Hi all! This post is specifically directed at those who have tickets for POA IMAX NYC on Saturday afternoon, and those who do not have tickets, but would like to try and get in anyway. For those who have tickets – please be at the theater early. We are going to distribute tickets between 2:00 …read more!

Three weary TLC editors have returned to the U.S. tonight and will soon be bringing you a full report of the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which we were lucky enough to attend, and the after-party, which we were so lucky to attend we’re not quite over it yet. (Yes, …read more!

The “News” and “Rumors” sections of J.K. Rowling.com have been updated, and include JKR’s reaction to the reaction to her site, her thoughts on the premiere, and a few more rumor-squashes.

PoA opened in the UK today (on a national holiday) to what, as was expected, is the biggest opening day in UK history. It grossed about $9 million from 535 locations, in one day, which is higher than HPSS ($3.9 million) and HPCOS ($3.99 million) combined. (It’s worth noting that there are perhaps three buses …read more!

Thanks to a collaboration between fan and movie sites including Blackfilm.com (who transcribed this bit), we’re happy to give you guys the transcript of the May 24 New York press conference with Dan Radcliffe and Emma Watson. This seems to be a partial transcript, if memory serves – I seem to recall a few more …read more!

As she promised, J.K.Rowling has updated her site – we have a new wizard of the month, new fan site award, and more stuff I have not yet discovered…check it out! (The wizard of the month, Gwenog Jones, doesn’t seem to be loading. Give it some time guys – she’s probably updating as we speak, …read more!

Devon Murray and Matthew Lewis will be signing autographs and greeting fans in Birmingham on Sunday, June 6 for StarCity Amusement Centre’s Make A Wish event. Thanks to Claire for letting us know – she also says that if you see PoA in Birmingham, you might get a flyer for the event at the theater, …read more!

Salon Magazine asks whether anyone really cares about the upcoming summer blockbusters. The article implies that Azkaban may be an exception to this summer’s hype, as “Alfonso Cuaron stands a good chance of finally rescuing the Harry Potter series from the numbing ‘faithfulness’ of Chris Columbus.”

I had the extreme pleasure of chatting briefly with J.K. Rowling last night, and her first question, asked as if she really honestly thought there was a chance we’d say no, was ‘Do you like the site?’ She then said “I’m updating soon,” so there you have it. Keep an eye on J.K. Rowling.com!

Australia’s Daily Telegraph has pins of Harry Potter characters and of Hogwarts available to its readers. Starting today, until Saturday June 12, readers can start collecting Harry Potter character pins – they’re two dollars with the token from The Daily Telegraph, and there are, in total, 11 pins in all to collect.