Last night, TLC had two reports (and photo) from readers who were in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England where crews are preparing to film some scenes for the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” They sent in their reports, noting that filming was due to begin tonight for the sixth Harry Potter movie, …read more!

Actor David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) was in Toronto, Ontario, Canada today for the International Festival of Authors, and gave his reaction to the news from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling regarding Dumbledore. The actor said that he was surprised, because while he was filming “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” director Alfonso Cuaron had …read more!

We have the first report of sort from location filming for the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” movie. TLC reader Georgie was in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England tonight, and spotted a house that had “massive lighting/ filming looking thing in front of it.” She then talked with the security guards who …read more!

As we told you a few months back, the latest Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” and its actors revived a number of nominations at Spike TV’s 2007 Scream Awards. The Scream awards, which honor “the newest and hottest in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres,” aired last night and Spike …read more!

Since Friday evening’s revelation that Prof. Dumbledore is gay, we’ve seen a lot of confused and oftentimes hurtful response and commentary on the topic. So, we called up GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, an organization that works specifically with the representation of gay characters and people in media, to help clarify some …read more!

A quick update for you, as the Cauldron Shop now has the brand new Hogwarts waterglobes in stock from San Francisco MusicBox Company we told you about a few weeks ago. In stock are the Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Hogwarts Express and Quidditch globes. Also new are some nice Slytherin and Ravenclaw hair accessory collections, …read more!

Our Leaky Lounge is setting up for a Halloween none will soon forget as they have begun to hide little tricks and treats throughout the Lounge. Be sure to search high and low on the forums as the goodies left by our Mods will change constantly in the lead up to next weekend’s event! Check …read more!

Actress Emma Watson’s official website was updated this morning with the news that Warner Brothers will be holding a press launch for the release of the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” DVD on Saturday, November 3 in London, England. The site states that Emma Watson (Hermione) will be attending this event. As …read more!

Yesterday we posted a moving story about the struggle composer Patrick Doyle underwent during his battle with Leukemia, and the charity concert he is holding this weekend in London. Today, the organizers of the event let us know that tickets to this benefit are still available, and now at a discount price especially for Harry …read more!

The Finnish publishers of the Harry Potter novels, Tammi, revealed today the cover art for their edition of the final book in author J. K. Rowling’s series. This edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” translated by Jaana Kapari-Jatta, is set for publication on March 7, 2008 and features the cover art from illustrator …read more!