More casting: Irish actor Devon Murray will play “the role of Harry’s schoolmate Seamus.” Ah, yes, Seamus, the hidden focal point of Rowling’s books to date, the Wedge Antilles of Hogwarts.

Filming gets underway for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone, beginning, naturally, with scenes of Privet Drive.

A Harry Potter sourcebook. If you like digging deeper into books, this sounds like a great guide to “classical and mythical allusions, historical references and wordplay” in Rowling’s books.

Harry Potter 101: The University of Hanover will offer a class entitled “The Harry Potter Phenomenon” this fall.

Harry wins another round against censorship, this time in Canada.

Since Richard Harris isn’t getting a share of the merchandising loot, he won’t be playing Dumbledore.

Harry Potter Parking Lot, a web documentary on Harry’s many fans (found courtesy of Blurb.)

More on the Jacksonville, Florida anti-Potter occult hysteria.

Scholastic reverses its stance on Alaskan Muggle discrimination.

Harry Potter comes to China.