It’s been a slow week in general news but a huge week in theater with the announcement that the 2018-19 Broadway season set a new industry record, and the magical numbers were due in large part to the ongoing success of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Additionally, West End theater continues to thrive with …read more!

The  “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle” attraction comes to Universal Studios Hollywood this summer from June 22 – August 11, unleashing a creepy display of lights, music, and special effects that showcases dark magic, and the creatures and wizards within the Potterverse who practice it. “As darkness falls on Hogwarts castle, Dementors, Death Eaters and other unspeakable creatures from Aragog and …read more!

Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima announced they will bring their design collaboration House of MinaLima to Osaka, Japan as a one-year pop-up store venture in the Orange Street district. The duo have been working together creatively for 18 years and are now most well known for the graphic design work featured in the Harry Potter …read more!

Earlier this month, Emma Watson took to the stage of the Emmanuel Centre in London for a live talk with Dr. Denis Mukwege on women’s rights, and the importance of Dr. Mukwege’s work treating survivors of sexual violence. The event was truly eye-opening, and for those wondering exactly what Emma Watson gets up to these days (beside starring …read more!

As we approach the grand opening of Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Orlando, we had the chance to get a closer look at the new storycoaster and share some of the sights fans will encounter along the ride. Also this week, Leakycon announced their Wizard Wrock lineup for both of this year’s events …read more!

Many of our readers will also follow J.K. Rowling’s other works outside of the Wizarding World, the most successful of which has arguably been her Cormoran Strike series, an ongoing detective/crime fiction series of novels published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The BBC adapted the series for TV, starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger, the next season of which will …read more!

It was a momentous week in theater as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child continues to cast its spell the world over, enchanting fans with the announcement that the wizarding world production will soon come to yet another location in its muggle counterpart. In addition to this magical news, the original London production continues to …read more!

Remember the recent British Library exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic?  It was curated to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the UK in 2017.  In 2018, it sailed across the pond to dock at the New York Historical Society to mark the 20th anniversary of …read more!

The fathers of Wizard Wrock, Paul and Joe DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters, joined Pottercast on their latest episode to share their brand new album Lumos and take a dive into the Pensieve with Melissa, John, Frak. #290: Accio Hagrid (with Harry and the Potters!) @hatp https://t.co/aKcsNeYJjk pic.twitter.com/N4HseY8Luu — PotterCast (@pottercast) May 22, 2019 …read more!

Bloomsbury announced that a deluxe edition of Jim Kay’s long-awaited illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be released alongside the standard illustrated edition, and both are available for pre-order now! Both editions will also be available in stores Oct. 8. The special deluxe edition hardback will feature a gorgeous green …read more!