Earlier we reported to you that director Michael Hoffman was being considered as a director for the sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: WB has just reasserted that this is untrue and no director has yet been chosen.

There is a detailed description of the teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix now online. Please note, we can not confirm how accurate this is, but for more (spoilers ahoy) click here to view at Dissendium. The teaser trailer for Phoenix is due to show before the movie Happy Feet, …read more!

Previously we told you that the teaser trailer for Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix will be shown next week before the movie Happy Feet on Friday, November 17. An early screening of the penquin movie was held this week, and apparently the Phoenix trailer was also shown at this screening. Aint it Cool.com …read more!

Several readers let us know that actor Jason Isaacs appeared on ITV’s This Morning program, where he discussed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He did mention his role as Lucius Malfoy in the movie, describing filming a wizard duel his character has with Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) at the Ministry of Magic …read more!

Previously we first told you that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire had received two nominations at the Kid’s BAFTAs, including Best Film. Now, You can also vote online for your favorite film of the year at the British Academy Children’s Film & Television Awards. You may only vote once via this link, with …read more!

The American Library Aassociation announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was voted the favorite book of teen readers in its annual “Teens’ Top Ten” poll. Over 5,000 votes cast online during Teen Read Week (October 15-21) were combined with results of a separate poll of teen book group members to determine the top …read more!

In a recent interview while in Chicago to promote his new film “Driving Lessons,” actor Rupert Grint also spoke about the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Rupert was asked if the deletion of Quidditch scenes for Ron was a good or bad thing for him as an actor. Rupert responded: “I’ve …read more!

Just in time to get an early start on your holiday shopping, there are some great new items this week in our Cauldron Shop, your one-stop for Harry Potter merchandise. Brand new from the Noble Collection is the Hermione’s Light-up Collectible Wand. Also new in the shop is Sirius Black’s Wand from the Noble Collection …read more!

Our friends at the Quotes portion of the Floo Network have totally revamped their site: the two separate quote sites, the best and largest archive of J.K. Rowling quotes on the Web, are now all at Accio Quote, your one-stop for such things. You can now see interview and article highlights when you view by …read more!

Our 62nd episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is live: to listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. More notes: -This week’s Canon Conundrums: Will Dumbledore’s portrait help Harry in book seven? -Don’t forget to sign up for Phoenix Rising to …read more!