Remember Hagrid (and Sirius’s) motorbike in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1? This infamous motorbike with a side-car has returned to Liverpool until 9th June, and is on display at the Museum of Liverpool – which you can access for free! The bike is a Royal Enfield, Bullet 500 with a 499cc petrol engine and a fitted sidecar. …read more!

Previews of Emma Watson as Belle have been kept close under wraps since it was announced she would be starring in a live-action Beauty and the Beast.  Though we haven’t been offered any hints at Emma’s singing, or the  iconic golden dress, Buzzfeed released a small interview with Paige O’Hara (‘Belle’ from the original animated Disney film), which shared …read more!

Earlier this week, Pottermore, other special guests and Harry Potter news outlets were invited to a sneak preview of the iconic Number Four Privet Drive set at Leavesden Studios. As Leaky reported at the time of the event, Fiona Shaw, who plays Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films, was in attendance, and opened the …read more!

Robert Galbraith’s (aka J.K. Rowling) Career of Evil: A Cormoran Strike Novel has won the Audie Award for “best audio in the mystery category”. Rowling is giving the credit to Robert Glenister the voice behind the audio book.   Very pleased, but biggest congratulations due to Robert Glenister who reads these so wonderfully! https://t.co/m4RxKtgMaU — …read more!

Harry Potter alums Kenneth Branagh (Professor Lockhart) and Imelda Staunton (Professor Umbridge) were recently announced to be participating with London’s Tricycle Theatre as ambassadors (alongside other seasoned West End stars) for the theatre’s renovation plan to improve accessibility, increase capacity, and provide an overall enhanced experience for both actors and audience alike.   Proud to …read more!

The Pottermore Correspondent has released a guide to movie-making in Fantastic Beasts, giving us the details on how CGI is being used in the films to construct the New York City skyline of the 1920s, and the beasts featuring in the film. The New York skyline was built at Leavesden Studios by production designer Stuart Craig, set decorator …read more!

Okay, J.K. Rowling tweets a lot. She is the Queen of Twitter. So what makes this week so special? In addition to announcing a Gala event of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (parts I and II) to support her children’s charity, Lumos (learn more here), J.K. Rowling also retweeted photos from the Harry Potter …read more!

J.K. Rowling announced this morning that a special Gala performance of her Harry Potter play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will take place September 15, in support of her children’s charity, LUMOS. J.K. Rowling will be in attendance for this event. All proceeds from ticket sales that night will benefit LUMOS, which helps deinstitutionalizes …read more!

Yesterday, USAopoly made an announcement advertising its Harry Potter spin on the classic game of CLUE. With Hogwarts as the setting, featuring our favorite rooms from the beloved Harry Potter books and films, fans can play as their favorite Harry Potter characters as they discover Who, with What, and Where a dark magic crime was …read more!

Yet another trailer has been released for one of Dan Radcliffe’s latest films, featuring his character up against Jesse Eisenberg’s in a magic-off. The synopsis of the film is as follows: “One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in …read more!