As I sit here and watch the thousands and thousands of people who have gathered in Denver to hear the biggest nomination acceptance speech in history, I can’t help but get caught up in the moment despite myself. Performers and artists of all kinds have taken the stage to reiterate Barack Obama’s message of hope …read more!

There’s a pretty big rumor going around – and let me emphasize, RUMOR, not confirmed by the BBC, so take it for what it’s worth – that the Beeb is going to capitalize on how weak the American dollar is right now against the British pound and film two or three of the 2009 specials …read more!

Dobby must poke Harry Potter, sir, he must wake up! (p 425 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Bloomsbury edition) I was about 13 years old when I picked up Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for the first time and I was absolutely amazed and fell in love with it from the first …read more!

As we first told you last week, actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) would make an appearance on the “Late Night with Conan O’Brien Show” to discuss his upcoming Broadway revival of the play “Equus.” The video from that appearance is now online and available for your viewing pleasure via this link. During the interview, Dan …read more!

Cheryl Klein, Senior Editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, is the subject of a new interview, where she briefly discusses her work as Continuity Editor on the Harry Potter books published by Scholastic. Cheryl, who is to be a judge at a Harry Potter Trivia contest at the Decatur Book Festival in Georgia on August …read more!

James and Oliver Phelps have given a new interview where the brothers discuss the Harry Potter films and video games. Recorded at the recent games convention in Germany, the twins reflect that it was almost eight years ago that they auditioned for the parts of Fred and George Weasley and have remained with the series …read more!

Tonner Dolls, makers of high end collectible dolls, have released their new Fall/Holiday collection, and new is a Luna Lovegood doll. The doll, which you can see here, retails for $159.00 (USD), and is based on actress Evanna Lynch as she portrays Luna in the Harry Potter films, complete with mini Radish earrings and her …read more!

I don’t remember exactly when I started to craft, but I was very young. I was 8 when I started making my first friendship bracelets, and around 13 or 14, I was beading. Now, I knit, stamp, scrapbook, do some woodwork, bead occasionally and I would try any type of craft. Crafting is a gene …read more!

Well here I am again! OK, I am in a seriously good mood so I feel that it is about time to do a blog on a delightfully, psychopathic woman; you know who I’m talking about¦ the amazing, the sadistic, Bellatrix Lestrange! Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Bellatrix’s ideals and mannerisms are the …read more!

Whenever I read a book or a series, I never spend much time wondering or speculating how it will end. This is part laziness (why waste time trying to figure out something you’re going to be told anyway?) but mostly because I simply love to be surprised. I really like to read things at face …read more!