11% of British head teachers are inspired by Albus Dumbledore.

The Mirror discusses the Harry Potter board games and puzzles that go on sale today in the UK (and which have been difficult to find even in the US all through December.)

Reuters has an article about how well Scholastic is doing sans Harry Potter – though it mentions the wizard star 10 times.

BBC4 lists their Boxing Day schedule for the reading of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as well as a contest to “make your own spell.”

Board Games are making a comeback … including Mattel’s Harry Potter Trivia Game, Mystery at Hogwarts, and the Quidditch card game.

Harry Potter is #1 on the list of the Top 18 Warning Labels on Toys.

The Bergen Record has a last-minute article about all the Harry Potter merchandize available at FAO Schwarz this holiday season.

J.K. Rowling is USA Today’s “Best-Selling Author” for the second year in a row.

Read MovieHeadlines.net’s interview with John Coppinger, special effects guru for the Harry Potter movie.

This article may explain, (though it still doesen’t justify going after fan sites), why Warner Brothers is going after any and all Harry Potter domains as WIPO rules in favor of them in a cybersquatter dispute over multiple domain names.