While we’re still waiting for the Jamie and Oliver Phelps Project to come online, you can find tons of information about one of their co-stars – Chris Rankin, at the new Chris Rankin Online Web site.

The New York Daily News has two articles focused on the Harry Potter movie – one about the movie itself and another that’s a fall roundup of movies. (Thanks to Lynn Chealander from Harry Potter Connection.)

The Official Harry Potter Hat now has the Sorting Hat talking. Supposedly the voice is that of Leslie Phillips. I’m not impressed, though I’ve been spoiled by Jim Dale. I’m surprised Dale wasn’t picked to voice any characters in the movie….

Dakota from The Harry Potter Times has a magnificent interview with Simon Fisher-Becker, the actor playing the Fat Friar in the Harry Potter movie.

Rames has issued a Vernon Dursley Award to Warner Bros. and HarryPotter.com for royally screwing up Ron’s favorite Quidditch team. Let’s hope this isn’t a sign that Chris Columbus changed the script for an important detail such as this.

Yet more confirmation on the second movie from the Sunday Times: Talking of follow-ups, preproduction is beginning on the second Harry Potter movie. The first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, is being edited now and will be released in November. Shooting on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will begin in the early …read more!

Here’s the full column talking about the October issue of Vanity Fair. This’ll be one Harry Potter fans will covet and cherish: Vanity Fair will eschew sex and rampant celebrity for its October cover, which is still very much under wraps. But what we’ll get is young Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter himself gracing the …read more!

Great news from the IMDB. Parting from tradition, Vanity Fair is planning a cover story on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone featuring photographs of the entire cast in costume by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, syndicated columnist Liz Smith reported today (Thursday). The cover will reportedly be graced by 12-year-old Daniel Radcliffe, who stars as …read more!

Reuters has an article about J.K. Rowling winning the Walpole Medal of Excellence. (Thanks to Chase)

Reader Felicity Fisher sent us a link to a picture she took of a HexaCon Harry Potter Movie promo shirts.