A few updates today regarding the ongoing filming for the two parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. First, word has it that actress Carolyn Pickles (photo here)has been cast in the part of Muggle Studies professor Charity Burbage who appeared so memorably in the opening scene of Deathly Hallows. Again while we at …read more!

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the late notice, but we will be having a live PotterCast today! Please join us here via our Ustream channel for the latest in all the flurry of Harry Potter news, post Leaky Con talk and pre tour talk in a little over an hour (starting roughly 2:30 pm Eastern). While …read more!

A quick update today regarding some behind the scene looks at other projects involving actress Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron). First, as announced recently Emma Watson is the new face for the house of Burberry. You can now see behind the scenes video and an interview with Emma while filming the new marketing …read more!

Happy Birthday wishes go out today to our very own Harry Potter Crafts section, which is today celebrating its third year here on TLC. Our HP Crafts section, which can be accessed right here, contains projects and plans for crafts across most every medium imaginable. Selections abound in our crochet, jewelry, and knitting sections, as …read more!

Ever just want to hang out with Snape? Well now you can, thanks to the new character standees now available at the WB Harry Potter shop. Standing just over 6 feet tall is this cardboard cutout of Alan Rickman as Snape, or this of Michael Gambon as Professor Albus Dumbledore. Also available is this 5 …read more!

Last night we told you about the new Facebook page for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince videogame from EA. Tonight the page has been updated with a brand new trailer for the Nintendo DS platform of the game, with the video showing many new scenes and sequences from the game. Facebook members can …read more!

size=”3″ face=”Times New Roman”>For those of you who don’t know, I live with a Muggle who has a very Dursley-ish attitude towards magic (read Harry Potter) and toward everything that is not deeply rooted in practical reality. I guess you could say that opposites attact!! size=”3″ face=”Times New Roman”>In any case, my beloved Muggle has …read more!

Irish Central has now posted a new interview with actress Evanna Lynch who discusses her role as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter series. Evanna speaks at length on the eccentric Ravenclaw student, noting her role in the events of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. “Luna doesn’t change but her position changes …read more!

Yesterday, multiple media reports stated that the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, and her two daughters were to visit the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows today. As noted yesterday afternoon, a publicist for the Harry Potter films stated to ABC News that she was not aware of any visit …read more!

Pre-Orders are now available for the new LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 Video Games. Available here in our Cauldron Shop, you can order the new game based on the very popular LEGO mini figures of the first four stories in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. According to Amazon UK, this game will be …read more!