Yesterday. J.K. Rowling visited the set of the first Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them film, tweeting a photo of her chair on set, and (amusingly, seeing as she wrote the screenplay and is, well, J.K. Rowling) an I.D. badge! When asked by a fan whether she was visiting Cursed Child or Fantastic Beasts, Rowling tweeted a serpent …read more!

The trailer for the fourth series of Ripper Street was released yesterday. The new series will feature Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) as Desk Sergeant ‘Samuel Drummond’: DIY reports: Series Four starts in the summer of 1897 as Queen Victoria prepares to celebrate her diamond jubilee. Edmund Reid (Macfadyen) has left the force but returns to Whitechapel …read more!

According to The Bookseller, Susan Jurevics – Pottermore chief executive – announced plans for the website’s shift towards mobile content at the Futurebook conference today. After the relaunch, Pottermore announced that it was now ‘mobile-first’: Jurevics said the average Pottermore user is now a young woman who has grown up with J K Rowling’s seven Harry Potter books. …read more!

Yesterday, Herald Scotland released an interview with Natalia Tena, discussing Tena’s role as front woman of the band Molotov Jukebox, and her role as Tonks in Harry Potter and Osha in Game of Thrones. In the run-up to the release of their second album (‘Tropical Gypsy’), Tena’s band (for which she sings and plays accordion) are playing a series of exclusive UK shows, and Tena talks …read more!

NME recently released their cover interview with Daniel Radcliffe – which is hilarious as usual – and definitely worth a read. Here are a few extracts: ‘Bouncing into a huge wood-panelled conference room above the photography studio where he’s just been shot for NME’s cover, Daniel Radcliffe is presented with a cup and reaches for the sweeteners. “How many …read more!

Radio Times is reporting that J.K. Rowling is to her good friend, Peter Kay. Kay is known as one of the best stand-up comedians in the world. Celebrating his “20 years of Funny,” Kay is obviously very good at making people laugh, holding a 2012 Guinness Book of World Records certificate for biggest stand-up show, …read more!

Universal Studios Hollywood as posted a tantalizing tweet on their Twitter. The picture in the tweet teases fans about a “big update” about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park opening in Univeral Studios SoCal location this spring. A big update is on the way for #WizardingWorldHollywood on 12/8! Look for the spellbinding announcement… pic.twitter.com/NA1GGrcmtl …read more!

Last year, J.K. Rowling’s Lumos raised $30,000 on Indiegogo to build a first-of-its kind Special Education Unit in Moldova with a goal to ensure that children with disabilities no longer need to be needlessly separated from their families in order to gain access to education. This year, Lumos is asking people to join them in …read more!

As we reported previously, MinaLima has a special exhibition currently in London. The Pottermore Correspondent took a trip to the exhibition (and hinted that a Harry Potter actor or two may show up to see the exhibition themselves sometime). The PMC was also able to conduct an exclusive interview with Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima. Pottermore …read more!

Today marks William Arthur “Bill” Weasley’s 45th birthday. Bill is the eldest of Molly and Arthur Weasley’s children, husband to Fleur Delacour, and father to Victoire, Dominique, and Louis Weasley. Described by Harry as “cool,” Bill is a known for being brave and having a penchant for adventure. After graduating from Hogwarts, Bill went to …read more!