The article states: “Wizards and castles with secret passages have held children spellbound for centuries; but alongside the fantasy, author JK Rowling has woven a compelling reminder of how it feels to be a child. And a lecturer in social welfare says it is this journey into a child’s inner world, and what the books …read more!

JK Rowling has given her backing to a university project hoping to solve some of the mysteries of multiple sclerosis (MS). The MS Society Scotland (MSSS), of which Rowling is patron, has given a grant to the University of Aberdeen to create a special research group. The author of the Harry Potter novels, whose mother …read more!

Ananova reports that JK Rowling and Warner Bros have lost a legal battle to stop Harry Potter school books being printed in Germany.

Wow – suffice it to say that we at TLC are AMAZED at how the community has pooled together to support Book Aid. As of this moment, we are just over 600 donors. If you haven’t donated yet – don’t delay! If you have, don’t think you’re done yet! Check out all our new banners …read more!

Website This is Nottingham offers up this story on Harry Potter-themed school lunches.

CBBC Newsround is giving away a press pack signed by Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Christian Coulson, and Shirley Henderson. Click here for details on how to win.

Not enough causes yet? 🙂 Well, once you’ve donated to the auction fund, why not Free Dobby? Yep – here’s how you can do it in New York: Show up at the TODAY show by the Rockefeller Christmas Tree (That’s 5th Avenue and 54th-Street-ish. Trust me, you can’t miss it) on THURSDAY, December 5, at …read more!

We’ve SERIOUSLY considered giving regular updates on the amount of money we’ve raised on a regular basis – even thought up a counter. However – we have this numbing fear that some rich muggle out there will outbid us by a couple hundred dollars because he (or she) knows how much we have and simply …read more!

Last week, a Harry Potter fan named Tony Chapman died from Leukemia. But on the Friday before he passed, he spent the day with Rupert Grint, who was determined to meet Tony after reading about his illness. The article reports that they spent the day playing video games, talking and joking. Very sweet, Rupert.

Thanks Darrel, for this important info: In order for Leaky Inc. to recieve the referral bonus, the new user must transfer $250 to their own PayPal account and open a money market account. Just concerned that some people may think that just by openning the Pay Pal account Leaky will get $5.00 and never actually …read more!