More on how children’s books are inspiring parents to read from the Lincolnshire Echo: Little bookworm Lewis Green is not the only one fired up by the magic of Harry Potter. Lewis (nine) is an avid reader and cannot get enough of his favourite stories – and neither it seems can his parents Pearl and …read more!

To be take in conjunction with large quantities of salt, at least until we get further notice. A fan on Countingdown.com posted that he heard a radio show announce that the fifth book will officially be out in June 2003. I have severe, severe doubts that this is official…but hey, what do I know about …read more!

More art, this time from the wall calendar! Thanks so much, Kyle!

And another 2003 calendar pic! Thanks to reader Travis for sending it! Click to make it bigger.

Is this Snuffles?The National Post says this Black Lab, who has been in Dog Park and Dog Show, may be tapped to play Padfoot in PoA and on.

Two articles from Entertainment News Daily: Second-quarter earnings at AOL Time Warner Inc. were flat but the performance of its Warner Bros. film division – riding a Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Scooby-Doo juggernaut – helped offset weakness at the media conglomerate’s America Online division. The Boston Pops Orchestra welcomes laureate conductor John …read more!

Rex Features has some nice pics up (different from the others) of Emma Watson at the Scooby Doo premiere. One is with Tom Felton. Thanks very much to Rachel for sending these in!

According to one of our readers, Austin Powers took a leaf out of Harry’s book (or more specifically his wardrobe) At the premier of the new Austin Powers movie, ‘Goldmember’, there is a scene of a flashback to Austin Powers and Dr. Evil when they attended a boarding school. Each student is dressed in scarlet …read more!

According to The Daily Record, Harry Potter has helped to double the number of parents reading to their children. Website Dark Mark is hosting two live chats next week with members of the “Harry Potter” cast: Simon Fisher Becker, The Fat Friar Monday July 29, 2002 @ 3:00 PM EST. (8:00 PM GMT.) Chris Rankin, …read more!

Voldemort lovers (and we know you’re out there – I even know where a few of you are), we have a goody for you. Reader Thomas has sent us a picture of Christian Coulson, a.k.a Tom Riddle, in costume in Solanges’ The Maids – in which he played a maid – from his time at …read more!