Back in February I announced that Harry Melling (Dudley) would be attending Spotlight Event’s Back to Hogwarts event this past weekend in Paris.  The event has been rescheduled to November 4-6th. Harry will still be in attendance and it has also been announced that Stanislav Ianevski (Krum) will be at the event as well. More stars will be announced as the event approaches, I will keep you up to date.

More information on the event may be read at this page. Tickets may be purchased through this link; prices range from 70 Euro to 300 Euro.

As I posted back in January, Harry Melling, best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films, will be guest starring on tonight’s episode of Merlin on SyFy in the United States. He is playing the role of Gilli, a sorcerer, nice to see him playing the other side of the spectrum as opposed to a muggle, right? It will be airing at 10pm so don’t forget!

The episode is entitled “The Sorcerer’s Shadow” and the description is as follows:

Camelot’s legendary tournament only has one rule: there are no rules whatsoever. Terrifying warriors start to fill the mythical city, Gilli between them. Despite his small stature, Gilli is ready to join the action and committed to achieve victory with a secret weapon to help him: magic. When Gilli begins to realize the full extent of his powers, Merlin becomes torn since his new friend is putting his own life in danger as well as threatening the very heart of Camelot with his actions. Will Merlin be able to make Gilli see sense before it’s too late?

If you’ve never seen the show before I advise you to watch it, it is amazing and one of my favorite shows (along with The Big Bang Theory, yes I am a MAJOR geek). You can order Season 1 and  Season 2 on Amazon to catch up on the series. Season 4 will be filming soon and will air first in the UK on BBC and then some time after that it will air here in the US (hopefully)

Harry Potter star Harry Melling is the first star announced as attending the Back to Hogwarts event being held by Spotlight Events.  Harry plays Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films and was recently in an episode of Merlin on BBC (his episode will be airing in the USA later this year).

The event is being held at Espace Charenton in Paris from August 26th – 28th. Information on tickets and pricing may be found here.

For all you Harry Potter fans in the US who also enjoy the BBC show Merlin (starring Colin Morgan and Bradley James) a few Harry Potter stars will be guest starring on Season 3, which just finished airing in the UK a few weeks ago. If you haven’t seen the show, I suggest you catch up by watching the first two seasons on IMDB, its AWESOME, definitely one of my favorite shows! You can read an interview with Colin (Merlin) and Bradley (Arthur) here at collider.com. The guest appearances, in order of appearance, are as follows (I am assuming they aren’t skipping any weeks):

• John Hurt (Ollivander) has a recurring role as The Dragon, he is seen in most episodes, though I am not sure which ones he will be in this season.
• Mark Williams is the voice of a Goblin in episode 3, “Goblin’s Cold”, probably airing on January 21st.
• Warwick Davis playing Grettir in episode 8, “The Eye of the Phoenix”, probably airing February 25th.
• Miriam Margoyles will play Grunhilda in episode 6, “The Changeling” which should air on February 11th.
• As I posted back in November, Harry Melling (Dudley Dursley) guest starred on episode 11, “The Sorcerer’s Shadow” playing Gilli. That episode probably will air March 18th.

Who else is as excited as I am for the premiere on Friday (YAY!!!!). There is a marathon that day starting at 8:30 am for anyone who is able to watch (sadly I will be at work). You can also order Season 1 and pre-order Season 2 on Amazon.

Harry Melling, who played Dudley Dursley in the Potter films, guest starred on this past weeks episode of Merlin which is entitled “The Sorcerer’s Shadow” playing Gilli. For those of you who are in the UK you can watch the episode here. And as for those of use in the US we will have to wait for Series 3 to air in the US (which will be in early 2011 according to TV Guide), unless you watch it in an illegal manner…which I do not condone.

Also in an interview he mentioned how he had to wear a fat suit for the final Potter film.

The 21-year-old Merlin star plays Harry’s cousin in the Harry Potter films, but had to have the extra weight added after he shed the pounds over the years. “It was quite funny because I had a big fatsuit on in this film and face prosthetics – I do look a bit different because Dudley was a very piggish character and about three years ago I lost quite a considerable amount of weight,” he said.

“It was bizarre, you feel really big and my mobility was affected. However, it is amazing to feel light but within someone that should feel really heavy, so that was a fascinating contrast. It was interesting in terms of the physicality and thinking about how he would hold himself.”

His weight loss also ensures that he is rarely recognised on the streets. “No I don’t, which is really beyond amazing! It means that I can lead a normal life without the baggage of people running after me and shouting things at me,” he revealed. “It was an active decision to try and change that and hopefully I can continue to do that throughout my career and be as mercurial and changeable as possible.”

A few of the Potter films will be airing on television at various times this month. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was already on ABC last Saturday.  Coming next is Chamber of Secrets this coming Saturday, February 13th, on ABC at 8pm EST.  Then we have Prisoner of Azkaban airing the next Saturday, February 20th at 8pm EST, also on ABC.

I assume that Goblet of Fire will be airing on ABC as well, but it’s not on tvguide.com’s listings yet.

Finally, thanks to SnitchSeeker, we know that Order of the Phoenix will make its network tv debut on ABC on Saturday February 27th.

“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith and Harry Melling, airs as the “ABC Saturday Movie of the Week,” FEBRUARY 27 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The film, winner of two People’s Choice Awards, will be broadcast in HDTV format with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.