For May’s contest, we’re asking you be a pen pal to a Hogwarts student and write a 500 word letter about your experiences as a student of another wizarding school. As always points will be given for creativity, content, and cannon correctness. Be sure to include the name of your school, it’s general location, and …read more!

MTV has a new article up today talking about the rapidly-approaching MTV Movie Awards. It features our very own Melissa Anelli (among other fan experts) speculating about how Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will fare this year. She had this to say about Harry’s odds: “I think Daniel Radcliffe has this one …read more!

« Back to Contests Wizard Pen Pal Contest Everyone loves a pen pal and this month that’s exactly what you’re going to be. In Goblet of Fire we learned that Hogwarts is not the only wizarding school, as we were introduced to both Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, and according to Hermione there are even more besides …read more!

The MTV Movie Award nominations were revealed tonight, and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is up for 6 awards. The final Potter film is nominated for Movie of the Year, and its young cast has also received nominations, including Best Male Performance for Daniel Radcliffe and Best Cast. See the complete list …read more!

PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is back with PotterCast 246: Casually Late Casual Debate! This new episode features much discussion on J.K. Rowling’s upcoming novel The Casual Vacancy, which will be released on the 27th September this year. Your PotterCast hosts debate their many predictions about the plot, characters, and conspiracy theories around the book’s …read more!

The Pottermore Twitter account updated with the news that they are working on adding “Chamber of Secrets” to the site: We’re currently working on book two, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and it’s looking great. We’ll give you more information over the coming weeks, so keep an eye on the Insider and @Pottermore …read more!

J.K. Rowling will receive the Freedom of the City of London on Tuesday, May 8 for her services to children’s literature, according to a press release from the City of London. The ceremony will take place at the Mansion House, the official residence of London’s Lord Mayor. She will read aloud the Declaration of a …read more!

The winners for Leaky’s March contest have been announced. The challenge was to write the history of a special friendship and envision how one dynamic duo of witch/wizard and their creature companion met. Congratulations to the following winners: First place: Neville/Trevor by zonkoltdSecond place: Percy/Scabbers by HawthornTonksThird place: Hagrid/Fang by Laine Slater As a reminder, …read more!

Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) has recently spoken to ET Online about the experience of visiting the Warner Bros. Studio Tour: ETOnline: Was it strange to walk back onto the Harry Potter sets for the first time in a few years? Evanna Lynch: Yes — and that’s what’s different about this. There’s already a theme park …read more!

The Pottermore Insider is reporting that the Harry Potter e-books are now available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish for purchase at the Pottermore Shop. The Pottermore site itself is likewise available in all of those languages.