Harry Potter actors Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown), will appear at HMV on 150 Oxford St. in London on December 6, signing copies of the Blu-Ray edition of HBP. We have a few updates and corrections about the event: -There will only be 400 wristbands, not 450 as originally stated. Access to the queue f...

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, readers will recall one pivotal chapter called "The Silver Doe" where the Horcrux locket caused Ron to imagine his worst fears and played upon his insecurities and emotions. In a preview with Video Business of the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie sneak peek contained on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD...

Thanks to our friends at Oclumencia for pointing us to a series of interviews with Vira-Tempo blog where director David Yates and several of the cast members discuss the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD. Links can be found here: Dan Radcliffe, David Yates, Rupert Grint,  Bonnie Wright, and Emma Watson. Of interest are new comments from Dan Radcliffe and David Yates on that Bl...

Several stars from the Harry Potter films were out and about in London, England recently and we have some new photos to show you. First, actor Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny) attended the EA Children's BAFTAs, with photos of Jason here, and Bonnie here, with additional photos now available here in our galleries.  Also as seen via his official Twitter, Tom Felton (Draco) w...

WB has now lowered the price of their new Harry Potter Spells application for iPhone and iPod Touch to $2.99 (down from $4.99) At the official site, you can learn more about this fun game application tranforms your iPhone into a wand where you can duel and cast 14 different spells, and you can see a helpful training video here in our galleries. You can purchase the application here at iTunes.  ...

The calendar on Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling's website has been updated to mark the November 29th birthday of the eldest Weasley child, Bill.  Cheers!

It was a very Harry holiday for lucky members of an Irish television show last night as actress Evanna Lynch (Luna) was a guest on the RTE Late Late Show.  Evanna presented the entire audience with gift baskets full of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVDs, books, wands and more. You can see Evanna on the show here at an hour and 39 minutes into the program. During the brief appearance, E...

Many readers owled to say UK Channel Sky News aired this new video interview today (also here in our video galleries) with actors Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint from the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. During the interview,  Dan says that filming of late has been quite busy and he caught a cold after a sequence where he "was lying in a pool of mud and dust and smoke and it irritate...

(Update - links fixed now and the embed code is as well.) WB has released exclusively to Leaky a clip from the upcoming Harry Potter Ultimate Editions, which will be available for purchase on Dec 8. In this clip, introduced by Daniel Radcliffe, you can see a glimpse of the original screen test for the main trio of actors, shots of filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and much more. It ...

Please join us here at TLC in wishing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron a most happy 48th birthday.  Cheers to you, Alfonso! 

As mentioned on their Twitter accounts, Actors James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) made an appearance on the UK morning chat show GMTV, during which the twins spoke to their feelings as the Harry Potter films come to an end.  In the interview, which can be viewed right here, the Phelps' discuss their feelings on the end of production of the films, noting that the Common Room set h...

Two new photos of actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) from the upcoming book by photographer One Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe, is featured in the December 4th issue of Entertainment Weekly.  A scan of this magazine piece is now available online care of our Order Partners DanRadcliffe.com, available to view via this link.  A short article appears along with the two new images, and briefly ...

Harry Potter actors Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown), will appear at HMV on Oxford St in London on December 6, giving the first 450 fans who show up an early Christmas present: a signed Half-Blood Prince DVD and a two-hour meet and greet. The stars will sign copies of the Blu-ray edition for two hours.Th...

Update: The number of wristbands available has been reduced from 450 to 400; in addition the DVDs are not giveaways but much be purchased at the time of the signing. Only Blu-Ray editions purchased on site - not DVDs brought in by fans - may be signed. The actors will sign as many as possible in time allotted (there are no guarantees all 400 will be signed).Harry Potter actors Tom Felton (Draco...

Leaky's premier source for "all the news you won't find anywhere else," The Quibbler, has just published their November issue for your reading pleasure.  This issue contains special reports revolving around the St. Andrews Day holiday in Scotland with an article on wild man-eating haggis by our own Rudius Hagrid.  Additional articles delve into such topics as the long-rumored romance between Ro...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, which is now traditionally followed by a day (and weekend) of some great sales. As such, our friends at Infinitus 2010 have asked us to pass along an opportunity they are offering this Friday, November 27. If you register for the Harry Potter Symposium that day, you will receive a ten dollar gift certificate for use at the Infinitus merchandise table whe...

