J.K. Rowling has penned a thank you note to her staff at Pottermore. The letter was written through TH_NK, who released a photo of it on Instagram (and can be seen below). TH_NK added artistic touch to the photo by blurring the edges. However, the letter is not entirely legible. The letter is written on …read more!

J.K. Rowling made an appearance at Lennoxlove Book Festival, her only Scottish event. At the festival, Ms. Rowling answered questions on stage from Muriel Gray as well as the audience. She talked about the important role of teenagers in the novel, and how she felt about the teenagers’ characters. The Scotsman reports: She told a …read more!

We have a new poster from Dan Radcliffe’s upcoming mini-series, “A Young Doctor’s Notebook” here in our galleries. In the poster Radcliffe stands beside co-star Jon Hamm.Many thanks to SnitchSeeker for the tip!

The November writing contest has been posted! This month, the topic is “Previous Triwizard Tournaments”. As we learn in the Goblet of Fire, the Triwizard Tournament originated about 700 years ago, but was discontinued “when the death toll mounted to high”. For this contest, put on your Rita Skeeter spectacles and create a news story, …read more!

« Back to Contests Previous Triwizard Tournament Contest This contest idea was brought to us by the genius mind of SiriusBSirius! The Triwizard Tournament; a contest that originated some 700 years ago between the three wizarding schools: Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, and Hogwarts, was meant to encourage good relationships between young witches and wizards, but was discontinued, …read more!

The last six chapters of “Chamber of Secrets” are now available to explore on Pottermore: Experience Professor Lockhart’s Valentine’s day festivities, survive the spiders in the Forbidden Forest, and of course, confront what’s hidden within the Chamber of Secrets. As well as these latest Moments, there is also new exclusive content from J.K. Rowling on …read more!

The final installment of the “Chamber of Secrets” on Pottermore will be available tomorrow, October 31st, starting at 12 PM GMT, according to the Pottermore Insider.This last installment will include new writing from J. K. Rowling and information on the history and origin of the Chamber of Secrets.

Hypable has posted new details of Orlando’s expansion of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. As reported previously, the second island of the Wizarding World will contain Diagon Alley, with a Gringot’s ride as its major attraction. According to an insider on Orlando United’s forum, screen name “WhyLightBulb”, the Hogwarts Express will be more than …read more!

Oscar award winner Dustin Hoffman is turning over a new leaf and transitioning from acting to directing. In his directional debut, he has snagged Harry Potter actors Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) and Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore). Quartet, which is set to release December 28, is a story of retired opera singers living in a retirement …read more!

Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick and Griphook) has released a new mobile game app. Pocket Warwick was released today and is free to download. In the game, players will guide Warwick to stardom by completing different tasks. As of now, the launched app contains 150 film auditions and 100 other tasks for players to have the …read more!