SoFanatic has uploaded a scan of an article about Tom Felton, but we’re not sure which publication it’s from. Thanks to Courtney Beth for letting us know about the article – but if anyone knows where it comes from, please do tell us! The site seems to be down for the moment – but check …read more!

Hi all – we’ve just received word from Book Aid International – fantastic word – that the $23,000 donation you all made happen is going to provide 11,000 books for readers in the developing world. Please take this moment to pat yourselves heartily on the back. We have authorized the use of the money for …read more!

One of the main supporters of the (valiant, if unsuccessful) fan campaign to get actor Jason Carter cast as Sirius Black has written to inform us that a conversation with WB’s PoA casting office yielded the quote, “The part’s on offer, it’s gone.” They did not say who it went to, did not say a …read more!

The Hollywood Reporter has posted a piece in which Alfonso Cuaron talks HP3: “I don’t know if ‘dark’ is the word for it because there’s a great deal of humor (in the third tale),” Cuaron says. “I would say that rather than going into darker territory, it goes into more emotional territory. Because the characters …read more!

According to Alex Fung’s Film Page, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has been nominated for six Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: Best Ensemble Acting; Best Live Action Family Film; Best Costume Design; Best Visual Effects; Best Makeup; and Best Performance By A Youth In A Leading or Supporting Role – Female (Emma Watson)

According to an article in The Scotsman, JKR’s lawyers are paying close attention to homosexually explicit fanfic, more commonly termed “slash” [before the term became over- and misused to denotate every possible romantic pairing or batting of an eyelash within the books, that is – and it should be noted that the general definition of …read more!

This is not confirmation, but our reader Sara tells us that Book V is being listed on the Barnes & Noble employee database as available on none other than Harry’s birthday, July 31, 2003 – and seems to be accepting pre-orders. Again, this sounds like a “safe” date that can change at any moment (the …read more!

We’ve been hearing of new advertisements in various newspapers for CoS, including this one from Australia. If you’ve seen anything new in your local papers, please scan it in and let us know, so we can add it to the fandom’s collection.

Two bits from EW this week: “CASTING: Gosford Park star Michael Gambon, 62, is negotiating to play Dumbledore in Warner Bros. Harry Potter franchise. “They’ve offered, and he wants to do it,” says his agent. Gambon would replace Richard Harris, who died in October. The third film in the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner …read more!

The probability that the holder of the copyright on the Harry Potter books will sue the Russian publishers of books featuring Tanya Grotter is considered to be very strong, according to this article from Hoover’s Online. A final decision on whether or not to initiate litigation will be made on 13 January.