Hi everyone: I am here at Comic Con, an event that makes Harry Potter conferences look like garden parties. Yesterday I fought and scraped to get into the Twilight panel, and my ears are still ringing. Now, this is mostly fellow blogger Candace’s territory, so I won’t talk about Twilight often; plus which, while I’m …read more!

Guest blog from Kadi: A very special thanks to Kadi, who despite the reputation of being the “evile one” amongst her friends, is really an awesome teacher to a very wonderful group of kids. Thanks Kadi for helping me round out this blog topic from the point of view of an elementary teacher who teaches …read more!

The first Half-Blood Prince trailer will debut online exclusively on AOL in the USA on Tuesday, July 29, according to a reliable source. This has been a rumor all day through other countries’ outlets (thanks BlogHogwarts for the tip), but we asked around a bit and are positive about it here as well. Get ready, …read more!

There is a new article online from Home Media Magazine which gives information on a limited theatrical release in the US for “Ballet Shoes,” the BBC film staring Emma Watson (Hermione Granger). Set to take place in a total of “171 theaters in 77 markets across 35 states,” the showings will start on August 26th, …read more!

IGN has a new preview of the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” video game from EA online that goes into more detail about the playing experience and what to expect from the game. Based on a preview at this weekend’s Comic Con in San Diego, CA the article compares this game to the …read more!

If you’ve been listening to PotterCast you know that we are about to embark on a small tour prior to Terminus 2008 in Chicago; the shows will be joint with sets from the bands The Remus Lupins, The Whomping Willows and The Mudbloods. The following are our currently booked dates and locations; we’ll update this …read more!

Hey, since Sue, John and I are in San Diego for Comic-Con this weekend, we’ve met up with Andrew Sims of MuggleCast and have managed to put together our first LeakyMug in over a year! This live podcast will take place SUNDAY, the one that’s coming in, oh, two days! Sorry for the late notice! …read more!

A slew of soon to be released merchandise tied into the upcoming release of the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film has appeared online via a number of retailers outside the States. Readers will remember last week, the first series of images from a “Half-Blood Prince” coloring book appeared online via Penguin Books in …read more!

Today’s Breaking Dawn Quote of the Day is: Rosalie: “Over my pile of ashes.” I really hope Rosalie was just kidding. Several days ago was the one year anniversary of the Deathly Hallows release. I remember waiting in line for hours upon hours and rushing home to devour the final book in an epic tale …read more!

I’m a full-on believer in karma. Karmic retribution and redemption…I believe that you truly get what you give. Put positive energy into the universe, expect positive results. Produce garbage, expect garbage. I don’t look at it as a religious or a spiritual decision to believe in karma…I’ve witnessed its awesome power in my own life …read more!