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The upcoming LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 game is featured in the new issue of Game Informer magazine and contains many new photos and information about the video game which is due out next year. In scans you can see here (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), we learn that you will play through each of the years separately (SS, CoS, PoA and GoF) but that you can bring a character forward to a different year, for exa... Read the rest of this post

Harry Potter has been on many minds of late, and is apparently the subject of many a tweet. Twitter, the communication system that lets you reach people around the world in 140 characters or less, has released their Top Trends for 2009. As noted in the Washington Post with the full list here, "Harry Potter" was the Top Movie trend edging out communications about films "New Moon," "District 9," ... Read the rest of this post

As the year draws to an end, Scholastic, US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have a reminder for us today of the remarkable decade that was, and the amazing impact of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The sales figures are staggering, but as publisher Arthur A. Levine and VP of Scholastic reminds us, the true magic has been in the reading:

"What the numbers leave out is the singular

This week, Total Film magazine is releasing their newest issue with ten different covers as part of their special on best of the decade. Harry Potter will be featured on one of the covers (also here in our galleries) as "Franchise of the Decade." Coming in at number 8, the cover says about Harry Potter: "From page to screen, how Harry Potter made movie magic. Plus, first word on the epic final... Read the rest of this post

The December issue of The Magazine from Canada contains new interviews with Tom Felton (Draco), Bonnie Wright (Ginny), James and Oliver Phelps (Gred & Forge), Jessie Cave (Lavender) and Dave Legeno (Fenrir) as part of the promotion for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD. During the interview, they are asked about the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park currently unde... Read the rest of this post

During the holidays we often see many types of gingerbread houses as decorations, however today we thought you might enjoy a fun look at another gingerbread creation, Harry Potter style. Thanks much to TLC reader Brittany who made this very cool gingerbread Dumbledore's office, complete with Sorting Hat, Fawkes and Dumbledore himself (closeups here and here). You can see over 140 <>photos of the ... Read the rest of this post

The Times newspaper has an article now online listing what they call the "Top 50 People of the Decade." Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is among those listed in the top ten (US President Barack Obama holds the number one spot) Of our favorite author, the newspaper states: <>

6 J.K. ROWLING Author and philanthropist

To help us celebrate a very Harry holiday, PotterCast is issuing a call for new holiday Filks this year. Your creative renditions of holiday music with a decidedly Harry Potter twist are most welcome! If you are so inclined, we encourage you to please mail your recordings to [email protected] by next Sunday, December 20th to be included in the always popular holiday Filk show. Thanks so much!

Thanks to TLC reader Andy who let us know that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling presented at the British Comedy Awards tonight in London. Andy writes she presented an award to her friend Peter Kay. Also, as announced earlier, actor Tom Felton (Draco) also presented an award. We hope to have photos and video soon, stay tuned!

Thanks Andy!

Thanks to the Wall Street Journal we have an another good interview with Tom Felton to update you on tonight, where the Draco Malfoy actor discusses working on Deathly Hallows, his character in the Epilogue, making some of the features found on the newly released Half-Blood Prince DVD and more. Of interest are new comments from Tom who says they have just filmed "some of the very last scenes fr... Read the rest of this post

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of the semifinalists of films in consideration for a VFX Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released this list of 15 films that are on the shortlist for Achievement in Visual Effects. In early January, this list will be narrowed to seven finalists for the Oscars which will be announced Tuesday, February 2, 2010. The list of c... Read the rest of this post

Well this is quite a holiday treat: Rare video interviews are now online with actor Alan Rickman on his role as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series. Mr. Rickman, who has routinely refused (in most cases, not all, but most) to speak at length about the pivotal character he portrays in the films, answered several questions at the Hudson Union Society recently about Snape. Alan... Read the rest of this post

Scholastic.com has a new interview online today with Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy.) In this interview they discuss a variety of topics including  their thoughts on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, scenes from the books they wish had been filmed and the final Harry Potter novel. Quotes of interest:

