Winky of potterworldonline, writes us to say the actress Carole Bouquet was interviewed last night on Canal +TV. When asked if she was to be Madame Maxime in the upcoming Goblet of Fire movie,Carole Bouquet said no, and added that the studios were against this decision(to be in the film).

Today, the Sunday Mail is reporting that due to the large amounts of bad weather, Goblet of Fire may film in a drier location other than Glencoe, Scotland. Reportedly, Exmoor in Devon has been looked at as a possible alternate location for filming, while the glen would be used just for scenic shots. Thanks Sirius …read more!

Today Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) turns 54 Happy Birthday Julie!

Figures.com has added an article to its site to accompany the photos from the New York Toy Fair that they posted last week. In addition to the figures we’ve seen so far, they’re releasing a set of four owls on perches, “fashion” Harry and Hermione, a set of Trio figures, a Zonko’s Joke Wand and …read more!

Amazon.com now has the new “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” calendars up for pre-order. The cover of the mini-wall calendar is very interesting.Besides the wall calendar, there is the day to day calendar, and the desk calendar Thanks for the tip Dave!

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I’m taking our mail server offline to image it so I can create a backup at a secondary location. Mail may bounce for the next hour so….please wait to send us mail! Thanks.

The Scotsman has an interesting interview with John Hurt( Mr. Ollivander),who discusses his varied career in acting.

Alan Rickman(Professor Snape) turns 58 today. Happy Birthday!!

Reliable sources tell us there will not be a new Prisoner of Azkaban trailer this weekend, despite rumors that it will play in front of Starsky and Hutch.