I didn't think Ian McKellan had confirmed, and that they were leaning more towards Michael Gambon for Dumbledore. On
www.mckellan.com, Ian said that he had not been offered the role, but another British knight had - Michael Gambon
And the adult Potter books have got black and white covers. So they look all serious like. So it doesn't look like their owners are reading Harry Potter. Bastards
No idea about the tapes, but they usually take about 6 months for them to come out after the release of thebook, so it'll be probably around Christmastime. How conveniant...
*really knows far too much about this subject*
[hr]We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell