Good news for Team Starkid fans in Michigan! "A Very Potter Sequel" will be performed live May 14-16. Not in Michigan? Don't fear. A recorded version of the show will play at Infinitus this July in Orlando, Florida. The stars of the musical will then hold a panel and perform their songs live.

Team Starkid, the makers of the original YouTube hit "A Very Potter Musical," made the announcement via Twitter. Check out the video announcement here!

Will you be seeing them at Infinitus? Thanks to everyone who emailed in!

Likely to tie in with her upcoming episodes from Universal Orlando, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has announced that they are looking for kids "who know everything about Harry Potter":

Do you have a precocious child who knows everything there is to know about Harry Potter books and movies? Is talking about Harry Potter his or her favorite subject? If so, we want to hear about them! Click here to tell us about your little wizard.

You can fill out the submission form on this page. The page doesn't explicitly state any age limit - so everyone should feel free to apply!

We have an update today from the Harry Potter Alliance with respect to the Helping Haiti Heal fundraiser held back in January to assist those devastated by the effects of the Haitian earthquake.

The official presentation of the check for $123,754.41 was made by Andrew Slack to Partners in Health representative Jackson Compere. You can read all about it right here.

Additionally, photos from the first plane arriving in Port-au-Prince, appropriately titled "Harry," can be seen below. The plane landed at 8:22 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3 with over 16,000 pounds of life-saving medical supplies. Ron and Hermione are scheduled to follow.

- Partners in Health rep with Harry's plane
- Supplies from Harry's plane
- More supplies from Harry's plane
- Supplies with Goblet of Fire book

Thank you again to everybody who contributed!

Our friends at HPEF have just announced that their upcoming Infinitus 2010 Harry Potter conference, to be held July 15th - 18th at the Universal Studios Orlando Resort, will include a special event inside the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, exclusively for Infinitus attendees!

More details concerning events within the park will be coming soon. MuggleCast will also be hosting a podcast at Infinitus and will participate in various activities throughout the entire conference. To learn more information and to register for the event, click here! If you do register, be sure to put "MuggleCast" in the referral box so they know who sent you!

Our friend Zack Luye of Adagio Teas recently posted a video review of fan-made Harry Potter house teas.

They're available to purchase through Adagio's website, but you may not want to purchase them - Zack didn't enjoy the combinations too much.

Watch his review at this link!

It's been almost two weeks since the Potter community came together with others online to raise money for the relief effort in Haiti. Since then, Helping Haiti Heal has raised close to $97,000 thanks to all of your incredible efforts!

If we get to the $105,000 mark, Partners in Health will name the three full cargo planes we funded after Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

This morning J.K. Rowling has passed along a message, specifically to all of you:

To everyone who has helped raise such an incredible amount for the earthquake survivors in Haiti: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

Like many others, I made a personal donation to the DEC shortly after the earthquake happened; but never did I expect such an amazing response from all of you. You cannot imagine how awed, moved and humbled I am to know that planes named Harry, Ron and Hermione are going to be flying off to help. I did not need this to remind me how extraordinary Harry’s fans are, but you keep giving me proofs. THANK YOU! - Jo

Remember, that you can still donate right here with a chance to win some great prizes!

The Harry Potter Alliance has united with fan communities across the world, raising over $50,000 for Helping Haiti Heal! That money will charter an entire cargo plane that will bring critical life-saving supplies to thousands of Haitians and more.

Today at 2 PM ET will be another Livestream event (not as long as last week's - but just as important nonetheless) at thehpalliance.org/haiti!

And we're still going! When you donate at thehpalliance.org/haiti/prizes, you become eligible to receive one of over 200 thank you gifts based on individual donation levels. These gifts include a:

-Full UK set of seven signed Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, along with a handwritten card from the author!!!
-Signed guitar from Harry Potter actor Tom Felton's personal collection.
-Harry Potter book signed by the Harry Potter cast (courtesy of actress Evanna Lynch)!!!

