The Bath Chronicle reports that filming has wrapped up in Lacock and a total of seven children from Lacock School participated as extras as well as 11 students from Bath’s Ralph Allen school. They also mention some interesting news about Daniel Radcliffe as Harry: Although 11-year-old Daniel Radcliffe has been officially cast in the title …read more!

According to the Western Daily Press a Warner Bros. spokesperson said that filming for the movie was not and has never been behind schedule.

The Washington Post says Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” are a more sophistocated alternative to the Harry Potter series.

The Detroit News has more details about the Harry Potter toys coming out from Tiger Electronics and Mattel: Harry Potter IR Magic Wand, Tiger Electronics, $20: To cast a winning spell, you must follow commands to press colored buttons and move the wand different directions without missing a step. Hogwarts 3-D Game, Mattel (www.mattel.com), $30: …read more!

Ananova has an update on the article from The Observer this weekend about WB wanting to extend Daniel Radcliffe’s license to appear in the movie by 20 days. The Education Authority has received the request for an extension. Hopefully we’ll find out soon if it is approved.

The Beacon News has an article about kids at the Batavia Library making books and a dictionary about Harry Potter.

The Harry Potter Movie site has an amazing recount of a day on the set of the movie at Kings Cross Station – home of Platform 9 3/4. Not sure if any pictures will come out of it but we find out that Scabbers is animatronic, Hermes (Percy’s owl) is an Eagle Owl, and that …read more!

I’ve been taking some time with a few of the “rumored” cast members in order to see if I can clarify them. In the case of Katharine Nicholson (allegedly playing Pansy Parkinson), I’ve found an article purported to be from a publication called the Preston Comit written by someone named Brittany Dymock. I can’t seem …read more!

Rames at The Harry Potter Galleries has started a page about the Chamber of Secrets movie since there has been so much talk about actors already being signed on and that filming will begin this summer.

Today’s Sunday Mirror has an article that says parents will spend pounds 40M ($58M) on Harry Potter toys this year. They also talk about how Stephen Fry, reader of the UK version of the books on tape, has admitted to using cocaine on a regular basis and have another article that mentions Ms. Rowling, at …read more!