A young man in Florida is efforting to help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and his local Sarasota Habitat for Humanity with a new auction of a special Harry Potter book. Author J.K. Rowling contributed a signed book plate for a special Deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows which also features a new sketch of Harry Potter by artist Mary Grandpre which you can see here....

Thanks much to TLC reader Cassandra M, we now have video here in our galleries of one of the new commercials airing on NBC for the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction at Universal Orlando due to open next Spring.On a related note, we've gotten a tip that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be featured on one of the new episodes of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice. Also...

Actors Tom Felton (Draco) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny) were among those interviewed for Belgium magazine Het Nieuwsblad (scan here) where they spoke about filming of the epilogue for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a translation below, Tom said it would probably be the last scene they filmed and Bonnie spoke again about making a return trip to King's Cross station where she did her first ...

The publicity machine is moving into high gear as we near the release of both the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD and the first official images and footage from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Several readers owled to let us know that as seen on their official Twitter, eTalk Canada broadcast a short interview from the set of Deathly Hallows featuring interviews with Dan Radclif...

Popular UK host Ben Shepard has announced via his official Twitter he is off to Leavesden studios tomorrow to film another of the "Behind the Magic" series on the making of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He says he's not allowed to post photos as its all secret, but promises to update with what he can, stay tuned!Many thanks Andy!

Popular UK host Ben Shepard has announced via his official Twitter he is off to Leavesden studios tomorrow to film another of the "Behind the Magic" series on the making of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He says he's not allowed to post photos as its all secret, but promises to update with what he can, stay tuned!Update: In surprise, we do have this new photo of Mr. Shepard with Dan Radc...

The new edition of the newsletter from WarnerBlu contains a bonus for subscribers: This new clip  (or here in our galleries) from the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Ultimate Edition DVD featuring Rupert Grint then and now on the chess scene at the end of the movie. You can also see caps of this already in our galleries.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Ultimate Collector's Edition DV...

Next month, there will be a very large auction for a number of rare and valuable collection of children's literature including several Harry Potter novels by author J.K. Rowling. With the auction to take place on December 16th, items of note will include a rare uncorrected proof of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, uncorrected proof copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, plus ...

As readers will recall, Harry Potter actor Dan Radcliffe will be profiled in a book by photographer Tim Hailand, One Day In the Life of Daniel Radcliffe.  Today, our Order Partner DanRadcliffe.com reports that a new photo from the photographic book of actor has appeared online showing the Mr. Radcliffe fresh from the shower at presumably the beginning of this photo-documented day in his life.  ...

The students at Oxford University, Magdalen College have given one of their common rooms a bit of the Harry Potter magic, for the Telegraph reports a motion has passed renaming the Magdalen College Junior Common Room 'Gryffindor' after the Hogwarts House.  Zoe Tyndall, a student who voted in favor of the first name change on the room in its 550-year history, says "Magdalen College embodies the ...

The Orlando Sentinel has a very brief report online noting that the first commercial spots for the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park have begun airing "on a limited basis," according to Universal spokesman Tom Schroder.  Readers who are able to capture video of these commercials, please do send them in to staff@the-leaky-cauldron.org.The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme P...

Australian morning television show Sunrise Seven has a short video online from a recent Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows set visit, during which actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Bonnie Wright (Ginny), Rupert Grint (Ron), and Tom Felton (Draco) spoke briefly about their experience making the film.  While discussing the end of the Deathly Hallows production, Mr. Radcliffe notes that the final le...

There is word today of some additional gorgeous landscape from the UK that will feature in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. While many beautiful locations have been filmed, notably the beaches of Wales and the highlands of Scotland, today there is news that the Yorkshire Dales will be seen in the final Harry Potter films. The report says: "Grassington Moor and the impressive 8...

Thanks to Universal Orlando for sending over this new clip of Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) discussing the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction currently under construction in Florida. While we expect a more definitive date released soon, this video notes that indeed the park will be open in Spring, 2010. On a related note, be sure to check out the latest construction phot...

