the way in New York City: The letter hints at an exciting event being planned, …read more!

Pottermore has posted a quick video of annotations that J.K. Rowling made on the cast photo of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Pottermore further speculates what the annotations could mean. Some of the comments are directly related to the casting of Cursed Child. “Loving Draco and Scorpius– They actually look related!” Rowling is impressed …read more!

Tragedy strikes the nation as the news of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub hits our hearts. 50 lives were lost and even more people were injured that night. People everywhere are mourning the deaths of these wonderful people. Among the victims identified, we have lost one of our own. Luis Vielma, who was …read more!

Recently, BBC News interviewed Harry Potter and the Cursed Child show-makers J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne on the making of the play. Interviewer Will Gompertz starts by asking about the process of three people co-writing one play.  After many discussions between the three creators, the story of Cursed Child was fleshed out and ready for writing. John Tiffany explains: …read more!