May 05, 2020
As part of the Harry Potter at Home collection of free initiatives for Harry Potter fans, stars from the Wizarding World and beyond have gathered to read from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, including Harry Potter‘s Daniel Radcliffe, Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne, and Cursed Child‘s Noma Dumezweni. Starting from today, running until the summer, “some of the best-loved faces …read more!
Apr 28, 2020
LEGO and Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced the summer release of six magical new Harry Potter-themed sets for the master-building wizard and witch. On June 1, fans will be able to create and experience enchanting wizarding world adventures featuring favorite characters, creatures and scenes from across the eight film adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s popular book …read more!
Apr 15, 2020
EDsmart.org is looking for up to five fans to watch all Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films in just three days. What’s more, they’re offering $1000 plus prizes to do it – we’re thinking our readers will likely want to apply! EDsmart.org are looking for five candidates to get paid $1000 each, as well as up to $200 of Harry …read more!
Apr 15, 2020
In a new addition to Alexa home devices, Harry Potter fans and new readers with an Alexa device can, from today, listen to the first Harry Potter book as if by magic, by simply saying “Alexa, Read Harry Potter Book One”! The new addition to Alexa home devices is part of the Harry Potter at Home initiative by Wizarding World Digital, helping fans …read more!
Apr 01, 2020
J.K. Rowling announced via Twitter today that a new Harry Potter hub had been launched via WizardingWorld.com: Harry Potter At Home! You might remember Rowling and The Blair Partnership announcing that they had granted an open licence for teachers to read Harry Potter to their class online. Now, thanks to collaborations with Audible, Scholastic, Pottermore Publishing, Bloomsbury and OverDrive, …read more!
Mar 24, 2020
Getting a bit agitated in your isolation? Practiced Wingardium Leviosa on every item in the house, including the (now extremely annoyed) cat? Have you tried to learn a new skill, such as how to conjure a Patronus or draw a Niffler? Wizarding World can help with the latter as they have released a new Make It …read more!
Mar 06, 2020
Zynga announced the soft launch of the magical new interactive mobile game Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment yesterday, hoping to enchant players in select markets before advancing the release worldwide! Joining the ranks of successful themed games such as Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Harry Potter: Puzzles …read more!
Feb 28, 2020
Harry Potter actors Stan Yanevski (Viktor Krum) and Josh Herman (Gregory Goyle) will be heading to LeakyCon Orlando this July, to help fans celebrate all things Wizarding World! LeakyCon Orlando will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 31 – August 2 2020, with Yanevski and Herdman appearing on programming and …read more!
Feb 26, 2020
A big Wizarding World project has been secretly in the works with Audible! A Tales of Beedle The Bard audiobook, featuring the voices of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stars, will release this year. Noma Dumezweni (the original Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) , Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), …read more!
Feb 01, 2020
Hero Collector, creators of fandom collectibles, have just announced a Wizarding World inspired collection of knitting kits, allowing fans of the Harry Potter series to create their own magical creations! Every fan has dreamed of knitting their own House scarf, and Hero Collector’s sets will help this become a reality! The sets come with materials, patterns and instructions, …read more!