The pics that ran in The Sun a while back are on the official HP site, a small bit larger and with captions. This also puts to rest speculation that these are rehearsal pictures, as they are tagged as ‘PoA pictures.’ Thanks Parker, for the tip!

USA Today has an article discussing the latest Peter Pan movie and how a certain baddie we all know might just be what gets the audience hooked on the film.

A bit more on that book burning we told you about earlier this week, as well as response from the local community: Other books, magazines, posters, compact discs and movies that members believe do not promote God also went up in smoke Sunday, as more than 50 people gathered outside the church for the fiery …read more!

From Guardian Unlimited: If the row is not resolved, the studios could – in theory – stop the BBC showing their films: the corporation wants to make Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone the centrepiece of a ratings-busting Christmas schedule.

Two Ball State University professors use Harry Potter quotes and connections in their classes. With that in mind, Vasicko added, quoting Harry Potter to start a lesson becomes a perfect hook to grab students’ interest.

If you look at the picture of Cuaron and Emma Watson, you can see the Time Turner’s gold chain around Emma’s neck. Also, the Daily Prophet page that Rupert has in front of him in the Leaky Cauldron pic has a two-word headline, the second word being “Egypt.” I can’t make out the first (though …read more!

A lit professor looks at the ‘epic stew’ that is Harry Potter: “Looting” these great authors, Rowling enters their company and takes with her all the 9- to 90-year-olds who devour her books. Older readers enjoy in them a glimpse of the scaffolding beneath her mind, while younger readers can look forward to the moment …read more!

Remember the Newsweek pics? We’ve got them for you in hi-res, without the captions and headlines splashed across them. Cuaron and Emma Gambon as Dumbledore Hermione and Harry Cuaron, Rupert and Daniel (in The Leaky Cauldron?) Daniel and Cuaron on the Hogwarts Express In the Shrieking Shack The Trio Have fun, don’t crash us!

Sylvia sent us this article from The Atlantic Online in which literary critic Harold Bloom again spouts off about Harry Potter, calling it “rubbish”. A quote: I went round to the Yale bookstore and purchased an inexpensive paperback copy of the first volume. I could not believe what was in front of me. What I …read more!

A short article from Fredricksburg, Virginia’s Free Lance-Star on the use of Latin in the Potter series. Editor’s Note: Probably nothing here new for TLC readers who regularly comb the Lexicon, but possibly something you didn’t know if you’re a newer fan. Thanks to Geoffrey for the link!