Similar to what we saw last week, Warner Bros has now released several direct links to preview clips from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD which you can find below. Reminder: Be sure to check out our earlier newspost regarding screencaps of the entire DVD, plus enjoy video of the deleted scenes found here.*Fight for his life (very short clip from cave scene)Quicktime: High (700), ...

UK newspaper The Telegraph has compiled a series of lists of things that defined this decade. One such list involves the top 100 books, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling taking the number one spot. Quotage: "If you don’t know what a Muggle is by now, you’re either Rip van Winkle or enormously stubborn. This is the seventh and final instalment in Rowling’s record-brea...

That's right! It's that time of year! Jinge Spells, Leaky's holiday charity wizard rock compilation, is available for order!A few things have changed this year: you can now download the songs right from this website (it will be on iTunes in the weeks to come, but likely not before Christmas). You can download, in fact, ALL the individual tracks and whole albums from all three years of music - t...

As readers will recall in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, there is a sequence where the Trio make a trip to the Ministry of Magic and transform into workers. Earlier this year, we saw location filming (photos and report here) for exteriors of this scene in London, which also involved the adult actors playing the Ministry of Magic workers. Today Wales online has a new interview with one of...

Back in June TLC reported that pre-orders for the new LEGO Harry Potter video game are now available, bearing a March 26, 2010 release date. Tonight, there are several more sites showing pre-orders with various March release dates, notably this Target pre-order card for the Wii platform of the game and a March 23, 2010. Play.co.uk has a March 26, 2010 date yet Barnes and Noble says March 1, 201...

Amazon.com now has a new clip (and here in our galleries) from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD online. In the video producer David Heyman speaks to the ultimate plan of Voldemort and the Horcruxes we learn about in HBP. Meanwhile over on the UK Amazon site we can see a new trailer for the special Harry Potter Years One through Six DVD giftset. Update: Also download here in our ga...

As readers will recall Warner Bros will be releasing the first video preview at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows next month when the Half-Blood Prince DVD is released in the US and UK. However, there are quick glimpses contained within the extras on both the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Editions released this week in several coun...

The world of Harry Potter is represented this year at the annual Mashable Open Web Awards. Celebrating the best on the net, voting is now open for a variety of categories, including two that relate to Harry Potter. First Tom Felton (Draco) @TomFelton is among those nominated as "Best Actor/Actress" to follow on Twitter. A Very Potter Musical from the great group at StarKidPotter  is among those...

  The 209th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is online and ready to be downloaded.  This week, our Sue is away, but we still have for you a run down of the latest in the Potter world, including news on the release of a featurette from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD, rumors about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park release date, further constru...

Harry Potter meets Science meets Wizard Rock...of sort as PBS Nova has a new special online called "Secret Lives of Scientists"  and features Joe DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters. Many of you might know that Joe is one half of the popular Wizarding rock group, but he is also a serious Physics student at Clark University, and on the site we can learn more about his passion for both science and ...

As we've been reporting all week, the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD as well as the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Collector's editions of the DVDs have been released in several countries around the world (not due out until next month in US/UK) As a result, our amazing and very hard working galleries crew have been able to ...

Thanks to WB for sending over this new "training" video for those who have purchased the new Harry Potter Spells application for iPhone and iPod Touch. At the official site you can also see a short new "sorting hat" video that is part of the application and videos for three of the 14 different spells including "Confringo," "Oppugno," and "Expecto Patronum." The Harry Potter Spells application i...

Sorting for the reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in our Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group forums has been opened over on the Leaky Lounge.  Our Reading Groups offer Lounge members an intimate environment in which in-depth discussions about the Harry Potters novels take place with your fellow group members.  For the Half-Blood Prince reading group, members will travel along with H...

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron) and Emma Watson (Hermione) are among the celebrities this year who have filmed a special appeal as part of the annual BBC Children in Need charity drive to help disadvantaged children in the UK. Broadcast earlier tonight on BBC1, thanks to our Order Partner RupertGrint.net, you can now see the video of their appeal at this link.Thanks Rg.net!

It's not often that we get to see the creator of the wonderful world of Harry Potter  enjoying a bit of magical fun, so we are delighted to report a fun tidbit today. The video of the sneak peek of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD is now online, and in this piece which you can see here, there is this glimpse of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowl...

