Today is STANDFast, the day where people around the world, and many of us within the Harry Potter fandom, are giving up small luxuries in order to donate to help protect the women of Darfur and villagers of Burma. It takes three dollars to protect a woman for a month and five to protect an …read more!

Today, Arthur Levine unveiled his personal handwritten copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard at an event today in New York City. Update: You can now see video courtesy of Scholastic, here in our galleries. Mr. Levine, editor of the US editions of the Harry Potter novels for Scholastic, has generously donated his copy …read more!

As the hours grow closer to the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard tonight at Midnight, many fans are anxious for the new set of tales from author J.K.Rowling. Those who have pre-ordered copies of the book have received notices stating the books have indeed shipped. One paper has a photo online of …read more!

Here’s the next victim, I mean candidate – Marc Warren: Yes, that’s right – Elton Pope from “Love and Monsters.” So I’m not sure how serious this particular rumor is, since they’d have to get past the whole “Isn’t that the same guy who’s married to the block of concrete who used to be the …read more!

It will come as no surprise to you that I love singing. I love it. I sing all day, every day. When I am on my way home listening to my iPod, I am singing along in my head, and as soon as I stick my key in the front door lock the singing travels …read more!

Previously we told you there were to be release parties in the UK for the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard along with a possible shopping event here at some stores in the US. Borders has now issued a press release stating they will be holding special evening parties on December 4 for …read more!

This Friday, with the release of the latest Harry book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, PotterCast will do a live event at Books of Wonder in New York City, the city’s oldest and largest independent bookstore, which has been celebrating Harry since its debut. We can’t wait to see you there to have the …read more!

class=”entry”> Tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST, there will be a real-world meeting of Dumbledore’s Army courtesy of the HP Alliance. As STANDFast (where we give up one luxury item for the day and donate that money to help people in Darfur and Burma) is tomorrow, we’re getting together tonight to talk about the issues and …read more!

Whimsic Alley, the Harry Potter merchandise store in Santa Monica, CA, is having a midnight Beedle the Bard event tomorrow evening: the part starts at 10pm and will have refreshments, games, contests, readings and special guests. The book goes on sale at midnight, and admission is free. George Beahm, author of Muggles and Magic and …read more!

It’s time once again to get out your DVD players and join the PotterCasters as they provide you a fan DVD commentary, this time for the third film,