Actress Julie Walters was made CBE today at ceremonies held at Buckingham Palace in London, England, where the Harry Potter actress received this special honor from the Prince of Wales. Julie Walters, who portrays Molly Weasley, was made “Commander of the British Empire” at the ceremony, and upon presenting the award for her services to …read more!

JKR and WB have filed a response to the latest filing by RDR Books in the ongoing lawsuit against the publishers of the intended book version of the Harry Potter Lexicon. There are decarations from: J.K. Rowling, author of HP; Cheryl Klein, senior editor at Scholastic Books; Prof. Landes from the University of Chicago; Suzanne …read more!

Our Contest Crew has a new call for submissions for our latest contest to bring you today. Soon the April 1st celebration of the birth of Fred and George Weasley will be up on us, and we are asking you to assist our dear George in coming up with a new, and hopefully better, ear …read more!

« Back to Contests color=”#A50000″ face=”Comic Sans MS”>‘Ears to Fred and George Contest April 1 is just around the corner”the day we celebrate the birth of our very own mischief makers, the co-kings of the rabble rousers”Fred and George Weasley (the crowd roars with cheers and applause). To commemorate this most holy of days, our …read more!

Previously we have reported on efforts made by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to help raise awareness and change regarding the plight of orphaned children in Eastern European countries. A founder of the Children’s High Level Group and active with the Children’s Voice campaign, Jo has written on her website in the past about the …read more!

We raise our glasses today to actor Timothy Spall, who portrays the character of Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail) in the Harry Potter films, as he celebrates his 51st birthday. Happy Birthday, Timothy! Cheers!

The 140th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is online this evening with the world premiere of “Are You Smarter Than John Noe?” where five callers match wits with our own John Dawlish. In the news this week, the PotterCast Trio talks of David Yates possibly returning to direct the “Deathly Hallows” film, the …read more!

Actor Robert Pattinson is the subject of a new profile in the Evening Standard Magazine. In the article, Robert discusses his various films including the upcoming Little Ashes about the life of artist Salvador Dali, “Twilight,” based on the popular novels by Stephenie Meyer, as well as mentioning his role as Tri-Wizard Champion Cedric Diggory …read more!

Double the birthday wishes go out to actors James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) who today celebrate their 22nd birthdays. Happy Birthday, James and Oliver! Cheers!

Previously we told you a number of actors from the Harry Potter films were winners at the annual Theatregoers’ Choice Awards. Those awards were formally presented tonight in London, with actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) in attendance. Dan was a winner for his performance in “Equus,” with Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) and Fiona Shaw …read more!