ITV reports the results of a recent poll of girls aged 16 to 18. Comedienne Dawn French, who’ll be playing the Fat Lady in PoA, is the celebrity young British women most admire, and J.K. Rowling is listed second.

Reuters reports that Jason Isaacs has landed a three-episode arc on NBC’s “The West Wing.” He will play a photojournalist and a love interest for Donna Moss (Janel Moloney). It’s not clear whether this appearance will air in May or next season.

Set Report Part V: “Candy” is up! You can guess what’s in this one…

Ol’ Tom ‘ere. I suppose you Muggles aren’t so bad. Might as well let these editors carry on…jus’ turn my head, that’s all. What the Ministry don’t know won’t hurt ’em, and you Muggles are harder to clear out than a stack o’ spining billywigs, so I’m taking me an extended holiday. Have a round …read more!

Now let’s talk about me new Muggle friend Jim Tavaré, who is runnin’ that thar London marathon on April 18 for the British Dyslexia Association. We can all help him by sponsoring him online – any Muggle who does gets a Butterbeer on the house. Ol’ Jim is hoping to complete the run in thre …read more!

So, this FilmForce pub (never heard of it) is reporting that Hermione Granger may end up turning into some sort of bird. Robin. Friends with a Batman – never heard of a Batman. Flipped through Fantastic Beasts, didn’t see any mention. New hybrid, I suppose. Interesting about Hermione, though – d’you reckon it means she’s …read more!

HP cast members Jamie Waylett (Crabbe), James and Oliver Phelps (the Weasley twins) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) were presenters at the 2004 UK FiFi Awards on March 29 at the Dorchester Hotel in London. The Fragrance Foundation‘s annual awards honor outstanding fragrances and this year was held in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. …read more!

The Boston Globe discusses the coming of HP convention The Witching Hour to Salem in 2005, in tandem with a history of the area.

The John Williams Fan Network is mirroring an “effects free” version of Something Wicked This Way Comes from the first theatrical trailer for PoA. You can find it here.

The Leaky Shot-by-Shot is now complete – containing full chapter and page references to appropriate Enjoy! (Editor’s Note: One interesting thing I noticed was that in the Hogsmeade scene and the “Malfoy smack” it seems Crabbe aka Jamie Waylett is there but Josh Herdman aka Goyle is nowhere to be seen. Instead, there seems to …read more!