Today Emma Thompson (Prof. Trelawney) turns 45. Yesterday Julie Christie (Madam Rosmerta) turned 63. Happy Birthday ladies!

The Motion Picture Association of America has rated “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” PG for “for frightening moments, creature violence and mild language”. Thanks Hugo!

Today Emma Watson (Hermione) turns 14! Happy Birthday Emma!

A TLC Exclusive! I wandered into my friendly neighborhood Target today in search of Harry Potter action figures, which are officially set for release tomorrow, and I was not disapointed! Not only did I find the new Dementor and Werewolf action figures, as well as the new Deluxe!Magnetic!Quidditch!Harry and a Zonko’s Joke Wand (with 25 …read more!

Latino Review has two new international POA posters. Thanks Rowena! Trio, shrunken head, and Sirius Trio, woods

This editor is pleased to note that she is currently enjoying one of the sweets from her package of four Ice Mice – surprisingly, they are not minty or icy, but rather, vaguely berry flavoured. This particular package came from Toys R Us, but many online stores, and “bricks & mortar” shops like Dylan’s Candy …read more!

ABC aired a commercial last night for the upcoming telecast of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” which will have a preview of POA. HPANA via Dan Radcliffe.com has the video of this commercial. Wandless Magic also has screen caps of the commercial. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

HPANA has uploaded a number of high res images from the PoA posterbook – remember that since the images are of such good quality, they may take a while to load, especially if you’re on a dial-up.

Glasgow’s Herlad reports that J.K. Rowling has joined in the request that German authorities offer asylum to the four children of the Ay family who were held in a former Scots jail for more than a year. The article writes: The four Ay children, now aged between nine and 15, and their mother were kept …read more!

Greg’s Previews at Yahoo! Movies has a date for the release of the Goblet of Fire film. “.. a Warner Bros. spokesperson recently announced that the target release for this movie is November, 2005. (4/11/04) Specifically, WB is aiming for November 18th, the Friday before Thanksgiving, which currently puts them up against James Bond 21. …read more!