According to The Scotsman, actor Ewan McGregor “refuses to read the [Harry Potter] books to his children, Clara, 8, and Esther, 2, because they do not make good bedtime reading.” He opts instead for Lemony Snicket.

Emma Thompson will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, November 12th. According to the site, she will be speaking about “Love Actually”; there is no indication that she’ll speak about PoA. Please see the site for times. Thanks, Marie!

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live will feature guest Alan Rickman on November 12th. Please see the site for times.

The new Peter Pan trailer features plenty of Jason Isaacs’ chilling wickedness as Captain Hook. Thanks for the link, Laurie.

The Dutch translation of OotP, entitled Harry Potter en de Orde van de Feniks, will be released on Saturday, November 22. The cover, which we first saw back in July, was designed by Ien van Laanen and Anne Lammers. Thanks, Alexander!

The Bushnell Instant Replay Binoculars (as featured by Popular Science) can capture 30 seconds of play and cost $600. Thanks for the link, Roger.

We’ve got some hi-res versions of the pics that have appeared this week from the movie – enjoy! Check out the gorgeous background in the Snape-Trio pic, and the first real clear shot of Lupin’s face in the Gambon pic. I left the one of the dementor-hand ridiculously huge so that you can see all …read more!

Having taken a snippet from a Telegraph article, Contact Music has a short article with Emma Thompson discussing Trelawney. The scene she seemingly describes as part of PoA is pretty much something that happens in Order of the Phoenix: “I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand …read more!

Asked about Harry Potter allusions in his comic strip “Get Fuzzy”, cartoonist Darby Conley said that his character “Satchel would like Neville and my favorite characters are the Weasley twins. I’m glad you like the Harry Potter references. I’m already waiting for Book 6.” Thanks for the link, Andy!

It’s Chris Rankin’s (Percy Weasley’s) 20th birthday, and we wish him a great one! Thanks, Alex!