In the wake of the news (see below) that actor Dan Radcliffe knew in advance some of the details involving the fate of Harry Potter, Entertainment Weekly magazine has a new interview online conducted with Dan, who speaks about his thoughts reading “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and more. Dan gives some information about …read more!

The second part of a new interview with author J.K. Rowling was broadcast this morning on NBC‘s the “Today Show.” In this installment, Jo is reflective on how her life has changed with the success of the novels, answering what she would see if she looked in the Mirror of Erised, how she feels about …read more!

Previously, we told you that author J.K. Rowling would be going on tour here in the US this fall, making several appearances available for schoolchildren, with one event open to the general public. As a reminder, starting this Monday (July 30) a sweepstakes opens for Harry Potter fans to win tickets to the open event …read more!

Our senior programmer Alex Robbin has turned 17 today – and he spent last night putting up our redesign while we were screaming at him to take a break. Seriously. Go out tonight, Alex. In all seriousness, it’s been awesome watching this whiz kid turn into the awesome programmer he is today. Happy day, special …read more!

Image format: “Entertainment Weekly” magazine now has a brand new special issue on the world of Harry Potter. Featuring some 36 pages on the beloved magical world created by author J.K. Rowling, this collector’s issue features a photo of a young Harry Potter lookalike sitting reading “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” According to the …read more!

Image format: Publishers Carlsen-Verlag have now launched a contest where fans can choose the cover art that will be used on the German edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. There are two choices that do feature different scenes from the book, and you can vote via this link. Please note: Many readers from …read more!

In the first of a two part interview seen on NBC‘s the “Today Show,” author J.K. Rowling gave some wonderful new “Deathly Hallows”epilogue type information, where she revealed jobs and more for certain characters in the Harry Potter series. The interview was conducted in Edinburgh Castle in Scotland and featured children asking Jo a number …read more!

It’s Deathly Hallows reaction time on PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, which means we’re having a call-OUT show at 8 p.m. EST. If you would like us to call you to talk about Deathly Hallows, send us a message at [email protected] with your Skype name or phone number! Less than four hours until the show, …read more!

Fair, patient Leaky people: We will have a bit of dust and debris around here in the next few days, as we push through a long-owed redesign and shift our content. We have a whole new system running the site, a new/cleaner design showing it off, and have ditched a lot of the elements that …read more!

In a lengthy new interview with the USA Today newspaper, author J.K. Rowling reflects back on life with Harry, the outcome of the final Harry Potter novel, and also about the early leaks of the book that occurred in the days preceding the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. You can also see …read more!