Today (Sep. 7) was Hugh Mitchell’s (Colin Creevey in the movies) 15th birthday, according to a fan site. Happy birthday! Thanks Emmalinde!

The newest winner of the fan site award from JKRowling.com has been announced. We at Leaky send our best wishes to to the great group at MuggleNet. Congratulations! “It’s high time I paid homage to the mighty MuggleNet. Where to start? I love the design, (I currently favour the ‘Dementor’ layout), the polls (I actually …read more!

Several TLC readers let us know that Good Morning America featured a memorial to Potter-fan, poet, and peacemaker Mattie Stepanek, who died of complications from muscular dystrophy in June. Many readers will remember Mattie’s appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, where he met Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

The Sunday Mail has apologized for printing that Jo Rowling based Harry Potter character Gilderoy Lockhart on her ex-husband Jorge Arantes. Thanks to Maureen for the link.

Emma-Watson.net has two new photos of Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) on the set of the Goblet of Fire film. They also have some photos of the WB production truck setting up for filming in Fort William, Scotland . To view, at the link, please scroll down. Thanks Belladitz! UPDATE: There are some new photos of …read more!

Actors from the Harry Potter films will be attending this year’s Collectormania 6 in Milton Keynes, England on October 1st through the 3rd. Jamie Waylett(Crabbe), Matthew Lewis (Neville), Devon Murray (Seamus) and James & Oliver Phelps (Fred & George Weasley) will be in attendance. Also there will be a special Harry Potter Talk, a one …read more!

Interested in some new Harry Potter merchandise? Several retailers have added new items on their websites. The Noble Collection, known for its beautiful jewelry and sword replicas, has updated its Harry Potter collection. They are many new pieces, including The Mirror of Erised. The Official WB Shop has now added some new Halloween costumes, and …read more!

Previously we had told you that actor Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) was in talks to be in the new Star Wars film. Gary Oldman was offered the job, but had to decline due to problems with his working on a non-(actors)union production. According to Mr. Oldman’s managers website : “Gary Oldman’s voice will NOT be …read more!

YA librarian Cedar let us know about a Desert Sun article about summer reading programs. More than 100 kids at the La Quinta clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley spent the summer reading, including 10 year old Jared Reed, who read Sorcerer’s Stone, and said, “Once I get into the middle …read more!

Today Book Five, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , was released in Japan. According to the Daily Yomiuri, it “went on sale Wednesday with a record 2.9 million initial print run of the two-volume set. “ You can see the cover of the book here. Thanks Di!