Tomorrow President Barack Obama will address the nation as it goes back to school; the pre-released text of his speech (which you can read here) includes remarks on the beginnings of Harry Potter as proof that not all great ideas or ventures are accepted as such to start: style=”margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”> But the truth …read more!

Tomorrow, September 8th, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization will celebrate International Literacy Day with a special gathering of translators of the beloved Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling. According to the official release, “translators responsible for some 20 different language versions of the hugely successful Harry Potter book series, which has fired …read more!

Previously we told you of a special hand print drawing J.K. Rowling donated for a charity auction being held in order to help a young girl who had lost her hands and toes to Menigitus. The auction for two year old Tilly Lockey has now taken place, with this marvelous handprint from the Harry Potter …read more!

In another interview echoing almost the same sentiments we heard a few weeks ago made on BBC Radio, actor Jason Isaacs has given another interview where he reflects on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and his role as the dastardly Lucius Malfoy. Regarding the nasty turn of events for Lucius in the final films, …read more!

Earlier this year we reported that Amazon France was offering a limited “Prestige edition” collection of Harry Potter DVDs housed in a special container set at the base of a replica of Hogwarts. Today, the French Amazon website has been updated with the news that this set containing DVDs of all six Harry Potter films, …read more!

It’s a special day – when we get to celebrate that we at Leaky have with us one John Noe, whose antics never fail to amuse. John Dawlish Noe, who is one of the few people in the world who can say they have a Harry Potter character named in their honor, has brought so …read more!

As announced via the actor’s official Twitter account, Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) will be making an appearance at the 2009 DragonCon sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, and comic convention taking place in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend. A report is now online featuring a short rundown of the actor’s activities this weekend, as well as a few quotes …read more!

Readers will recall that last month we asked you to create a wizarding postcard for our Contest Crew’s latest contest. Both an original image and postcard message were required from entrants. After receiving many splendid entries, we have for you the winners of this contest. The winners of the Wizarding Postcard Contest are as follows: …read more!

Jo’s Book Nook, our very own non-Harry Potter book club housed on the Leaky Lounge, has opened a new reading for the month of September. This time around, the Nook will be reading and discussing the first three novels in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by author Michael Scott: The Alchemyst, The …read more!

Back in July we first told you Harry Potter, the Exhibition would be moving to the next stop on the tour to Boston. Now we can report that Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts is hiring workers specifically for the traveling exhibition of props and costumes from the Harry Potter films which will open next …read more!