Or maybe not. SlowFox let us know about an article in today’s Daily Telegraph which states that UK vets report a dramatic rise last year in dogs and cats being named after characters from Tolkien and the Harry Potter films. Films, not books. The top ten list posted in the paper for cats and dogs …read more!

Alright everyone: I love the IMDB, you love the IMDB, we all love the IMDB, but their posting Ian McKellen as the new Dumbledore does not mean it’s fact. The IMDB has a notoriously high tolerance for rumours, and notoriously high record of posting information Joe Blow off the street sends in. It’s a wonderful …read more!

Rupert Grint’s interview with Jay Leno will air again on Thursday, January 9, and Emma Watson’s will air on Friday, January 10. See NBC.com’s Tonight Show site for more information. Thanks to Julie for the link.

We do want to note that another new character in Book 3 who reappears in Book 4 is Peter Pettigrew – again, we have no indication at this point which role, if any, Oldman is being touted for. Some of you are also saying Dumbledore – keep in mind that Oldman is only 45, not …read more!

A letter to the editor published in today’s Miami Herald announces an event on January 18, 2003 hosted by the Youth Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida. The event will focus on “activities designed to show that the lessons in Harry Potter books are central to the Christian faith.”

Rumours have abounded the past two days about Gary Oldman being cast in the next 2 movies – we haven’t got a peep in the way of confirmation, so keep that in mind, but being cast in the next “2” movies would make him a prime contender for Sirius Black (since Lupin does not appear …read more!

The Official Harry Potter Website has put up a fun new game called “Spider Frenzy” and some more set tours. It also appears as though the WB is using the same kind of game used in the “Find Hedwig” sweepstakes for it’s new movie “Kangaroo Jack.”

Jo sent us an article at The Washington Post. The reporter claims that: The “Harry Potter” pictures are based on individual children’s books that have characters in common but only incidental narrative connection. We at TLC suspect that said reporter has only seen the movies, and not read the books, which contain more than incidental …read more!

From ABC News comes this report that Warner Bros. took top honours in the majors’ overseas box office derby last year, thanks to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Warner’s international division amassed $1.6 billion — a company record.

The Columbus Dispatch has an article in today’s paper (Emmi reports) about the impact of the Harry Potter books on central Ohio kids.