As readers will recall, this past weekend saw a soft opening for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal Studios Orlando Resorts. In the following days, a myriad of reports, videos, and photos have made their way online from inside the park itself. Here is a brief roundup of some of the …read more!

Lumos, the charity founded by J.K. Rowling formerly known as the Children’s High Level Group, has launched an iPhone app as part of their Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos campaign. As today is International Children’s Day, supporters are invited to light a virtual birthday candle; the proceeds from the purchase of the virtual candles …read more!

Over the past few days, a number of actors have let the world know via their Twitter accounts that they are wrapping their filming for the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” production. Most recently, actor Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) tweeted that today may be his last day of filming, saying: “So I think today …read more!

As I write these lines, Leaky Crafts is turning a whooping 4 years old!! I really feel like I own a time-turner that keeps spinning forward! Where has the time gone?!? When I think that this all started from an afternoon of boredom!! Here I was, one afternoon in July 2005, doing all I could …read more!

Electronic Arts (EA), makers of the Harry Potter video games with WB, have revealed more information about the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows vide game, along with a series of stills and a trailer from the game. Available to view right here, the thrilling trailer shows Harry going head to head with dementors, …read more!

As promised, here is the second (of we don’t know how many, because we have so much footage it’s bordering on ludicrous) part of our trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park. More butterbeer, the Hogwarts Express conductor, Honeydukes, and more in this installment: these videos will also be available in the video …read more!