Dark Mark is carrying this rumor from CountingDown: I was just browsing through yesterday’s news on Counting Down when I found this article about book 5: Despite all the signs that the fifth Harry Potter book was set to arrive in the first quarter of 2003, it appears that fans may be looking at an …read more!

Movie News: BBC Newsround reports that the PoA movie won’t be out until 2004, as reported by us in December 2001 (the reasoning given at the time: A film of this grandeur normally takes 18 months to film. CoS is being rushed through to make it out on time. PoA refuses to be rushed, and …read more!

Well, this official Harry Potter Newsletter came out today, and it has a bit of juicy info. Apparently, there are rumors of twenty deleted scenes on the DVD. The exact wording on the email is this: MEMBER QUOTE Jawapodracer says “I found something!!!” and wants to know if anybody has been able to translate the …read more!

Dark Mark has posted nominations for their 2nd Fan Choice Awards. TLC is up for Best News, Best Specialty Site, and Best Web Team. Rock on. Voting ends on Harry’s birthday, so go vote for your favorites!

Designer contest: We will announce a new designer as soon as possible. Thank you all for entering – it’s been truly enlightening seeing our site envisioned from so many different eyes. We appreciate it, and wish we could add you all to the team.

Not sure if this has been reported elsewhere, but in related news: The first three books of Lemony Snicket’s fantasy series (which is very often compared to HP), A Series of Unfortunate Events, is being made into a movie by Nickelodeon, for release in late 2003.

Check it out – I stuck all the CoS pictures currently available (or the links to them) onto one page. Have fun!

Has Alfonso Cuaron signed on for HP3? Reports are saying he has. (Personally…I think the choice is inspired…): Monterrey, Mexico. – Alfonso Cuarón accepted to direct to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third part of the series of films based on the books of J. K. Rowling. Still it is not official, …read more!

Update on the trailer shot-by-shot: As many of you pointed out, and as I suspected in my weary stupor last evening, the image that claims to be Justin Finch Fletchley, is, in fact, Crabbe or Goyle being manhandled. That’s fixed now. And a bit is added under the pic of the dragon bones – which …read more!

Trailer Screen Shot Scene-by-Scene: Alright guys, I spent way, way, wayyyyy too much time doing this, so I hope you enjoy. Click the image (or here) to begin.(I know there are typos. It was late. They will be fixed as soon as one of us has time! All text is from Harry Potter and the …read more!