Very early unconfirmed rumor about casting in 7th movie

[Carol]

Missy wrote:
>
> I am signed up for Harry Potter yahoo news alerts.  And this was a
link for today.
> 
> Basically, it is the rumor that Billy Connolly is signed up to play
Xenophilus.  He'd certainly be great at it.  But I'm not familiar with
the website, and do not know if this is true.
> 
> http://in.movies.yahoo.com/070921/139/6l1wt.html
>
Carol responds:

I saw a similar article right after I posted my question about
Xenophilius. This one has photos of Billy Connolly, but it misspells
Xeno's name as "Zenophilius."

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/connolly%20lined%20up%20for%20potter_1044239

I notice that the version you cited refers to Xenophilius as "a simple
and brave wizard" who has "shoulder length white hair the texture of
candyfloss."

Hair the texture of candyfloss is right (I don't remember the length),
but "simple and brave"? Um, erm, I don't know what to say. He loves
his daughter, certainly, but I wouldn't call him brave. Or simple,
either. (I'd reserve that second adjective for Elphias Doge, who most
likely won't appear in the film.) 

BTW, isn't it awfully early to be casting DH? Neither article regards
the casting as confirmed, and both have question marks after the
headlines.

I thought I had found the article at Leaky, but apparently not. It
wasn't there when I went back to check.

Carol, apologizing for the pop ups and annoying flashing thingies on
the site she linked to