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New Pottermore at PlayStation Home locations released!

The Pottermore Insider Blog has been updated to reveal that new locations are now available for the Pottermore at PlayStation Home online environment! According to the trailer, students will now have the opportunity to visit sections of Hogwarts castle including Charms, the Great Hall (where you can witness your own Sorting Ceremony) and your House Common Rooms!

MuggleNet celebrates “Chamber of Secrets” 20th anniversary!

Today we celebrate yet another milestone in the Harry Potter fan community. The events of Harry’s second year at Hogwarts took place 20 years ago today. Over on Twitter we relived a bit of that magic by sharing events as they unfolded in the Chamber of Secrets ranging from Professor McGonagall’s declaration of all students to return to the house dormitories, to Hagrid returning from his stint in Azkaban.

Should the Wolfsbane Potion be made mandatory?

Throughout the Harry Potter novels, there are numerous examples of discrimination and prejudice towards certain groups, and in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the inequality of one specific classification of beings is introduced: that of the werewolf. Werewolves are considered extremely dangerous to humans when transformed, and the Ministry has taken numerous measures to attempt to “contain” affected individuals (i.e. anti-werewolf legislation, werewolf register). There is only one known treatment for lycanthropy – the Wolfsbane potion.

Rupert Grint attends Stroud charity truck pull

On Monday, Rupert Grint partcipated in a truck pull event to benefit the The Door Youth Project, which offers mentoring and support for troubled teens. The event, held in Stroud, was a family affair for Rupert, attended by both of his parents and his sister Samantha, whose band was performing at the benefit.

Tom Felton cast in television program “Full Circle”

Producers for the DIRECTV program Full Circle have announced that Tom Felton will be among the cast for the 10-episode series. UPI.com reports that Felton will join Kate Walsh, Julian McMahon, and David Boreanaz on the series written by Neil LaBute.