We have another treat for you today, this in the form of the scans from the booklets found in the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Collector's Edition DVDsThanks to our own Erna, we can now show you in gorgeous high res scans of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows concept art including Malfoy Manor  and now Shell Cottage. It is rath...

Check it out! WB has now launched a new Perfect Potion Maker game to earn additional entries for the Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes. As seen on YahooKids (and open to play without entering the sweepstakes) you can make your own Potions or follow some of those recipes found on the site. Completion of the activity will earn you another entry for a chance to win a  trip to the Grand Opening of the W...

Thanks to TLC reader Emma, we know that the city of Hunsbury, England will feature in overhead shots for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Emma pointed us to this article which says: "The Warner Brothers team went up in a helicopter to film aerial footage of the residential area last Thursday.As reported by this newspaper they had posted letters to residents asking them to leav...

The always fabulous Imelda Staunton is the subject of a new profile in the Daily Mail. In the new interview she remarks on her return performance as the horrible ex-Professor Umbridge and her reign of (interrogation) terror in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, noting: "Now, that is a great role,' she says with relish. 'It was wonderful playing this baddie dressed in pink, and t...

Thanks to reader Petra for the heads up on this article from Croatia that says actor Rade Serbedzija has completed his first scenes as Wandmaker Gregorovitch for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a rough translation of the piece, Mr. Serbedzija says that he has one scene with acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) and praised the actor calling him "amazing." He also ...

WB has now released direct links to some great interview clips with then very young cast members from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Edition DVDs. Also of interest are comments from the filmmakers on the special effects and more in the first two films.  While we've seen these released (some just recently) we thought you mi...

As a special for Harry Potter fans, the official Warner Brothers shop is offering a free Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tote bag with a $50.00 (USD) purchase via this link. Readers will recall we saw this great bag (photo here and here) earlier this summer at Comic Con; now is your chance to nab yours and take advantage of some early holiday sales at the same time. This offer is only go...

Check it out! Thanks to our wonderful galleries crew, especially Maria and Erna, we now have screencaps of the entire Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD, along with all of the deleted scenes and extras. Be sure to take time and go through the many wonderful stills; especially notable are those clearly showing the anguish in Tom Felton's (Draco) face and the checked emotions of Alan Rick...

Good news today! The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD has been released in several countries around the world already (Dec 8th for the US), and thanks to our own galleries crew and Erna, TLC can now show you the screencaps of the sneak peek section of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction. Check them out!Among the new stills are those of Stuart Craig and the artist...

Here is a rather delicious bit news today, as Entertainment Weekly and MTV report that actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) will lend his voice for the hit animated series "The Simpson." In what is sure to be a sparkling performance ;) Dan will sport fangs of a sort for a parody episode based on the mega hit Twilight series where he will portray a character named Edmund (yes, really) "a boy vampi...

More marvelous goodies are online now from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD. Now available is this clip which features actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry) discussing editing the film with Mark Day. Be sure to check out this delightful second clip "One Minute Drills" with James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron), To...

More marvelous goodies are online now from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD. Now available is this clip which features actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry) discussing editing the film with Mark Day. Be sure to check out this delightful second clip "One Minute Drills" with James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron), To...

As the thousands of us who follow actor Matt Lewis (Neville) on Twitter already know, we learned some good news this morning: his fellow Harry Potter co-star, actress Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) is now on Twitter. You can follow Bonnie at this link. Thanks Matt :)

O.K., this is cool: a new video excerpt is now online from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD hosted by Matt Lewis (Neville) and Alfie Enoch (Dean)  showing the stunt training actor Rupert Grint did for his role as Ron Weasley, Quidditch Keeper. We also enjoyed seeing the crown on his t-shirt, for indeed, Weasley is our King ;) The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD is being...

Many countries are now starting to see both the release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD as well as the Ultimate Collector's editions of Chamber of Secrets and Sorcerer's Stone, all of which contain new images from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Thanks to Portkey.it for letting us know about concept art for Deathly Hallows from the CoS booklet which you can see at this link. We expect many m...

