If you’ve always lamented the fact that you can’t drop by the Leaky Cauldron or the Hog’s Head for a Butterbeer, you might be in luck–and you don’t even need to acquire a portkey! A new Harry Potter-themed bar, The Lockhart, opened its doors in Toronto, Canada last week, according to Toronto culture website Now. The …read more!

Hufflepuff has won the final Pottermore house cup! J.K. Rowling retweeted Pottermore’s announcement, commenting “this is starting to feel like the dawn of the Age of Hufflepuff…#FantasticBeasts.” As many of you know, Newt Scamander, the central character in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films, is a brilliant Hufflepuff. Pottermore tweeted a list …read more!

The U.S and UK illustrated editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone are hitting the shelves on October 6th, 2015. In January 2015, Scholastic and Bloomsbury released the first images from the book illustrated by British artist Jim Kay. Now, just a couple of weeks before the release of the book, Buzzfeed has released two new illustrations, …read more!

Fan Expo Canada 2015 took place over the weekend, and details of each panel are slowly being revealed. Saturday marked the day of the Hogwarts Reunion panel – featuring Tom Felton, Rupert Grint and James and Oliver Phelps – and on Sunday the Harry Potter cast members took part in autograph and photo sessions. The convention was the first fan …read more!

Following the first promos for The Gamechangers the other day, SnitchSeeker has released photos of Dan on set, along with two outtakes from Dan’s cover photo shoot for GQ Style Germany magazine – both of which you can see here. The full set of GQ Style photos can be found at The Fashionisto, and Channel 24 has released …read more!

Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland–all have been cast as the leading role of Peter Parker in Spiderman, in the last 13 years. Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) thinks three remakes in that short of time is too much. Yibada reports:   In an interview with Vulture, Thompson said that she is not very pleased with the …read more!

As the Game of Thrones series has progressed, some of us find ourselves pointing at the screen, yelling ,”Hey! It’s Tonks,” “Look! Did you see Filch? Or Amycus Carrow?” and “Wow, Lady Stark looks a lot like Hermione’s mom…” Soon we will all be pointing at the screen quizzically, asking ourselves why Samwell Tarly’s little brother looks …read more!

Lumos has released a new video message from J.K. Rowling about the dangers of institutionalization of children, and the hope that Lumos provides. Just as in the previous video, J.K. Rowling narrates an animated video that tells of 8 million children in orphanages, 80% of which who are not orphans. This video doesn’t give specific …read more!

As September 9th approaches, Pottermore posted on both Facebook and Twitter that Pottermore students are leaving Hogwarts.  A printable certificate is available to mark the occasion. As we prepare to move beyond the gates of Hogwarts, we want to thank you for sharing the Pottermore experience with us… Posted by Pottermore on Thursday, September 3, 2015 …read more!

As we know from her recent social justice endeavours, Emma Watson is eager to use her celebrity status to make a positive impact on the world. Watson, who is the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, is working to promote ethical, socially conscious fashion, reports Vanity Fair: The actress, who has made Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed …read more!