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IT kickstarted the careers of many a child star who went on to Hollywood fame – including Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Now, as if by magic, the Harry Potter brand is being rebooted with ...

In the kid’s book “Prince & Knight,” the handsome prince falls in love not with a princess, but with the knight. Some parents want to opt out of that story.

Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books ...

In the final chapter of a two-part miniseries, we asked a panel of librarians: What’s the first book that made you fall in ...

In the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a number of Hogwarts professors have saved Harry's life on more than one occasion.

It’s almost time for a whole new generation of wizards and witches to be welcomed into Hogwarts. “Harry Potter,” the beloved ...

HBO's 'Harry Potter' TV show recasts all of the Hogwarts characters with new actors. See who's who in this cast guide.

Our community failed to resolve tension over L.G.B.T.Q.-themed books with the time-tested tools of straight talk, compromise ...

If you didn’t watch it, the series followed Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a blood spatter analyst who, by day, locked up ...

Comedian and actor Nick Frost will bring his own charm to the role of Rubeus Hagrid, the lovable half-giant and Keeper of ...

From the backstory of Hogwarts' name to the origins of Quidditch, we examine the weirdest bits of lore found in the Harry ...