-Signed copies of Unseen Academicals and Wintersmith by author Sir Terry Pratchett!
-A signed copy of Harlequin Valentine from Neil Gaiman!
-And so much more!

We are less than $17,000 away from chartering a second plane for Partners In Health! Every little bit helps - please donate today!

Earlier today, Harry Potter fans joined with members of fandoms from other popular books, movies, and TV series in a home-grown effort to contribute to the growing humanitarian aid and charitable relief activities in Haiti. The Helping Haiti Heal webcast, benefiting Partners in Health, raised over $33,000 in just six hours time!

The fundraising efforts will continue throughout the week until Saturday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to donate please visit this page. You can become eligible for the now more than 200 gifts generously given by so many different people. The signature item is a signed U.K. Edition set of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, including a handwritten thank-you card from the author.

Today's webcast will be available in its entirety shortly, as will the individual podcasts you heard on today's stream. We will keep you posted on all the details!

Many thanks to the Harry Potter Alliance, The Leaky Cauldron, HPANA, and all the others who made today such a success! But most importantly, thank you to all who donated!

Harry Potter fans have joined with members of fandoms from other popular books, movies, and TV series to create Helping Haiti Heal, a home-grown effort to contribute to the growing humanitarian aid and charitable relief activities in Haiti.

This Saturday, January 23rd, at 2 P.M. EST, HPA's PotterWatch, PotterCast, MuggleCast, Hogwarts Radio, and FictionAlley will come together for a live fundraising webcast on Livestream to benefit Partners in Health.  This four hour live event will feature a donation drive where donors have the opportunity to win prizes, leaders and celebrities from various segments of popular culture, wizard rockers, interviews with civic leaders and Haitian Americans, and so much more.

The MuggleCast LIVE portion will begin shortly after 2 PM ET. To help us spread the word, tweet the following: "We're Helping Haiti Heal - learn about a huge fandom event happening Sat. from 2pm to 6pm ET! http://bit.ly/5603s6 #hhh"

Wizard Rock bands Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, The Remus Lupins, Ministry of Magic, Lauren Fairweather, and The Whomping Willows will perform as part of this live event.

Many amazing, unique, and rare prizes are available do donors, including:

• Half-Blood Prince DVD and Blu-ray copies donated by MuggleNet


• Female Force JK Rowling comic book donated by MuggleNet


• Unique birthday/voicemail messages from MuggleCast made just for you


• Involvement with MuggleCast's upcoming Bad Romance parody

As many know, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday, and the country fears that more than 100,000 have died.

Many more are currently in need of assistance, and the Harry Potter Alliance is rallying Harry Potter fans to donate to the cause:

Please consider donating $10 to Haiti by texting “HAITI” to 90999. Or if you have access to a credit card, we highly recommend you donate to Partners In Health as they have been in Haiti for over 20 years and have written the book on health and human rights. Partners in Health both tackle the symptoms as well as the root causes.

We encourage everyone to give what they can so the people of Haiti can begin recovery efforts.

It was several months ago when an acting troupe now known as "StarKid Potter" took the Harry Potter fandom by storm with their Harry Potter musical "A Very Potter Musical". To date, it has received over 200,000 views on YouTube.

Many of you wrote in tonight to let us know about this new video they posted, revealing that they are working on "A Very Potter Sequel". They plan on releasing it in Summer 2010.

We can't wait to see it!

It's December, and for many of us that often means the stress of exams, college applications, and the holidays. It's enough to make all of us act like pre-exam mode Hermiones. In fact, it has somehow become "normal" to listen to a Muggle Mindset that tells us that in order to be productive or hardworking, we must live with a level of stress that is so high it can cause us to panic or lose sleep over what we "should" be doing.

The HPA has been putting out blog posts each day about ways that we can get beyond the Muggle Mindset and relieve stress at this often crazy time. Check it out at http://TheHPAlliance.org - there's a new post about this every day for the next several days!

The HPA is participating in America's Giving Challenge, which gives $1000 to the organization that can get the most amount of people to give in a single day. The minimum donation is 10 dollars and it has to be given through this Facebook cause.

