In a tweet response that really should surprise no one, Harry Potter author JK Rowling has officially confirmed that yes, there were indeed lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students at Hogwarts. In fact, the only group she didn't imagine existing at the wizarding academy were Wiccans. Sorry, neopagans! » 12/17/14 10:56pm 12/17/14 10:56pm

As anyone who's ever dipped a toe into the Harry Potter universe can tell you, potions—taught primarily by Professor Snape throughout the books—is one of the most challenging (and rewarding) parts of the Hogwarts curriculum. And it works that way because it's mirrored after chemistry, J.K. Rowling's own least favorite… » 12/15/14 3:45pm 12/15/14 3:45pm

JK Rowling released her first story of the Harry Potter 12 Days of Christmas series via Pottermore today and, according to MTV, she's revealing some "serious Severus Snape secrets." Too bad that the "secret" is something that's been a widely accepted fact in the Harry Potter fandom for years now. » 12/12/14 5:50pm 12/12/14 5:50pm

Fans of JK Rowling will be happy to learn that The Cuckoo's Calling, which she wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, will be turned into a BBC drama series. Considering I spent Thanksgiving heavily engrossed in the book and am now plowing my way through its followup, The Silkworm, at least one person is happy. » 12/11/14 2:40pm 12/11/14 2:40pm

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a new Harry Potter short story! According to a Pottermore.com newsletter, starting on Friday, December 12, JK Rowling will be dropping a new piece of Harry Potter-related writing on the site every day until Christmas. And one of those will definitely be focused… » 12/06/14 4:30pm 12/06/14 4:30pm

It's nerd Christmas, and so naturally J.K. Rowling decided to bestow some new Harry Potter-related writing unto the world. And it includes an in-depth profile of the very nasty character Dolores Umbridge, whose prim style and cutesy mannerisms conceal a wizened heart. » 10/31/14 11:10am 10/31/14 11:10am

On Halloween, Harry Potter’s cutest villain will return with all things pink, feline and evil in her hands. Author J.K. Rowling is releasing a new story surrounding Dolores Umbridge, the teacher who made Harry write ‘I must not tell lies’ with a pen that simultaneously scratched the words into his own hand. Yeesh. » 10/24/14 12:40pm 10/24/14 12:40pm

As any true wizard knows, it's singer Celestina Warbeck's birthday today. To celebrate, J.K. Rowling has released new intel about the famous witch on Pottermore, revealing that Warbeck was named after one of Rowling's friends because "'Celestina' was simply begging to be scooped up and attached to a glamorous witch." » 8/18/14 12:40pm 8/18/14 12:40pm

J.K. Rowling has reached out to the teenaged survivor of a terrible shooting, sending her a letter from "Dumbledore," a wand, and a Hogwarts acceptance letter. » 8/06/14 4:20pm 8/06/14 4:20pm

J.K. Rowling is not into your thirst for Harry Potter and has decided to become a crime novelist instead. » 7/21/14 7:45pm 7/21/14 7:45pm

COMMENCE FREAK-OUT NOW: J.K. Rowling has posted a new addition to the Harry Potter series on her website Pottermore. It takes the form of a gossip column written in the voice of Rita Skeeter. » 7/08/14 9:50am 7/08/14 9:50am

The Daily Mail is a publication that regularly produces stories. Some of these stories are fact, some of them are based in fact and some of them are not even close to fact. But when they've published stories in that last category, they have to apologize and they usually do so in a big way. Enter: J.K. Rowling's… » 5/08/14 12:20pm 5/08/14 12:20pm

So an incredibly condescending man corrects JK Rowling's grammar on twitter, she subtweets him, and then an army of French teenagers descend on the poor man. That's basically the story, right? » 5/07/14 6:50pm 5/07/14 6:50pm

Great news, Harry Potter fans. A new movie trilogy based on the Hogwart's universe is happening. » 3/30/14 9:30pm 3/30/14 9:30pm

Lynn Shepherd must have known what she was getting herself into when she wrote a Huffington Post piece urging J.K. Rowling to get out of the adult literature market. Shepherd stated that other writers deserve a turn (this is how the world works, BTW) and although she has never read Rowling's work (ok..), Shepherd… » 3/01/14 4:30pm 3/01/14 4:30pm

Ready your Amazon gift cards, nerds, because J.K. Rowling has a new novel due out in June. But unfortunately for the world's wizarding enthusiasts, The Silkworm is a sequel to The Cuckoo's Calling, written as Robert Galbraith. It'll follow the investigation into the disappearance of a loathed novelist. » 2/17/14 4:00pm 2/17/14 4:00pm

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling recently blew minds when, in an interview with Emma Watson, she revealed that she now wishes that Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger — the couple that formed the standout romance of the series — would not have ended up together and that maybe Hermione and Harry should have fallen in love… » 2/05/14 5:45pm 2/05/14 5:45pm

Brace yourselves, Jane Austen cultists: A scrap of writing from the author's very own hand has been discovered in the U.K., stuck in a first edition of her nephew's The Memoirs of Jane Austen. Meanwhile, I never find anything crammed into my books but Duane Reade receipts. » 2/03/14 5:20pm 2/03/14 5:20pm