CBBC Newsround has posted a story about filming of scenes for the upcoming Goblet of Fire film. At the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, scenes with Mad-Eye Moody(Brendon Gleeson), Professor McGonagall(Dame Maggie Smith) and others including Crabbe( Jamie Waylett) and Goyle( Josh Herdman) are being filmed. “They went into New College which looked like it …read more!

Earlier we told you about the London Symphony Orchestra touring here in the U.S. with performances including works from the Harry Potter films. The “Music of Hollywood” tour has now been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Thanks Rachael and Connie.

The HP Lexicon is temporarily down; it has not yet been switched to the new server and it seems the old is having issues. Hang tight!

HP4U has posted a report from the Edinburgh Festival where JKR answered a few new questions from two lucky young fans. “…to where JK Rowling was, given our wristbands, then we went to meet her. We said hello and she told us ‘she was really glad we could make it’. I told her I was …read more!

Veritaserum has posted the text of an article out today in Movie Magic which features new quotes from Mike Newell: “The films definitely have a dark, frightening feel to them,” he says. “There’s romance and magic in the story, but its mixed with this fear, this overwhelming dread. I want to be sure to capture …read more!

J.K.Rowling has joined other authors in an effort to have Edinburgh, Scotland become the first “World City of Literature.” Edinburgh, Rowling’s city of residence, would “act as a model for other cities around the world to celebrate their own literature and writers.” The Harry Potter author said the city had provided her with inspiration and …read more!

Some of you have emailed to tell us about yesterday’s Scotsman piece claiming that JKR admitted that the vain Gilderoy Lockhart was based on her ex-husband, Jorge Arantes. This is in stark contrast to the articles yesterday that quoted JKR spokespeople vehemently denying such a thing. They went further to say that the person who …read more!

Stephen Fry, the voice of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks, celebrates his 47th birthday today!

According to a survey conducted by Penguin Publishers earlier this summer, men who want to attract the lasses may want to avoid reading Potter or Tolkien. Says one relationship expert: “On a beach, with so little on, a book can tell you far more about someone than their choice of swimming trunks or a beach …read more!

Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint turns 16 today. Happy Birthday, Rupert!