In the first of two new articles (see also above story on Christian themes) MTV has now posted a short interview with J.K. Rowling where she reiterates again how she revealed details in advance to several actors about the fates of their characters in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Saying she told all of …read more!

Author J.K. Rowling has given some frank new answers about the nature of Christian and religious themes which feature quite heavily in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a new interview with MTV, Jo discusses her initial reluctance to bring religion in an open manner within the Harry Potter books, however her reasoning for …read more!

We have a new contest to bring you for the month of October: The Wizards Dressed as Muggles Photography Contest! Remember those fabulous outfits that wizards use when trying to blend in to Muggle society? Well, we want to see you dressed as a wizard dressed as a Muggle. Put on your craziest outfit, and …read more!

Our Order partner BonnieWrightOnline.com has the first images online of Bonnie Wright and Katie Leung from the Matthew Williamson – 10 Years in Fashion event that took place this past evening in London, England. Bonnie and Katie were in attendance at the event, which took a look back at this British designer’s work. A photo …read more!

The calendar on author J. K. Rowling’s official site has been updated for October 17th giving Happy Birthday wishes to Charms Professor and Head of Ravenclaw House Filius Flitwick. May he have a day full of crowd-surfing fun! 😉 Cheers Professor!

The British Board of Film Classification has updated their site with the run times on two of the features to be included on the OotP DVD: “ The Rebellion Begins” which runs 23m 10s and includes interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman. “Fulfilling a Prophecy” which runs 13m 0s and is based on …read more!

New details pertaining directly to the Harry Potter books emerged tonight, as MTV has now posted some of the questions and the fascinating answers from J.K. Rowling at the Open Book Tour today in Los Angeles. In the Q & A Jo was asked about Professor Dumbledore (“he’s quite a Machiavellian figure, really”), Hedwig, and …read more!

More wire reports from the first of the J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour stops are now online, the latest from the L.A. Times, which has some bad news for anxious Harry Potter fans eager to learn more about that magical world. JKR has not yet started on the promised Hogwarts Encyclopedia. When asked about this …read more!

The first event in Los Angeles, California with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has now concluded (early photos here), and stories are beginning to appear from lucky fans who met Jo today. ABC out of LA now has a story online about the event at the Kodak theater today, with a quote from Jo who …read more!

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling kicked off her Open Book Tour here in the United States today by holding a press conference in Los Angeles, California. You can now see photos of Jo at the presser (and we love those highly coveted Deathly Hallows shipping boxes used as a backdrop!) here in our galleries, courtesy …read more!