Today’s Independent features an article written by Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) on cyber bullying, and how she learned to overcome the intense meanness of the Internet: was somewhat prepared for the inevitable internet onslaught in the wake of my casting. I was already an active member of the ‘Harry Potter‘ internet fan …read more!

Yesterday, J. K. Rowling spoke at Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre as part of Exeter College’s 700th anniversary and while there she commented on writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for The Cuckoo’s Calling, and her experience in writing male characters: “There’s a line in As Good as it Gets’ she said about the 1997 Jack Nicholson …read more!

The full text of the Wonderland issue that caused a Ron/Hermione vs. Harry/Hermione shipping riot this week is now out, and rumors of the death of the canon pairing have been greatly exaggerated. J.K. Rowling repeats previously made comments that there are certain characteristics between Harry and Hermione that may have them better suited, but …read more!

Bonnie Wright has commented on J. K. Rowling’s recent revelation that she regrets pairing Ron and Hermione together, and that Hermione may have been better suited with Harry: Interestingly, Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny in the films, thinks her character would have coped. “Ginny is a tough cookie so she’d have been fine’ she assured …read more!

Several Harry Potter actors have donated a doodle for this year’s National Doodle Day, which raises money to help support the 600,000 people across the UK with epilepsy. The doodles will be auctioned off for seven days starting on National Doodle Day itself (March 7th) and the proceeds will go to the charity Epilepsy Action, …read more!

Emma Watson was interviewed for the upcoming February/March issue of Wonderland magazine, which will be released tomorrow. Watson was the guest editor for this issue and will appear on the cover.A variety of topics were covered during the interview, including Watson’s feelings on her education at Brown and how it differed from being on the …read more!

The trailer for “Postman Pat,” which features the voices of Rupert Grint, Jim Broadbent (Professor Slughorn), and David Tennant (Barty Crouch Jr.) has been released and can be seen here or below. The film will be released May 23rd in the UK. Many thanks to SnitchSeeker for the tip!

A belated happy birthday to Warwick Davis, who turned forty-four yesterday. Davis portrayed both Professor Flitwick and Griphook the goblin in the Harry Potter films. Please join Leaky in wishing him many happy returns!

In a new interview with Emma Watson for the magazine Wonderland (which Watson is guest editing this month) J. K. Rowling shockingly revealed that she regretted putting Ron and Hermione together romantically. The following comments come from The Sunday Times. The full interview between Rowling and Watson will come out with the Feb/March issue of …read more!

Every time we think we’re out…she pulls us back in. And this time it’s to discuss Cuckoo’s Calling, the mystery novel J.K. Rowling dashed off secretly under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. We said that if J.K. Rowling did something big we’d be back, and here we are. Only six months late.But it’s going to be …read more!