18 years ago today, in the early hours of May 2nd 1998, the Battle of Hogwarts took place. Many characters we know and love died that day, and J.K. Rowling gave a special tribute to Remus Lupin in particular to mark the occasion. If you wasn’t aware Rowling has made a tradition of apologising for character …read more!

Emma Watson (being the ever-successful and prominent woman she is) attended President Barack Obama’s final White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night. You can see a photo of her (via Getty Images) and a video of Obama’s complete remarks below! Embed from Getty Images

One Twitter user voiced the hopes of many today, asking if Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be staged in countries other than the U.K. J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) responded pronto, and said that they’re hoping to take the play elsewhere in the world – so don’t lose faith yet!   This sounds very promising …read more!

Josh Herdman, who played Gregory Goyle in the Harry Potter series, made his Mixed Martial (MMA) Arts fighting debut at the City Pavillion in Romford, east London over the weekend! He beat his Polish opponent Janusz Walachowski, and says that he’s been training for a few years to get to this level, but is still interested in acting. The …read more!

Earlier today, Pottermore released photos of ‘Phase One’ of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s front of house, which has been slowly built up over the past few days. Built by Tony Award-Winning set designer Christine Jones (who released an exciting photo update via @HPPlayLDN on Twitter the other day), the magnificent snitch has finally been …read more!

Oscar Award-winning actress and Harry Potter alum, Emma Thompson has become known for her activism work for Greenpeace. A few years ago, Emma Thompson made headlines when speaking out about saving the Arctic. This time around, she and her sister, Sophie, had a bake off to oppose fracking for natural gas. Sophie and Emma (once …read more!

Emma Watson teamed up with Interview Magazine to interview Thelma & Louise, The Fly and Beetlejuice star Geena Davis, on her fantastic work to confront sexism in Hollywood. The interview starts with a great introduction on Davis, showing just how active she is in the movement: “Twenty-five years after Thelma and Louise roared off in their 1966 Ford Thunderbird, the …read more!

Remember our introduction to The Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) in the Fantastic Beasts trailer? Well, Pottermore have granted us an exclusive look inside the remarkable building in an interview with production designer Stuart Craig. He describes exactly what it looks like to walk into the immaculate lobby, paying particular attention to the sculptures …read more!

What’s this on the front of the Palace Theatre? Yesterday, @HPPlayLDN showed the Palace Theatre decked in scaffolding, preparing for the Cursed Child opening. @SFP_London went one step further, and gave us a sneak peek at a new addition: a huge snitch mirroring the posters, by the looks of it: Wonder what’s about to be revealed Front of House?#HarryPotterPlay #CursedChild pic.twitter.com/63RkwZl35A …read more!

EXCITING NEWS! Not only is the Cursed Child script book being published in July following preview performances, but Pottermore have just announced that J.K. Rowling will also be releasing the Fantastic Beasts screenplay in book form! The screenplay will be published on November 19th – a day after the movie’s release date of November 18th, and details on pre-ordering are coming soon, so …read more!