If you believe in blending the arts, literature, pop culture, and social change is something this world needs, while making the magic of Harry Potter real for so many of us - then please join us in this special 24 hours through making a ten dollar donation to show your love and support of the HPA.

Hurry, the contest only runs until 3 p.m. EST today, Oct. 29!

A single mother from the United Kingdom was planning to have a Harry Potter-themed party this weekend to celebrate Halloween. Instead Ms. Marmite Lover will have to change things up a bit.

Last Friday, she received a cease-and-desist letter from Warner Bros. suggesting that her "proposed use of the Harry Potter properties...without our consent would amount to an infringement of Warner's rights."

Ms. Lover was looking to charge a small entry fee (as she has for other themed parties), but says that no harm was intended. She set up a small site to purchase tickets online.

"My living room holds under 30 people, this is hardly some cynical money spinning exercise – at a maximum of 25 British pounds a head I won't make a profit, I'll be struggling to cover the costs of the ingredients and props I've shelled out on, such as dry ice and miracle berries."

Warner Bros. said they do not, of course, object to her holding a generic wizard/Halloween night and that is what Ms. Lover has been forced to do.

What do you think of this? Should Warner Bros. be shutting down Potter-themed Halloween parties? Or is Ms. Lover in the wrong?

Forget football Sunday, today is the Quidditch World Cup!

There will be 22 teams participating in the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association's tournament, so tune in here.

Thanks to Matt for the tip!

The HPA will stand up against Proposition One--a ballot that would repeal same-sex marriage in Maine--by "Wrock-ing 4 Equality" on Oct. 24.

The Harry Potter Alliance is bringing together thousands of Harry Potter fans across the world to fight Proposition One. The basic gist is one day of activism set in Portland, Maine at the North Star Cafe (225 Congress Street Portland, Maine 04101) featuring Harry and the Potters and Draco and the Malfoys. The concert will be live streamed for fans to watch online. After the first show is over, concert attendees in Portland will canvass and those watching online will phone bank in conjunction with both Mass and Maine Equality. At the end of the day, we'll be coming together for a second concert to close things out.

Click here for more information.

Middlebury College is set to host the Third Annual Quidditch World Cup later this month. As you may recall, Middlebury has made everyone's favorite sport from the Harry Potter series popular across college campuses.

The event will take place on October 25th from 9 am - 5 pm with 26 teams competing from around the United States. You can get all the information and latest updates on their Facebook page or by following them on Twitter.

Be sure to check out MTV's coverage of this up-and-coming college sport!

Thanks to Emily for sending this in!

Our friends at Magical Tours have let us know that their great Harry Potter themed tours in Britain are ready for reservations. Next summer, five tours are being offered. It’s a little soon to tell too much, but their 2010 tour season is slated to have some really amazing surprise events.

Magical Tours also revealed that there will be another Summer Intern Contest – soon to be announced right here on MuggleNet!

Visit Magical Tours to see what’s coming up next summer, and stay tuned to MuggleNet to get the details on the contest to determine who will win an all-expense paid summer internship to learn the travel biz while traveling to all the Harry Potter book and movie locations in England and Scotland!

"A Very Potter Musical," the popular musical parody, now has a website and a soundtrack!

The website crashed earlier this week when it was first announced, but it is up and running again with information about "A Very Potter Musical" and "Little White Lie."

The soundtrack is available for download for free right here, but Team Star Kid is asking for donations to fund any future projects.

Registration for Infinitus 2010 is officially open! The people who brought you Lumos, Prophecy, Portus and Azkatraz are back at it again! HPEF is offering an early bird registration price for $165.00 until midnight of September 7th, 2009. After that, registration will be $180.00 until March 31, 2010. It will then increase to $200.00 pending availability. Be sure to put "MuggleNet" in the referral box when signing up!

Please note that your registration will include all Formal Programming except Keynote Luncheons (which can be purchased at a later date). Information about tickets to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be available soon!

For complete information, head on over to Infinitus2010.org. Infinitus will take place in Orlando, Florida from July 15-18, 2010.