Bloomsbury (whose Beedle the Bard page is here) has updated their YouTube channel today with a video of Jo answering questions asked by children at the Beedle release party (originally reported by Leaky here), about whether her teachers knew she was a good story writer (not sure but it was her favorite subject; least was …read more!

This July 17, MuggleCast and PotterCast will be joining forces once more for, seriously, the nuttiest thing we’ve ever done: A live LeakyMug at 3 a.m. Why would we do this? Because we’ll all be just returning from a midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and what better time to talk about …read more!

Hey gang: Tonight we invite you to special live PotterCast 181 recording (which will not have Nargles this time, we hope). We have a lot of news to discuss, and then you’ll be present for the recording of three canon conundrums about Severus Snape. It starts at 7 p.m. EST. You can listen in or …read more!

At the screening of the film of her novel Inkheart, author Cornelia Funke gave some new comments regarding the work of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Speaking to Snitchseeker, Cornelia Funke apparently said “that she admires fellow author J.K. Rowling’s ability to use visual imagery rather than realistic descriptions to help readers of all ages …read more!

Howdy, folks! Sorry the Crafty Witches have been away from their blog for so long. Those nasty nargles invaded and we haven’t been able to access it. We’re back online now, though there are still a few of the buggers hiding around. You’ll notice that the majority of our blog posts are, for some reason, …read more!

Last year we first saw several scans of a photo showing Harry (Dan Radcliffe) and Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) in the Headmaster’s office, including this and this from a calendar for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. You can now see a high res version of the same photo here, courtesy of Oclumencia. Thanks …read more!

Several new photos from Cherrybomb, starring Rupert Grint are now (UPDATED) available here in our image galleries: one, two, three, and four. As reported previously, Cherrybomb will premiere next month at the Berlin Film Festival. Thanks to ICM for emailing!

The Scotsman today has two items in a Harry Potter report: First, that J.K. Rowling is on expected to receive an invite to one of January 20th’s Inaugural Balls in Washington, DC. This seems to have traveled from one article suggesting JKR would be on the list for future state dinners, to another speculating that …read more!

It’s the first PotterCast of the new year and is packed full with the latest Harry Potter news, discussion and so much more. This week on our Harry Potter podcast, Sue’s News starts off the show with the latest on the upcoming Harry, A History audio book, Dan Radcliffe’s comments on Harry Potter: The Musical, …read more!

Thanks to our Order partner DanRadcliffe.com for the news that actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is due to be a guest tonight on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. This is apparently a new episode, and is due to be broadcast on the NBC network later tonight at 12:35 (check your local listings for more). Thanks …read more!