HPANA has an interview with Tony Goldman, whose wickedly brilliant Prisoner of Azkaban parody song was featured on Dr. Demento, the weekly musical/comedy radio show. Go to HPANA to read, and to listen to a clip of the song!

HPANA has 4 new POA character posters from a reader who said they were featured on AOL Germany. The posters are of Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Sirius. Thanks to HPANA!

The BBC has this article about actor Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) performing in Ibsen’s play “Hedda Gabler”. This is Chris’s first show with his new theatre company.

Actress Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) won a Bafta TV Award for her role in the Chaucer’s ” The Wife of Bath”. This is the third year in a row that she has been selected Best Actress. You can read more about Julie Walters in this profile from the BBC. Thanks Martje!

An exhibit on contemporary set decoration at the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences in Bevery Hills, California will include items from “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”. Featuring set dressing and prop items from such films as POA, Spiderman 2, and Cat in the Hat, there will also be video clips and an …read more!

In the May issue of Oprah Magazine, Emma Watson, as Hermione, is listed among other “strong” role models, such as Buffy and Wonder Woman. In an article titled “Role Models with Style ,Spirit, and cojones to Burn” Hermione is listed “for her ‘quick as a Quidditch Ball’ intellect, which helps the trio out of many …read more!

Time Magazine has released its list of the 100 “World’s Most Influential ” people. J.K. Rowling was listed in the category of “Artists and Entertainers”. Calling the author of the Harry Potter series “Publishing’s Gentle Pied Piper” the magazine says this : “Her influence is quiet because it’s private, a transaction between her imagination and …read more!

The Star-Ledger has an article about fan fiction on the internet. This article talks about the popularity of such sites, including SugarQuill.net, which is “a spot for “Harry Potter stories run by volunteers.”

A charity fundraiser is offering the chance for an acting class with Kenneth Branagh(Gilderoy Lockhart). The winning bidder will receive a two hour class with the acclaimed actor, with discussion, then performance of a scene from Shakespeare. All proceeds benefit the Paul Bevan Cancer Foundation.

Harry Potter is “new Prozac”, and can help in the fight against teen depression and suicide. This premise was the focus of a paper presented at a HP Conference at Flinders University in Australia. ” It highlights how the third book in the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, makes understanding depression simple …read more!