Yesterday we first told you that Amazon.com bought “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” for an astonishing $3.98 million dollars. Today, the online retailer has posted the first review of the tales contained in the special handwritten book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. The first online is “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot.” Readers …read more!

In addition to the first official photo from the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” movie, Warner Bros has also released their official description of the sixth Harry Potter movie as follows: “Fantasy Adventure. Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven …read more!

The first picture of Half-Blood Prince has been released with a WB 2008 preview today. The picture of Dan Radcliffe as Harry Potter also features a glimpse at the Half-Blood Prince’s potions book, and a visual of the Marauder’s Map. This image is in our galleries; click here to see it.

Actors seen in the Harry Potter films received Golden Globe nominations today for their work in a variety of movies. Actor Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) was nominated in the “Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television” category for his performance in “The State Within” miniseries. Jim Broadbent (Professor …read more!

UPDATE: It has now been revealed that Amazon.com bought this book, and will be adding pictures and reviews of each of the fairy tales soon. The permanent link will eventually redirect to http://www.amazon.com/beedlebard. The note already contains several high-quality pictures and a video reading the note from JK Rowling inside the cover, and reveals that …read more!

The translated edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final novel in author J. K. Rowling’s series, was released this Thursday in Bulgaria. The Novinite News Agency reports, this translation will have an initial printing of 40,000, which is considered high by Bulgarian standards, and is expected to break all previous …read more!

Just in time for last minute holiday gift-giving the Cauldron Shop has a fun new mug in stock. Using the famous lines from the Marauders in “Prisoner of Azkaban,” and based on an idea from one of TLC’s readers, this is a new thermal mug when filled with a hot drink turns from “I Solemnly …read more!

Emma Watson’s official site has been updated with a note for fans in New Zealand and Canada regarding a future broadcast of her new film, “Ballet Shoes.” While an air date and time are not yet known, the site does note that the film will be broadcast on CBC in Canada and TVNZ in New …read more!

Gotta love fandoms…especially when they collide, for the official Star Wars.com website now has a fun list online, comparing the Star Wars series with Harry Potter. Long debated here in our own fandom as well, this article lists ten ways the series are similar as follows: (Spoilers, so scroll down!) scroll scroll scroll last scroll …read more!

“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” has been nominated for an award given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Nominated in the category of “Family Film (live action),” OotP is recognized along with “August Rush,” “The Golden Compass,” “Enchanted,” and “Hairspray.” The AP reports these awards will be presented live on cable channel …read more!