As mentioned last week, the Pottermore Insider blog has now been updated to answer frequently asked questions that Pottermore beta users have been asking. Concerns dealing with the potions brewing, wizards duelling, and moderation for common room comments are all addressed. Additionally, the Insider reveals that a Pottermore beta survey will be sent out in …read more!

An early screening for the forthcoming film, “My Week With Marilyn,” was screened yesterday evening outside Chicago and Leaky was able to be in attendance. The film, as readers will recall, stars Harry Potter film alums Emma Watson (Hermionie Granger), as wardrobe assistant Lucy, and Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), portraying Sir Laurence Olivier.Even though the …read more!

The cover for the video game LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 has been released and can be viewed here in our galleries. The cover features the Trio, Nagini, Lavender Brown, Voldemort, Bellatrix, and a burning Hogwarts in the background. Some additional stills from the game have also become available and you can look at them …read more!

The Room of Requirement has always had different uses throughout the Harry Potter series, from a training room for Dumbledore’s Army to a room full of chamber pots for Professor Dumbledore. For our September contest, Leaky is asking how would you, as a Hogwarts student, utilize the room’s enchantments to your benefit? To enter the …read more!

« Back to Contests Other Uses for the Room of Requirement Contest Many secrets lie hidden in the hallowed halls of Hogwarts. One is known by some as the Room of Requirement. Harry and his friends used it many times to their advantage, first as a training room where they could practice defensive magic, then …read more!