This evening we raise our glasses to voice actor Jim Dale, narrator of the Harry Potter audio books, who celebrates his 72nd birthday today. Happy Birthday Mr. Dale!

Harry Potter fans in Turkey will soon be able to get their hands on the seventh and final book in the series, it was recently announced that the translated edition of the book will hit shelves in that country on October 9th. The Turkish publishers also noted that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was …read more!

Today is Nick Rhein’s birthday – if you don’t know our senior staffer NickR, you don’t know the guy who keeps well over 65,000 members happy on the LeakyLounge, organizes hundreds of staff members and makes more technological adjustments and improvements to the forum than we thought were even possible. Without him, this site would …read more!

On the heels of an official BBC press release about her new movie “Ballet Shoes,” actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has updated her official website again with a few thoughts on her blog regarding her new role as Pauline in the this new film. Emma says she “fell in love with Ballet Shoes,” and goes …read more!

A follow up today regarding the case of a teen Harry Potter fan who posted online an unofficial French translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The BBC is reporting today that French Harry Potter publishers Gallimard, along with author J.K. Rowling, have decided not to sue a young fan from Aix-en-Provence, France for …read more!

Episode 113 of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is now online! To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (–>), or use iTunes, or direct download. Rupert Grint Interview – Spoiler Alert! READ DEATHLY HALLOWS BEFORE LISTENING! – We’re back to our regularly schedule PotterCasts after a couple of …read more!

Several actors from the Harry Potter films are on a list from UK Film Council of the “most powerful British film stars and movie-makers in Hollywood today.” The Telegraph reports that the trio, better known as Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), are ranked joint fourth on this list …read more!

The calendar on J. K. Rowling’s website has been updated to wish the youngest Weasley child, Ginny, a very Happy Birthday! Cheers Ginny!

Word has come via her official website confirming the news that actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) will take on a new role in a television movie called “Ballet Shoes.” The film, which will be broadcast on BBC One in the UK around Christmas this year, will feature Emma in the role of “Pauline, the eldest …read more!

In a new and lengthy piece, author Stephen King has written a column for Entertainment Weekly, reflecting on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and in particular what J.K. Rowling has brought to children and reading. This article, which does contain spoilers for the final Harry Potter novel, first starts with a discussion of the …read more!