Manchester Online reports today that actress Afshan Azad will return to her role as Padma Patil in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. The article says that Afshan has “already been to read-throughs, costume fittings and make-up sessions, for the new film in which experts will make her look identical …read more!

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising has now opened their annual display in their Museum which features a variety of costumes from many of the year’s top films. Among the many wonderful costumes included in the Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition are the costumes worn in Harry Potter and the Goblet of …read more!

Just a quick note: Our Gallery will be undergoing some construction tonight, so that we can add some features, take away others, and fix some bugs. Thanks for your patience. And Mac users: we’re on fixing what’s wrong with the site for you (our programmers are -blech- Windows people 🙂 It’s a challenge, but we’ve …read more!

Our partners at The Harry Potter Lexicon have sent over a scan from Italian Newspaper La Repubblica, of a more complete version (with some parts still blurred, on Jo Rowling’s Request) of the Black Family Tree, which you can see here (a cleaned up version is here, and a redone version (typed out) is here. …read more!

Dan Radcliffe.com has posted a new pic of Radcliffe in December Boys, which was in the Sunday Mail. December Boys will be released in December.

Quick reminder: The deadline for sending in your Valentines or messages about your favorite Harry Potter relationship, is now today. To do that by phone, send a voicemail to: Skype Username: PotterCast Phone Numbers: 1.702.42.LEAKY (53259), or, in the UK, 0.207.193.2872. (The filk deadline is past.) Can’t wait to hear what you have to say! …read more!

ArtInsights, a gallery which handles American Harry Potter illustrator Mary GrandPre’s original art and Harry Potter limited editions, has released two pieces of new artwork, which Art Inisghts sent us and you can now see in our gallery: Dueling Wizards Counting the Days Each piece is signed by Mary GrandPre; this is the second release …read more!

If you have been considering attending Lumos 2006, and have not yet registered, now is the time to do so. The organizers let us know today that their Harry Potter Symposium is rapidly selling out, so if you would like to register, you may do so via this link. This latest gathering of Harry Potter …read more!

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has updated their website with a list of confirmed stars to attend this year’s award ceremony which include several performers from the Harry Potter movies. Actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), and Imelda Staunton (Umbridge in Phoenix) will be attending the BAFTAs which will …read more!

Previously we told you that several actors from the Harry Potter films would be appearing at Collectormania G-Mex in England this weekend. One lucky reader was there, and confirms that Matthew Lewis (Neville), Robert Pattinson (Cedric), Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum), Katie Leung (Cho), Tolga Safer (Karkaroff’s Aide) were present, as well as an unbilled Afshan …read more!