Most of you probably noticed that we were completely shut down this morning; this is by no means a negative reflection on our wonderful site hosts, Mantissa.net, who do all they do for us for free – because they too are HP and TLC fans – and always provide attentive assistance when we need it. …read more!

Thanks to Milly for her wonderful thumbnails and Kristin for her patience. Our shot-by-shot is mostly ready for primetime. I’ll fill in the rest of the blanks with captions and book citation in the AM.

The new PoA Official site has gone live! The correct link for the Harry Potter trailer is here!. Just hiding, it was. Windows Media Player 56k 100k 300k 500k Quicktime 56k 100k 300k 500k RealPlayer 56k 100k 300k 500k

The new and improved HarryPotter.com, which we previewed last month, will reveal its new look today, . The site will include the brand-new, much-hyped trailer which goes live early this evening (the 5pm was a misunderstanding on my part – my bad). Here at TLC we bring you a sneak peek, so check it out …read more!

To tide us over until the trailer hits, here is part four of Leaky’s Prisoner of Azkaban set report, “Flights and French Men.” Starring in this installment are the Fat Lady and a rather unexpected character. Enjoy!

The new trailer will hit satellite feeds tomorrow night. The times are: HARRY POTTER FEED #1 Wednesday, March 24 2004 9:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. ET HARRY POTTER FEED #2 Thursday, March 25 2004 5:00 a.m. – 5:15 a.m. ET 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. ET COORDINATES FOR BOTH FEEDS: Telstar 5, Transponder 14 (C-Band) …read more!

Directly from WB: The rumor about Kate Winslet in discussion to play a French wizard – perhaps Fleur – in Goblet of Fire is false.

Shaun Hatley attended the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Dean’s Lecture entitled “‘Harry Potter’: Implications for Child and Adolescent Health on March 22, and filed a report with us at TLC. Professor Glenn Bowes, the Stevenson Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, spoke …read more!

A very happy first birthday goes out today (March 23, GMT) to David Gordon Rowling Murray, the one-year-old with truly magical blood. Only 10 more years ’till Hogwarts!

AZCentral, while reprinting the USA Today piece online, has included higher-res pics of those newspaper scans. Here you go! Harry flying Buckbeak Harry with the map Harry on the Knight Bus Angry Harry, in the snow Trelawney On the Hogwarts Express The Monster Book of Monsters Anchoring Aunt Marge Harry fighting the dementors