It is with a heavy heart that Leaky confirms the news that actress Helen McCroy passed away at her home on 16 April at the age of 52. Her cause of death was cancer, a diagnosis she had kept private, leading to her death being an unpleasant shock for the Harry Potter fandom and all …read more!

(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story is making its debut today at the London Independent Film Festival, which continues until April 18th. (K)nox is a feature-length documentary telling the story of Rob Knox, who played Ravenclaw Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Fans will remember that Knox was sadly killed at just 18 …read more!

LEGO has confirmed part of a rumor that Leaky had previously reported on. Golden Minifigures will be sold to celebrate a 20 year long partnership between LEGO and Warner Bros., and the continued success of the Harry Potter franchise. The characters previewed include Harry Potter,  Voldemort, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, and Quirinus Quirrell, …read more!

It is with great sadness that Leaky announces the passing of Paul Ritter, who featured in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Vampire enthusiast and Slug Club member, Eldred Worple. It was announced today, April 6th, that Ritter passed away at age 54 due to a brain tumor. He passed away at his home …read more!

Bloomsbury is releasing new editions of the Harry Potter series as boxed sets in house colours in both hardcover and paperback. The cover art for each of the seven books is unique to that house, depicting house themes in the series. Each set will also contain 20 exclusive illustrations, quizzes, feature articles, and trivia about …read more!

The new Harry Potter studio tour experience in Tokyo, Japan has launched a new website and video for us to dissect! Warner Bros. Studio tour – The Making of Harry Potter in Japan is expected to open in 2023 at the site of the former theme park named Toshimaen, which is located in the western part …read more!

Attention all LEGO-loving Muggles! LEGO could be releasing a bunch of new sets this year due to the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film. According to Brickfantic.com, these are just rumors, but we can’t help but still get excited about these possible soon- to-release sets. The predicted  sets are as follows: – 76386  …read more!

Attention all magical folk and muggles alike in California – this is not a drill! Universal Studios has announced that after a year of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be reopening again on April 16th! However, the reopening is not without limitations and new safety measures. These measures include:  – Ticket sales …read more!

Today several fansites were sent details by Warner Bros. on three characters to be included in Fantastic Beasts 3, and we’re eagerly speculating already! Leaky was sent details on one Prof. Lola Daisy: “Prof. Lola Daisy is a Potions Master at Ilvermorny. She’s contacted by Newt Scamander after Prof. Eulalie Hicks (played by Jessica Wiliams) …read more!

I found Harry Potter: Exploring Hogwarts to be one of the cutest and most fun to peruse of the delightful array of books that take us deeper into the magical world. The behind-the-scenes facts were interesting, such as how thread was used to get the Marauders’ Map to re-fold itself when tapped with a wand, …read more!