Check it out! As noted on the front page of the official Wizarding World of Harry Potter website, WB and Universal Orlando have now opened a new Road to Hogwarts contest to win a trip to the grand opening of the new theme park attraction in Orlando, Florida. Open to legal residents of the US ages 13 years and older, you can win a trip for four to Universal Orlando for the Grand Opening of the W...

As part of the build up to the release of the much anticipated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Edition DVDs due next month, director Chris Columbus is the subject of a new feature in the LA Times Hero Complex blog. In this article, Chris Columbus reflects back on the casting of the Trio and remarks too at how far they have come since th...

There are four more new videos online released today as part of the marketing before the release of some new Harry Potter DVDS. First, as seen here in our galleries or here at this link, is a new clip of the original press conference announcing the casting of actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron) and Emma Watson (Hermione). Second, thanks to Oclumencia we can see two more on the cast...

A press release has just been issued noting that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD is now available in India. The DVD, which is also due out later this week for those in France, Germany and Australia among others (not out until next month for the US/UK), will contain that special preview of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to the press release:"The Home Video launch ...

As noted via his official Twitter, actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) was a guest this morning on UK channel GMTV. At this link, you can now watch the video, (also here in our galleries) where Tom discusses the soon-to-be-released DVD for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as well as the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows where he confirms they are half-way done filming on the two ...

As expected, the new Harry Potter "Spells" Application for iPhone and iPod Touch is now available today via the iTunes store. Retailing for $4.99 (USD) this new application allows you to duel a friend using 14 different spells. You can learn more about the new application at the official site here. Enjoy!

Thanks to our Order partner Rupert Grint.net for letting us know about a new video interview with Rupert. At this link  or here in our galleries, you can see a three minute interview with Rupert conducted on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows where he reflects on the end of the series, and his next projects.Thanks to RG.net!

Australia's NineMSN has a new contest online for the Road to Hogwarts activities surrounding the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD release.  This contest, which is open exclusively to Australian residents, offers as a grand prize: a family trip for four to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park at Universal Studios Orlando.  Through December 10th, Australian residents may enter...

More new footage from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Ultimate Collector's Edition is now online. As seen here on youtube, this clip features behind the scenes footage of director Chris Columbus working with Dan Radcliffe (Harry) and Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood) on location at Alnwick castle when learning about Quidditch. The Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Ultimate E...

Reps for actor Dan Radcliffe have strongly denied allegations made in a UK tabloid involving an illegal substance. Reuters reports that the latest rumors surfaced in UK tabloid the Daily Mirror, claiming the Harry Potter actor smoked cannabis at a party. Reps for Dan are quoted as saying "We categorically deny the allegations regarding Daniel Radcliffe published in today's Daily Mirror," his sp...

Warner Bros has released two clips from the upcoming Harry Potter Ultimate Collector's Editions DVD. Now online at the official Warner Bros website is a new clip from the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DVD (the second clip) with director Chris Columbus on casting Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). You can see new interviews with the two conducted while filming...

A very poignant moment took place this week during filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and the epic battle of Hogwarts. Just as we mark Veterans day here in the US, the UK held a two minute moment of silence on Tuesday on Remembrance Day to honor those who had fallen during World War I.  A Deathly Hallows crew member issued a text to BBC Radio 5 to say:"We're currently filming the f...

For years now, Warner Bros has maintained a website intended for the film industry as part of promotions for various awards such as the BAFTAs and the Academy Awards. Just a we have posted in the past about the effort to promote the beloved series for the awards, this year is no different as the promotions for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are now available, including releasing the off...

The official Facebook page for Warner Bros. BluRay DVDs, Warner Blu, has posted three clips from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD special features.  These short clips are of Harry, Professor Slughorn, and Hagrid at Aragog's funeral; Professor Slughorn's first Potions Class; and Ron's debut on the Quidditch Pitch.The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD is set for a ...

The Scotsman has a report online regarding the special general meetings of the MS Society Scotland taking place and a representatives belief that the possible independence of the organization could bring back former patron J. K. Rowling.  As readers will recall, last April Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling stepped down from her role as patron of the MS Society due to internal conflicts. Today, ...

Last night, the a UK fan event for the film New Moon, the second installment of the Twilight franchise, took place in London, England.  Harry Potter actors Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) were in attendance, and images from the red carpet are now available here in our Image Galleries.On a related note, a New Moon photocall took place in Madrid this afternoon,...

