From the Irish Independent: “So

From the Irish Independent: “So what’s going on in Northern Ireland? Well, looking at it through Harry Potter’s eyes, the good guys the 90 or so per cent of the population who just want to get on with their lives and their neighbours are increasingly despairing.”

Two from Ananova:

A 48-year-old former jockey is to act as a stand-in for Harry Potter.
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has landed a role in a bizarre new British film.

School official recommends against buying Potter books (from the Beacon Journal).

“I have to thank Harry Potter for opening the market for fantasy literature in Taiwan,” said Lin Tsai-chueh, editor in chief of Linking Publishing, in a speech promoting his company’s new translation of The Lord of the Rings.