Today is the 48th birthday of actress Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia). Cheers!

Previously, TLC first told you that there would be a special clip shown at Comic-Con this month, with a message from the Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Potter film producer David Heyman. Dark Horizons is now reporting that in addition to this, WB is going to be showing a small clip from the …read more!

In the wake of JKR’s recent interview on the “Richard & Judy” talk show, the media continues to write stories about Book Seven, and the possible deaths contained in the last book. The newest entry covering this topic comes now from Entertainment Weekly, where they have an article featuring the breakdown of their odds on …read more!

Coming Soon has posted a new interview with film director M. Night Shyamalan, where he comments on whether he has been approached to direct either Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, or the yet as un-named film version of Book Seven. He says he was asked about directing Sorcerer’s Stone, and still is uncertain if …read more!

We’ve got a special new feature of Scribbulus, our essay section, with a whole new way for you to share the things you love with your fellow Potterfans – and I’ve written the first essay to start it off. It’s called, “If you liked Harry Potter…” and it’s a place for all those review of …read more!

The Hogwarts Express steam engine was called into service for Muggle transportation yesterday in Scotland. The train took over the summer steam service between Fort William and Mallaig because the regular engine for that route had broken down. The locomotive will also be used today as part of a nine-day “Pottermania” tour, chartered by an …read more!

Update: We think the probs with downloading are fixed now. Try again 🙂 Wizard rock invaded NYC this past week, and PotterCast was there to capture the action; we made a little video PotterCast special for those who couldn’t take part. Download to see live concert footage of Harry and the Potters, Draco and the …read more!

Alan Rickman (Professor Snape) will appear on a poster for the American Library Association‘s “Celebrity READ” program. The READ campaign to encourage children to read was initiated in 1985 with a poster of Bill Cosby holding his favorite book, Treasure Island. That poster was succeeded by hundreds of others, featuring film, music and sports stars …read more!

A few weeks ago we told you about a photo seen at the New York Licensing Show promoting the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. A much better photo of this OotP promotion has surfaced on a blog for the upcoming Comic-Con in San Diego. You can see this new photo …read more!

Actor David Thewlis was a guest at the Prince’s Trust Summer Ball last night in London, and we now have some new photos of him from this event in our galleries. The Prince’s Trust Summer Ball in Berkeley Square is a charity gala where proceeds go to help ” young people who have struggled at …read more!