A brand new clip from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD special features has been released, showcasing love, lust, and obsession in the sixth film.  The Pitfalls of Teenage featurette, which is available to watch via iTunes, features the cast and crew discussing the development and results of the many relationships explored during the sixth film.  The three minute, fifty-t...

Harry Potter actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) was on hand at the BBC Switch Awards to collect the Favorite Flick honor for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film at the awards ceremony.  Thanks to the BBC, video of the young actor after collecting the award is now online, and includes a short Q&A with Mr. Felton.  This Q&A shows Mr. Felton discussing the 'bad' side of his character, his...

There are new photos and a video (which can be found in our Video Galleries) of the continuing construction of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Attraction at Universal Studios, Orlando on the Attractions Magazine Blog online.  These new construction photos show the amount of work currently underway on the the small details of such structures as the Hogwarts Castle and Hogsmeade Village.  Pho...

The Only Make Believe Charity is holding a charitable auction this week offering a number of collectible items and experiences as part of their tenth anniversary gala.  A box set of Harry Potter books signed by actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) has been included as part of this charitable auction.  Bidding is now open for this item, and runs through Friday, November 13.Offering free, interacti...

A treat has arrived this morning: the first deleted scene from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film as made its way online and can be watched right here, as well as in our Video Galleries here.  The simply chilling sequence, released by WB Italy, features a breathtaking performance by actor Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) as darkness descends upon the castle.  This deleted scene is slat...

The ABC Family Channel will be hosting another Harry Potter Movie Weekend on December 4-6, featuring exclusive first looks at material to be found on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD.  According to a press release, "ABC Family will also be airing exclusive footage from “Creating the World of Harry Potter,” an eight-hour documentary series revealing the filmmaking magic be...

UK travel giant Virgin is set to feature the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando on their new brochure for Florida. According to this article, this new collaboration with Universal also "sees Virgin, and sister brand Travel City Direct, offering a range of exclusive benefits to customers visiting the attraction when it opens at Universal's Islands of Adventure next spring.Simon...

Check it out! WB has now launched a website containing a new trailer (also here in our video galleries) for the new Harry Potter Spells application for iPhone and iPod Touch, with the applicatiom due to be launched November 16th. At this link you can see many preview images of the various features including dueling, house points, the different spells and more. The Harry Potter Spells applicatio...

With the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD release only thirty days away, Warner Bros. has started a countdown campaign in the lead up to the release.  The Official Half-Blood Prince Facebook page has been updated to showcase the first of many "exclusive clips and new activities."  The first preview comes in the form of this two minute clip of Quidditch (UPDATE: Now here in our galleri...

Happy Birthday wishes go out today to actor Chris Rankin, who portrays the character of Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films.  Please join all of us here at TLC in wishing Mr. Rankin a fantastic 26th birthday.  Cheers to you, Chris!

Congratulations are in order for the winners of the October Pumpkin Carving Contest, who have been chosen by our Contest Crew.  As readers will recall, this contest challenged you to create a Harry Potter themed pumpkin.  After receiving many splendid entries, here are the winners:Overall Winner Emma Fee - Harry Original Pumpkin Carving First Place: Nicole Verhey - Ron Theme ...

The latest catalog from the Noble Collection is arriving in mail boxes, and reveals a few new Harry Potter products for this holiday. New are Dumbledore's Knife, and the crystal goblet used in the cave scene from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Seen in this scan are the most recent wands these belonging to Narcissa Malfoy's and Professor Slughorn; older wands from the collection can be ...

Last month, many details on the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction being built in Florida were confirmed at a press event, including word that indeed fans would see the Hogwarts Express. The train has now arrived in Orlando, which you can see in this photo right here. As revealed in this high res map and in the video (also here in our galleries) released last month b...

To help get the holiday shopping off on the right foot, Warner Bros let us know about a special sale they are holding on Harry Potter merchandise all this weekend. At this link, fans can take advantage of discounts saving up to 50 % off on a vast assortment of Potter items including many Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince pieces including the new mini film cells, Noble Collection items, Ton...

