Team TLC wishes everyone in Germany, Austria & Switzerland a wonderful day of reading OotP in German! HP-Fans.de tells us they’ll be posting pictures of the book release events of the day.

A lot of you wondered what’s going on with the origami swan Draco’s got in this picture – so did we. Today, editor Megan and I had the extreme pleasure of interviewing and just plain hanging out with Jamie Waylett, otherwise known as Vincent Crabbe. We will have a LOT of coverage, pictures, even funny …read more!

Thanks to reader Alice for sending us a scan from today’s article in USA Today. because of that, we have details for a few more pictures and two new ones: Floating Aunt Marge (If you look closely, you can see Ripper down below her to the left). Dumbledore at Start of Term (You can see …read more!

TLC reader ixchelmala has forevermore earned the title of SuperSpyIxhcelmala. After seeing a display of a Sirius “wanted poster” at a nearby movie theater, she returned with her camera for a spy mission and got us some first-look pics. The standups aren’t photos, they’re lenticular – sort of like a hologram – so that at …read more!

Preview of HP3 in USA Today today – go to this link for two new pics – of Gambon, and of Aunt Marge inflating! The trailer offers the first glimpse of the evil hooded Dementors, who suck the happiness out of those unlucky enough to cross their paths; the dangerous, scraggly-haired escaped prisoner Sirius Black …read more!

Just in case you forgot, the trailer will be in front of Loony Tunes: Back in Action next Friday; it will also hit satellites late Wednesday (more details to come).

Thanks to all the readers who wrote in to tell us that The Z Review has posted five new POA pics – larger versions as soon as we can! Here they are for your convenience: Harry in the courtyard Draco in class doing…something with origami On the way to Hogwarts…or Hogsmeade The Trio in Hogsmeade …read more!

According to The Scotsman, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal blocked the publication of the Dutch translation of Russian children’s book “Tanja Grotter” today, saying the story was stolen from the popular Harry Potter books.

Thank very much to Simon for sending us this audio file of Emma Thompson on Parkinson where you can hear her mocking her own portrayal of Trelawney: Parkinson: And also you are doing Harry Potter. ET: Yes P: You have done that have you? ET: I have done that, yes. I am playing Professor Trelawney …read more!

Gary Oldman aka Sirius Black will be on Graham Norton’s talk show on Channel 4 at 10pm. It’s bonfire night and tonight’s guest is sure to cause some fireworks with the ladies in the audience! Graham’s guest is Hollywood actor Gary Oldman, famous for his roles in Dracula, Leon and True Romance! They’ll be getting …read more!