Episode 142 of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online with the latest Harry Potter news and discussion along with return of Canon Conundrums. Melissa, Sue, and Frak are at the helm this week discussing Jo’s latest site updates, Helen McCrory filming for “Half-Blood Prince,” Ralph Fiennes not returning as Voldemort in HPB, and …read more!

A trial date has been set for the WB/JKR vs. RDR Books case, in which WB and JKR are attempting to stop publication of an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia. The trial has been set for March 24, 25 and 26, starting at 9:30 a.m., at the United States Courthouse in Manhattan, a representative for the …read more!

In a new video interview, David Yates discusses the possibility of his return to direct Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In an interview with Empire magazine at last night’s awards, David Yates says “I’m tempted” when asked if he will be returning to helm the final film in the Harry Potter series. Saying he …read more!

The calendar on author J. K. Rowling’s website has been updated for March 10th to mark the birthday of Marauder and Order of the Phoenix member, Remus Lupin. Happy Birthday, Moony.

As we reported previously, actress Emma Watson was due to attend the Empire magazine awards tonight in London, England. Early photos of the actress at this event are now available here in our galleries. Update: Also present tonight were actress Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Katie Leung (Cho Chang), as well as actor Jason Isaacs …read more!

We’ve received several reports and photos of location filming taking place this weekend for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film in London. This scene, which does NOT involve any of main cast members, involves a shoot at Millennium Bridge in London, England. Reader Milo says they are using extras for a special …read more!

Actor Jim Dale, narrator of the US edition of the Harry Potter audio books, will be a speaker at the upcoming Portus symposium later this summer. HPEFhas now announced that Mr. Dale will give a special presentation on Saturday July 12 at the Portus 2008 Harry Potter Symposium in Dallas, Texas, followed by a Question …read more!

She keeps things moving and grooving around here with a smile – so please join us here at Leaky as we say happy birthday to Doris Herrmann, our project coordinator extraordinaire! Since she’s spending part of today running a 10K race, we thought, this being the internet and all, that we should open up a …read more!

J.K. Rowling has given a new interview with the Edinburgh “Student” newspaper, where the Harry Potter author gives her thoughts on future writing projects, the reaction to the news on Dumbledore’s sexuality, religious fundamentalists, and much more. In this lengthy interview, Jo confirms she is indeed compiling information on the “Scottish book,” or the encyclopedia …read more!

Thanks to TLC reader Pete for letting us know the score to the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game was a recent winner at the Movie Music U.K. Awards. The music for the fifth Harry Potter video game, composed by James Hannigan, was named “Best Score-Game,” beating out scores from Halo …read more!