This short article discusses Emma Thompson’s announcement as Trelawney with the actress herself: Emma Thompson says she will be wearing “great, googly-eyed glases and Oxfam clothes” for her role in the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. … “I was hoping that at some point I’d be asked to do …read more!

Reader Jeff wrote to let us know that two new titles: Harry Potter and the Battle for Hogwarts and Harry Potter and the Final Revelation have been registered by Seabottom, who registered two titles a few months ago. As always, we’re researching it, but again, I’d bet my left kidney that these are not book …read more!

Dark Mark has put up a number of rumors this afternoon about the PoA movie and the sixth book. We are still looking for confirmation or denial of these rumors, so hold off on believing everything in there yet. I will say that some of it sounds like it may have merit, some of it …read more!

The Snitch today posted six pages from call sheets from the Prisoner of Azkaban movie. Thanks to Sue Upton for the update!

CBBC Newsround has some great photos from this year’s Collectormania.

We announced it on Monday, but now we’ve got the official press release announcing Emma Thompson as Trelawney. Enjoy! EMMA THOMPSON JOINS ALL-STAR CAST OF HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN BURBANK, CA, (October, 9, 2003) – Academy Award-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Remains of the Day, Howards End, Wit) …read more!

Victoria, whose interviews with Christian Coulson and the Phelps twins were posted here on TLC over the weekend, also spoke with Matthew Lewis at Collectormania IV and has brought it back for us! Matthew Lewis looks nothing like Neville Longbottom in real life. A mop of curly hair above a set of very piercing eyes …read more!

Michael Duff of the University Daily turns the microscope around to study and categorize the critics of Harry Potter.

Gere Goble of the Mansfield News Journal discusses the flood of angry mail that followed a posting on TLC. The article is actually focused on another subject, with the Potter part found further down the page. I learned about that in a big way in the Horrible Harry Potter Affair. I wrote a column a …read more!

Harry Potter fans can spend a “Harry Potter Day” fighting their way through a giant corn maze at Escobar’s Highland Farm in Rhode Island! Thanks, Amy!