At Barnes and Nobel University, an online learning environment from the bookstore, parents and fans can take a class about Harry Potter: Is your child a Pottermaniac? Then he or she shares a common bond with millions of other readers around the world. The popularity of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books offers parents an …read more!

According to The Northern Echo, Harry Potter candy from Mars has just gone on sale: WANNABEE wizards and witches will be hopping on their broomsticks to beat the rush for Harry Potter sweets. The goodies, based on author JK Rowling’s books about the boy wizard,went on sale in the store in Boyes, in Blackwellgate,Darlington yesterday …read more!

This Reuters article falls under the category of “DUH”: Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc reported a doubling of first-half turnover on Wednesday and said it expected a dramatic rise in sales as the fictional boy wizard makes his film debut. Pre-tax profit surged to 2.85 million pounds ($4.2 million) in the six months to …read more!

It seems that a Harry Potter “chat bot” is under development, according to Entertainment Weekly. EW: What are you girls up to? NINA: Ummm…. What. Ever. EW: Who sings “Crazy Train”? SAMANTHA: I’ll ignore that…duh. Okay, it’s clear that neither Nina nor Samantha is a rock scientist. In fact, they’re not even people. They exist …read more!

KidsWB.com has posted a page about their Big Premiere Sweepstakes – make sure you watch TV this Saturday. Odds are there may be a 3rd trailer sighting.

iharrypotter.net has a copy of the new article from Nintendo Power. (Thanks to MuggleNet)

The Internet Movie Database now has an entry for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, although the only cast members listed now are Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith and Robbie Coltrane. Confusingly enough, it gives a release date of 16 December 2002 but in the parenthetical on the main movie page, it says …read more!

Aint It Cool News has posted info about Hedwig’s Theme being played on UK TV by John Williams – though we heard it in August here in the US.

Scotland on Sunday has an article about how Rowling is furious at the new unauthorized biography of her. (Thanks to Potter World)

The “new interview” on the official page is far from new.