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JK Rowling's iconic story about a boy wizard is adapted for TV, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone premiering at Christmas.
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JK Rowling's iconic story about a boy wizard is adapted for TV, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone premiering at Christmas.

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The Harry Potter-themed event sparked fears wildlife would be harmed.

Asbestos find the latest front in Kalamunda locals’ pushback on Harry Potter trail

A Harry Potter-themed event set to take over a public reserve in Kalamunda, and already drawing stiff opposition from irate locals, is facing a fresh headache.

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway
James and Oliver Phelps, hosts of Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.

This magical cooking show is both incredibly naff and ineffably cool

You don’t have to be a Harry Potter fan to get a kick out of this madcap baking challenge. But it probably helps.

  • Ben Pobjie
Daniel Radliffe (left) in the original 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Dominic McLaughlin as the new Harry Potter in the TV series.

Five key plot points the new Harry Potter series should have (that the films didn’t)

The new teaser trailer has given fans hope that key parts of the novels will find new life in HBO Max’s upcoming series.

  • Kayla Olaya and Nell Geraets
HBO has released the first trailer for its much-anticipated Harry Potter series, set to premiere this Christmas.
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First trailer for new Harry Potter series

HBO has released the first trailer for its much-anticipated Harry Potter series, set to premiere this Christmas.

Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter in the Harry Potter TV series.

First look at new HBO’s Harry Potter TV series as teaser trailer drops

The teaser shows HBO’s reboot of J.K. Rowling’s first book, The Philosopher’s Stone – and we will be able to see it earlier than anticipated.

  • Kayla Olaya
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Paapa Essiedu will play the role of Severus Snape in the upcoming HBO Max series for the next 10 years.

Paapa Essiedu received the role of a lifetime in the Harry Potter series. Then the death threats began

The actor’s casting triggered a race-fuelled backlash online, with some arguing a black actor should not play a character originally written as white.

  • Nell Geraets
Finish the book George, we roar.

The long wait has ruined George R. R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter

No book can survive 14 years of hype.

  • Charles Purcell
We’ve been told Harry Potter’s story many times in many different forms. It appears that’s still not enough.

I’ve listened to the new Harry Potter audiobook. Here’s what you need to know

After seven books, eight movies, two audiobook series, a video game and a forthcoming television series, do we really need yet another version of this story?

  • Nell Geraets
J.K. Rowling: “I’m not owed eternal agreement from any actor who once played a character I created.”

J.K. Rowling reignites feud with Emma Watson in scathing 683-word rebuke

The comments came after the actress took a conciliatory tone in an interview, suggesting she wanted to repair her relationship with the Harry Potter author.

  • David Crowe