Harry Potter III actor Gary Oldman won custody of us his young sons after his ex-wife accused him of keeping one boy drugged – the judge instead found Oldman to be the better parent.

We’ve got ’em, and we’ve got them scanned, and it includes our first real glimpse at an in-character Sirius. Much better. And Gambon as Dumbledore – check out the rings. This’ll tide us over nicely while we wait for some hi-res! 🙂 Alfonso Cuaron and Emma Watson Alfonso, Rupert and Dan in what appears to …read more!

In my Nimbus 2003 in Pictures post, I forgot to give credit to the two excellent pieces of art (Sirius and Remus and Ron getting his badge) I photographed. The one of Ron was done by the wonderfully talented and terrifically sweet Alicey; for more of her work, check out Floo.nu; the one of Sirius …read more!

A variety of news sources, including Sky News have reported that the real Slim Shady is a really big fan of Harry Potter. Thanks to everyone who emailed us regarding this! Editor’s Note: The story is near the bottom of the page.

This new Newsround story says you can apply to be an extra in GoF as early as this January!

Thanks to Adam for finding this “hidden” picture on Newsweek’s site of Michael Gambon as Dumbledore.

The Boston Globe looks at Harry’s effect on the popularity of reading. Thanks for the tip, John!

A brief interview with a mom who sent Harry overseas with her twenty-two year old son: “He thought they were so great; he got the other guys reading them,” Singleton said. “I don’t know if it’s because it takes him into a different world or what. That’s more reading than he’s done in a long …read more!

Another article from Newsweek – this time on changes to the text for the American editions of the books: The changes in book five are slight, like changing “colour” to “color,” and Levine says the remainder of the series will retain most of Rowling’s original wording. “Mum,” in other words, is no longer changed to …read more!

From Newsweek, an article on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, with photos of Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and director Alfonso Cuaron: “Azkaban” is the puberty movie in the Potter franchise-the one, says Emma Watson, who plays Hermione, in which “all those lovely, lovely hormones start coming out.” How will the movie reflect the …read more!