« Back to Contests Hogwarts Yearbook Contest This contest idea was brought to us by the genius mind of Paint It Black! This month your challenge is to design a page in the Hogwarts Yearbook. (Technically 2 pages, side by side as you would see them in an open book) The Galleries and Google are …read more!

Monday, June 18, marks the second anniversary of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Universal Studios is celebrating with the promise of treats and discounted tickets. Orlando Fun Tickets wrote: Bringing to life the wonder, excitement and adventures of the Harry Potter books and films, this spectacular world has captivated people from across the globe, …read more!

Daniel Radcliffe will be returning to London’s West End in the summer of 2013 to star in the play “The Cripple of Inishmaan”: Daniel Radcliffe read Martin McDonagh’s much-lauded play The Cripple Of Inishmaan and knew he had to do it. Set in 1934, it is about a young man with a withered hand and …read more!

Alas, due to some unfortunate erumpent explosions destroying part of the printing press the staff at The Quibbler hasn’t been able to write for some time. But now Leaky’s publication for “all the news you won’t find anywhere else” is out at last! You can download the issue as a PDF here. Enjoy!

As readers may recall, there is an online Harry Potter course for any high school sophomore, junior or senior being offered this summer at Mythgard Academy. If you’re in high school and you’re considering taking this course there will be an online Q&A this Monday, June 18th, at 8:00 PM EST. Dr. Amy H. Sturgis, …read more!

There has been a lot of talk recently of Emma Watson joining the cast of Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. Emma Watson is rumored to play that part of Ila, the love-interest of Shem (Noah’s older son). If she joins the cast, Watson will be acting alongside Perks co-star, Logan Lerman (Shem’s brother). Variety reports: Emma Watson …read more!

A new 90-minute Harry Potter walking tour has been created in the city of Edinburgh. As some fans may know, J.K. Rowling completed much of the Harry Potter series in Edinburgh and still lives there to this day. Because of the city’s large connection to the Harry Potter series, The Potter Trail was created to …read more!

We’ve been getting pretty regular updates on how Pottermore is progressing with “Chamber of Secrets,” but now, thanks to Pottermore’s chief technical officer, Julian Thomas, we know that “Chamber of Secrets” will open “sometime this summer.” Thomas also mentioned that “some Far Eastern languages” would be added so that more people will be able to …read more!

Pottermore Insider has posted yet another update on the progress of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. According to the post, more sound and artwork editing has taken place. The update reads: Monday 11 June Chamber of Secrets update:Last week, we were editing sounds in the studio for the Chamber of Secrets and we’re …read more!

face=”Arial”>Based on suggestions from fans’ comments on Pottermore, you can now buy food from a Wizarding Food Trolley when visiting Chapter Six, The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Pottermore Insider has uploaded a poll to find out what food is a fan favorite. You can vote here …read more!