As readers will recall, the special Hogwarts Express cake created by master baker Duff for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiere last July was featured on his Ace of Cakes program on the Food Network.  We have for you, care of our Video Galleries, the creation of the cake by the Charm City Cakes crew in this nice image quality video right here.This episode of the Ace of Cakes will...

The US official WB Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince website has gotten a slight makeover into a DVD theme, with links to info on the live screening event  December 12th with Dan Radcliffe and David Yates. Please note too that it says of the special sneak peek at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows "Get an exclusive, first-look on the set of the next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and t...

Check it out! Due out the first of December is the new Harry Potter Wizarding World DVD game, with a demo now available to play online at this link. Enjoy! As a reminder, you can see the trailer for the game here in our video galleries, with many more details on the game in this news post.Pre-orders for the game are available right here.

As the days draw nearer to the release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD, many retailers are slashing prices on the disc. Of note was news today that retail giant Walmart was offering pre-orders on the standard DVD at very low prices. Reuters reports that store is "offering its top 10 pre-order DVD movie titles at just $10 and free home delivery on its entire assortment of DVD a...

The Contest Crew has for you our November Contest, which asks you to design a Harry Potter themed bookmark.  Originality and creativity rule the day for this contest, for your bookmark may be hand drawn, computer generated, or consist of original photos.  Only one original entry will be accepted per person; collaborations or team efforts will not be accepted for this contest.  Any person over t...

We have for you today the latest issue of The Quibbler, Leaky's publication which contains "all the news you won't find anywhere else."  This issue, which you can download in PDF format right here, is Halloween themed and includes a myriad of spooky stories ranging from the Headless Hunt festivities of 2009, to the latest in tantalizingly traumatic Tentacula trimmings for the holiday.  Our Hall...

In the wait before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, our fandom debated...and debated...and debated on many topics, one being the possible return and redemption of Percy Weasley. When we learned the news that actor Chris Rankin was to return as Percy for the final Harry Potter movie, we were all delighted; today it is perhaps bittersweet news that we learn he is indeed filmin...

Actor John Hurt has made some new comments regarding his role as the mysterious wandmaker Mr. Ollivander for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Confirming his character will be in both films, John Hurt spoke to Rotten Tomatoes about filming again this month on the movie, as well as some frank comments on the studios in Britain, large franchises and more. Quotage: JH: I've filmed one, whic...

UPDATE: Thanks to an TLC reader who wished to remain anonymous, we now have some gorgeous high res photos showing earlier off-site construction for the park, including this of the walls and windows of the great hall, others such as this which reveals the icicles formed on buildings in Hogsmeade, and a photo detailing the base of one of the towers, with the rest found here. Construction continue...

The December issue of Empire magazine will see ten different covers featuring ten different film "icons" including Dan Radcliffe as Harry Potter. The UK film magazine says this issue will contain a feature that has "Ten years of the boy wizard. Ten years of Daniel Radcliffe - by Olly Richards" Other covers include those of Viggo Mortensen as Aragon from Lord of the Rings, Johnny Depp as Captain...

The month of November is now here and our Crafty Witches and Wizard have for you our latest Crafty Witch of the Month: Ofenjen.  A crafter in most every medium, Ofenjen has showcased her skill and creativity creating such crafty creations as the My Magical Lens Harry Potter Quilt, House Unity Banner, a Bookcase Mural, and much more.  The Crafty Crew conducted a short interview with our November...

Radio listeners in the UK have selected Hedwig's Theme by John Williams as the all time favorite in a new poll of children's classics for station Classic FM. The PA reports the iconic main theme song for the Harry Potter films was the winner,"with youngsters choosing it ahead of other movie scores such as Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean and E.T. But more traditional classical tunes by P...

Thanks to David and SKY for letting us about an opportunity for UK Harry Potter fans to take part in a Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince viewing party on Sky Box Office High Definition the same week the DVD is released next month. To participate, high definition customers in the UK can go to this link and use their Sky & HD account number to sign up. Sky subscribers must set up this viewin...

  The spookiness of tonight continues, for the PotterCasters are here to bring you the Halloween edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast.  In the 208th episode, Sue gives us news on the Boston, MA leg of the Harry Potter Exhibition, an interview with actor Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Deathly Hallows spoiler report from the Weasley Wedding filming, 42 cast members on the set for fil...