Another tidbit from J. K. Rowling’s talk at Exeter College has been revealed: Harry Potter was nearly named Harry Batt. Rowling’s “Mortality and Morality” talk filled the Sheldonian Theatre. Students who attended said that the author revealed interesting details about their much-loved series, such as her initial plan to name her central character Harry Batt …read more!

As readers may recall, quite a few Harry Potter actors are participating in this year’s National Doodle Day, and now David Bradley (Argus Filch) has also donated a doodle for the charity auction. Bradley has donated a very cute doodle of Filch and Mrs. Norris, which you can see here. This doodle and many others …read more!

In a new interview, Dan Radcliffe discusses his role in “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” which will be premiering on Broadway in April, and how it’s similar in terms of physical challenges to playing Harry Potter: “It is never specified in the play exactly what ailment Billy has ’ you just have clues in the text, …read more!

Today’s Independent features an article written by Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) on cyber bullying, and how she learned to overcome the intense meanness of the Internet: was somewhat prepared for the inevitable internet onslaught in the wake of my casting. I was already an active member of the ‘Harry Potter‘ internet fan …read more!

Yesterday, J. K. Rowling spoke at Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre as part of Exeter College’s 700th anniversary and while there she commented on writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for The Cuckoo’s Calling, and her experience in writing male characters: “There’s a line in As Good as it Gets’ she said about the 1997 Jack Nicholson …read more!

The full text of the Wonderland issue that caused a Ron/Hermione vs. Harry/Hermione shipping riot this week is now out, and rumors of the death of the canon pairing have been greatly exaggerated. J.K. Rowling repeats previously made comments that there are certain characteristics between Harry and Hermione that may have them better suited, but …read more!

Bonnie Wright has commented on J. K. Rowling’s recent revelation that she regrets pairing Ron and Hermione together, and that Hermione may have been better suited with Harry: Interestingly, Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny in the films, thinks her character would have coped. “Ginny is a tough cookie so she’d have been fine’ she assured …read more!

Several Harry Potter actors have donated a doodle for this year’s National Doodle Day, which raises money to help support the 600,000 people across the UK with epilepsy. The doodles will be auctioned off for seven days starting on National Doodle Day itself (March 7th) and the proceeds will go to the charity Epilepsy Action, …read more!

Emma Watson was interviewed for the upcoming February/March issue of Wonderland magazine, which will be released tomorrow. Watson was the guest editor for this issue and will appear on the cover.A variety of topics were covered during the interview, including Watson’s feelings on her education at Brown and how it differed from being on the …read more!

The trailer for “Postman Pat,” which features the voices of Rupert Grint, Jim Broadbent (Professor Slughorn), and David Tennant (Barty Crouch Jr.) has been released and can be seen here or below. The film will be released May 23rd in the UK. Many thanks to SnitchSeeker for the tip!