Harry Potter star owns multi-million-pound Hertfordshire manor

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon has admitted he hasn't read any of JK Rowling's hit novels about the young wizard. Gambon, 68, known to millions as Professor Albus Dumbledore from the Harry Potter films, said he prefers not to read books before appearing in their screen adaptations, as it stops him from feeling disappointed about what gets left out, reports The Sun.

August 16th, 2009 LONDON - U2 guitarist The Edge has defended the band's multi million pound custom-built stage for their world tour. The three steel structures, cost between 15 million and 20 million pounds each, drew criticism from Talking Heads singer David Byrne.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - The latest 'Harry Potter' flick has once again managed to stay on top of the U.K. box office chart, after fighting off competition from a group of daredevil guinea pigs.

July 23rd, 2009 All the magic of Harry Potter could not save his best friend Ron Weasley aka actor Rupert Grint from contracting the dreaded swine flu. Apparently, Rupert got a mild case of swine flu; his publicist confirmed the news "It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," Grint 20; stars as Ron Weasley; Harry Potter’s best friend in the Harry Potter franchise.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - The sixth instalment of Harry Potter has given Hollywood studio Warner Bros. its seventh No.1 hit of the year and has pushed the studio's domestic gross past the $1 billion mark.

July 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', the sixth instalment in the boy wizard series, has topped the weekend box office after raking in 79.5 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' landed the second spot with 17.7 million dollars, reports E! Online.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - The new Harry Potter film that opened in cinemas across the world this week has set new US and British records for the first day's takings, its distributors said. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" took 4.7 million pounds in ticket sales on its British opening night Wednesday, beating the previous best of three million pounds set by "Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban".

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter has been voted the Best Fantasy Franchise in a new Internet poll. Harry Potter won 73 per cent of votes in the poll, conducted by websites Moviefone and Bebo.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - The sixth instalment of Harry Potter has smashed US box office records by raking in a whopping $22.2 million in less than 24 hours and it is said to be the best midnight opening of all times. The booking for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opened Wednesday.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Danielle Radcliffe has revealed that J.K. Rowling told him that she won't be writing any more Harry Potter books.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hermione Granger, the character in the Harry Potter series played by Emma Watson, topped a poll to find the most beloved of the characters. Contactmusic.com reports that fans picked Granger as the favourite from the Harry Potter gang and they believe she will go on to have the most successful career in movies once the franchise is over.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Daniel Radcliffe has said that he does not wish to watch his previous Harry Potter films because he is too self-critical. "I think all actors are (self-critical).

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Emma Watson is apprehensive about what turn her life will take after the series of Harry Potter flicks end. "It's going to sound dramatic, but I feel my life as I know it will be over.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - The latest instalment in the Harry Potter film could help make the franchise as one of the most successful franchises of all time, owing to the huge merchandising that comes with it. The first five Harry Potter movies have been a massive source of revenue and profit for Warner Bros.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has revealed that she did not know she had 10-million-pound fortune until she turned 18. "My dad never told me how much money I was earning.