Harry Potter fails to cast spell over Professor Richard Dawkins

telegraph.co.uk

Oct. 24, 2008

Harry Potter has become the latest target for Professor Richard Dawkins who is planning to find out whether tales of witchdraft and wizardy have a negative effect on children.

'Beedle'-mania: Fans snap up Rowling book

LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Fans flocked to London book stores Thursday to buy J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" companion "The Tales of Beedle the Bard."

Giftco Harry Potter bookends recalled

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Giftco Harry Potter bookends due to a violation of lead paint standards.

Release for 6th 'Potter' movie postponed

BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Warner Bros. Pictures says it has postponed the release date of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from this fall to next summer.

Royals to attend 'Potter' screening

LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Members of Britain's Royal Family are to attend a screening of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund said Tuesday.

Last 'Potter' book will be two films

LOS ANGELES, March 12 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Warner Bros. studio reportedly plans to break the seventh and last "Harry Potter" book up into two movies.

Harry Potter collection goes to auction

LONDON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A "Harry Potter" fan who has collected 553 first editions of J.K. Rowling's wizard works plans to auction them off in London.

Final 'Potter' book may spawn two films

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- It may take two full-length movies to do justice to the final "Harry Potter" book from British author J.K. Rowling, Hollywood sources say.

J.K. Rowling sues over fan Web site

BYRON CENTER, Mich., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- British author J.K. Rowling is suing a Michigan man to prevent him from publishing an authoritative guide to her best-selling Harry Potter series.

Casting complete for 'Half-Blood Prince'

BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- British film stars Jim Broadbent and Helen McCrory have joined the cast of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

Potter author's suit stuns fans

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has sued to halt the release of a Harry Potter encyclopedia based on contributions to a fan Web site.

Potter pins battle spoilers

DOWNER’S GROVE, Ill., July 25 (UPI) -- A Downers Grove, Ill., girl has made and sold 300 buttons to Harry Potter fans looking to avoid spoilers to the final volume in the series.

'Potter' sells 8.3 million in 1st 24 hours

NEW YORK, July 22 (UPI) -- The new Harry Potter book sold 8.3 million copies in the United States during its first 24 hours on sale, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Fans: Long journeys for, with Harry Potter

NEW YORK, July 22 (UPI) -- Two teenagers who traveled across the United States for the new Harry Potter book say it was worth the trip.

Voice of Potter silent on wizard's fate

NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) -- A one-time Broadway actor in New York knows how the Harry Potter series ends but has been mum since giving Harry his voice for the novel's audio version.

'Potter' book embargo could be ignored

LONDON, July 12 (UPI) -- The Harry Potter series finale could hit the shelves in British shops before the official release date, book trade observers say.