Wow, what a great post! Thanks for these links. I'd seen some of those photos before, but I hadn't realized that Leibovitz had done them. I think I'll have to go with the Hogwarts library pic as my favorite (Hooch's robes!), though of course Rickman looks great (I'm trying to remember my first sight of him as Snape, before the actor and the role became so connected in my mind.) And I love Minerva's pose, too.

I vividly remember going to see the film; I went to the midnight opening with several other professors from my school. We saw quite a few of our students there.

Would you mind if I posted this link to my flist?

(I wonder if that story really IS the first HP fanfic? I'm going to read it when I get the chance.)