Q: Are you both happy about the way your parts got more important in

Several times in the past, cast members have discussed the possibility of playing themselves 19 years in the future for the epilogue to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. MTV has a new interview online tonight with actor Tom Felton who says he has not had confirmation yet on how that scene will be handled. Quotage: <>

"For the big-screen adaptation, does that mean older actors will portray Harr... Read the rest of this post

It's December and for a great many people this is not only a time for holiday happiness, but a great of stress and anxiety. The Harry Potter Alliance is holding a meeting tonight on Livestream at 8:30pm (Eastern) to discuss ways we can all deal with stress in our lives (and not resort to the worst sort of Muggle mindset and behavior) For ten days, various HPA staffers are blogging right here on... Read the rest of this post

Last week, several cast members (Tom Felton, Matt Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Jessie Cave) of the Harry Potter films took part in a public signing event at HMV for the release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD in London. Emma from Snitchseeker.com was at the event and spoke to the cast members including Jessie Cave who briefly mentions her role as Lavender Brown for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.... Read the rest of this post

The brand new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD set new sales records as it broke first day sale records when it was released in the UK on December 7th. Released on DVD, Blu-ray, EST (Electronic Sale-Through) and Video on demand, Half-Blood Prince became the fastest selling DVD of 2009 with a whopping <> 840,000 copies of the sixth Harry Potter film sold. Notably, 53,000 of that number w... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to Feltbeats for the news that actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) will be presenting at the British Comedy Awards this weekend. Due to air on ITV Saturday, December 12th, the show is to be hosted by Jonathan Ross, and Tom will be presenting an award. Anyone who can capture the video of this, please send it in!

Also as noted on his official Twitter, Tom is currently in New York doing a whole... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund who let us know about a great auction the are holding for their charity this holiday season where the winner will get a visit to the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to the description of the auction "The winning parent and lucky child will visit the set during the filming of the next Harry Potter movie in London in the fir... Read the rest of this post

CNN has a new article online today where cast members reflect back on the beginning of their time with the Harry Potter series as well as life post Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Of interest are comments from Dan Radcliffe who spoke about that first day for filming of Sorcerer's Stone: "It was September 29, 2000," Daniel Radcliffe, now 20, told CNN with a hint of nostalgia about his firs... Read the rest of this post

MTV has released several articles where actor Daniel Radcliffe discusses the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a video and print interview found here, Dan speaks of the constant changes and hectic pace of the final films in the Harry Potter series, saying "It's chaos and it's fear and we're terrified we're not going to get it right, and it's absolute madness with rewrites and sc... Read the rest of this post

The new official website for the LEGO Harry Potter has now been launched. At this link, you can find new wallpapers for your computer and phones (even Blackberry) a video section containing the high def video preview we showed you the other day, along with the first teaser trailer. Over in the VIP section (password: Alohomora) fans can access a brand new making of video (<>also here in our galler... Read the rest of this post

Harry Potter, The Exhibition is on the move again, due to open in Ontaria, Canada in April of 2010. The traveling exhibition of props and sets used in the Harry Potter films is currently on display in Boston, Mass until February 21st and is then due to open April 9, 2010 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada marking the first stop outside the US. The exhibition will run unti... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to Megan from Matthew-Lewis.com who let us know about some new photos she has of actor Matt Lewis at a UK event held in October. Matt took part in an event to help the "b someone" campaign which "focuses on the benefits for young people of taking responsibility for their own educational attainment and skills development. It hopes to inspire young people to ‘b someone’ for their future an... Read the rest of this post

Thanks to Virgin Media who let us know about a festive approach they are taking as they launch all six Harry Potter films on Virgin Media Movies on Demand this holiday season. Created by UK artist Prudence Emma Staite, three fresh and creative portraits were made of Harry (Dan Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert) using traditional Christmas decorations and food. In beautiful colo... Read the rest of this post