Potter for the People - From the Muggles

Join Al, Ana, and Christina in their LIVE podcast at HPEF's Ascendio 2012...

Join Potter for the People in an interview with Greg Laslo, the founder of the Hungarian Wand Shop, at Ascendio 2012! Ascendio 2012 was a Harry Potter convention by HPEF that took place in Orlando, Florida from July 12 to July 15, 2012. The interview can be seen below or at this link.

You can visit the Hungarian Wand Shop's website at

Five years ago today (July 21, 2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released in bookstores across the globe. Fans scrambled at midnight releases to finally hold the last installment of the Potter series in their hands as they read nonstop throughout the night. For many, it was the end of a very amazing and impactful series of books. However, it was also just the start of a dif...

Maggie Smith--the actress who portrays Minerva McGonagall in the Potter films--has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress at the Emmy Awards for her role in "Downtown Abbey"! "Downtown Abbey" itself received multiple nominations, and we wish Maggie Smith and the cast the best of luck.

Last year, Maggie Smith was nominated for and won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries o...

Basketball star Kobe Bryant will be attending the 2012 London Olympics, and although he is surely excited for the games, he has revealed that his one main goal is to meet the author of the Potter series: JK Rowling.

He described himself as a huge fan of the series: "I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and a huge Joanne K. Rowling fan. I’m a fan of everything she does and I’ve read all the books." Welcome to the fandom, Kobe!

A couple days ago, we told you Daniel Radcliffe was cast in the movie Horns. Now, it has been announced that he will also star in the upcoming romantic comedy, The F Word. The F Word refers to "the dreaded friend zone," as put by the Chicago Tribune.

This past weekend at Ascendio 2012, Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) had a panel where he discussed his dissertation. He wrote his dissertation on various aspects of the Potter fandom, including fansites, fanfiction, wizard rock, conventions, and theme parks. He also included information regarding where he thinks the future of Potter lies.

To hear more about his decision to write about the Potter fandom, check out our in...

Join Al from Potter for the People in an interview with Chris Rankin--the actor who portrays Percy Weasley in the Potter films--at Ascendio 2012! Ascendio 2012 was a Harry Potter convention by HPEF that took place in Orlando, Florida from July 12 to July 15, 2012. The interview can be seen below or at this link. Keep an eye out for more interviews from Ascendio that we will be releasing this week!

UPDATE: Tickets to A Very StarKid Event II have now sold out. Regular attendees WILL be able to watch the even from a live feed in a separate room.

UPDATE: LeakyCon has released more information regarding the show that can be found at this link. Among this new info, Leaky announ...

Are you attending LeakyCon? If you are, you can get started on planning which programming and events you want to attend each day! The programming schedule for LeakyCon 2012 in Chicago has been released and can be found here or here. Enjoy!