At the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, a high school in Austin, Texas, a group of students has formed a Muggle Quidditch Club, in which they play a Muggle version of the game.

Since we're all Muggles, flying broomsticks and whizzing Golden Snitches just don't work out for us. This hasn't fazed the academy's creative students, however. Their version of Quidditch is played on the ground, though they're still required to hold a broomstick between their legs. The Snitch is played in the form of a tennis ball hanging out of a player's shorts. The video, linked below, helps to explain gameplay.

To read the full story, and watch a video of the game being played, click here.

With the whole JKR.v.Lexicon business going on, it's nice to know that there is definitely something in the legal world that JKR can celebrate. Last year JK lost a court battle to protect the privacy of her children; with the case revolving mainly around a long-lens photo taken of her son back in 2004.

Thankfully, JK today appealed against this decision and won! Well done, Jo! Ms. Rowling and her husband, Dr. Neil Murray, released this statement -

We understand and accept that with the success of Harry Potter there will be a measure of legitimate media and public interest in Jo's professional activities and appearances.

We are immensely grateful to the court for giving our children protection from covert, unauthorised photography; this ruling will make an immediate and material difference to their lives.

Thanks to HPANA.

New footage of Harry Potter sets at Leavesden Studios, including Privet Drive, Hogwarts, and the forest, has appeared online.

The video, which has no sound but shows quite a few Potter sets in good quality, can be viewed by clicking here, courtesy of the BBC.

The DMFM staff needs someone who is fairly skilled in both CSS and HTML to run the DMFM website. We need someone who can design pages, and can devote at least 10 hours a week to the site, at the start of the project. Job duties will include the following:

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The part of young Lucius Malfoy in the upcoming Half-Blood Prince film will be played by Tony Coburn, pictured left.

In an interview with Blogwarts.com, the 18-year-old said his character appears in a dinner scene with Professor Slughorn, as well as Dumbledore's death scene. Tony worked alongside Jim Broadbent (Slughorn), Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), and Maggie Smith (McGonagall), just to name a few.

"Its amazing to be in the film and would never have imagined that I would feature in one, even though the part is small, it's still fantastic fun."

To read more of the interview, provided by theLeakyCauldron.org, click here.

Wow, we got it done! Here and there you might find some little tidbits that could be polished up a little, but the good news is that the entire forum has now upgraded to a much more student friendly one.

Come and take a look at our totally renovated Hogwarts, and check out an abundance of new features, such as:

- a proper store to help you with all your Diagon Alley needs, including various jokes and fun items
- You can now take proper care of your owls and cats, though if you wish, there is still the option to battle!
- Convey easily what mood you or your character are in so that everyone can see!
- add quotes to the quote system to show off with pride all our funny and well loved moments
- If you have requested to affiliate, there now is the option to directly apply for affiliation following the affiliation link in the board header
- faster then ever, new forum options, anything you need to help your RPing needs
- New teachers to teach you all the fun stuff about becoming a schooled wizard
- and of course our hardcore members making every day an awesome day!

Come and RPG with us on DMRP!

That is right folks, in the magical realm of the Harry Potter series, it has been ten years today since Harry defeated Lord Voldemort during the final battle in Hogwarts. When the clocks struck midnight on 2nd of May, 1998 the final battle started. It is true that the minor hostilites between the two sides started on the 1st of May, but the Final Battle didn't start until midnight when Voldemorts final ultimatum expired and the real battle begin. We will all remember the scene unfolding as we read, truly, one of the most amazing scenes that Jo has ever bestowed upon us.

Sadly, today also marks the ten year anniversary of the death of Fred Weasley, Tonks, Remus Lupin, and countless others. They died bravely fighting for what they thought was right, and I'm sure tears were spilled in both the fictional world of Harry Potter, and from Jo's loyal readers.

Raise you glasses to Harry and his triumphant win over Lord Voldemort ten years ago, and bow your heads in memory for all the losses suffered, and the death of characters we all grew to love.

For ten years, the Harry Potter books have appeared somewhere on The New York Times’s best-seller list. The hardcover edition of Sorcerer's Stone, was the first Harry Potter book to make it on the list, at the bottom of the hardcover fiction list on Dec. 27, 1998. The Harry Potter books later went to the list for children's series books in 2004. They have now disappeared of the list, but with the next movie and encyclopedia coming out, they're sure to make a comeback!

To read the full article click here.

Tickets for Equus on Broadway starring Potter stars Dan Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths are now on sale to the general public. Previously, they were only available to American Express cardholders.

To purchase, click here and then click "Find Tickets" towards the top right. previews begin on September 5th and then the show officially kicks off on September 25th. Thanks, Mugglenet, for the tip!

Stuff.co.nz gave Daniel Radcliffe a good review of his role in the movie My Boy Jack, saying:

"Bizarrely, this casting was perfect. Radcliffe was totally believable as the dutiful but troubled teen trying to both knuckle under and break away from the huge shadow of his father."

The movie itself was said to be "perfect Anzac fare, and extremely moving." Great job, Dan!