One of the Red Nose Day events is a drawing for a 1965 Ford Anglia signed by both JK Rowling and Stephen Fry, the voice of the Harry Potter audio books. Its boot is stuffed with goodies, including a Harry Potter trunk (worth £99.99) and travel bag full of CDs and cassettes.There’s a fee to …read more!

CINESCAPE and The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films announced the nominees for the 2003 Saturn Awards ceremony yesterday. CoS has been nominated for five awards, including Best Fantasy Film, Best Director (Chris Columbus), Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Dan Radcliffe), Best Costume, Best Makeup and Best Special Effects. Thanks, Matthew, for …read more!

The Norfolk section of the BBC’s website has an interview with Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) today. He says that the movie of PoA will be much scarier than the first two, and he talks a bit about his “off-season” job ushering in a Norfolk cinema.

Daniel Radcliffe Rocks has an image of the lock of hair that Dan Radcliffe has donated for Comic Relief’s auction, and Wella’s press release about the event. As of yesterday, the lock was going for 700 pounds, although the bidprice could go up. We’ll try to keep you posted as to whether the eventual winner …read more!

The CBBC has uploaded about a dozen images of the Knight Bus filming, including some great pics of Ernie and Stan, in costume.

Hey folks – we have a nice big picture of Jimmy Gardner AKA the future Ernie Prang. I’m impressed – click the image for full size.

Thanks Carly, for this article from This is Wildshire that says actor Jimmy Gardner will be playing Ernie Prang in PoA. Gardner, who will be 79, in August will be appearing in the third Harry Potter film, the Prisoner of Azkaban, which is currently being filmed. He will be the driver of the triple-decker Knight …read more!

Thanks to our reader Ian, we’ve got some more pics of the Knight Bus, from filming at Borough Market – and what is confirmed as the first pic of Stan Shunpike. Check it out. Stan Shunpike The Knight Bus during the day The Knight Bus at night Knight Bus at night (2) Daniel Radcliffe (?) …read more!

A release from the Government News Network [UK] reports that both parents and children alike say the “Harry Potter” books are their favourite read, as indicated by research from the Department for Education and Skills’ ‘Get On’ campaign.

Hoover’s Online reports that a group of national free speech associations and children’s author Judy Blume have filed a brief in federal court in support of a lawsuit that aims to put Harry Potter books back on a school library’s shelf.