Please join us in wishing Georgina Leonidas, who played the bewitched Katie Bell, a very Happy Birthday! She turns 25 today!

Timothy Spall (Scabbers/Peter Pettigrew) turns 58 today! Please join our whiskery friend a very happy birthday!

Throwback Thursday, Fun Friday, a combination of both–going out on a limb here to try something new and fun/silly on the Leaky News page. Bustle recently posted a hilarious list of “25 Harry Potter Characters, Ranked by Dateability.” You can read the list on their sight, here, and peruse their pros and cons of each …read more!

Sound like an interesting book title? Maybe to the more science-oriented fans in this fandom, or those of us particularly interested in genetics. Professors at Rutgers University have turned towards using Harry Potter as an introductory level example of behavioral genetics to answer the famous question: what drives our personal characteristics and actions, nature or …read more!

Many of us tuned in to watch the Oscars last Sunday evening, and even though Harry Potter was not directly mentioned, Harry Potter affiliates tend to find their way into the mix. The leading Harry Potter alumni was Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) in The Grand Budapest Hotel.  As Leaky reported a couple of weeks ago, Ralph Fiennes new …read more!

As few of you may recall, Universal Studios reported a spike in revenue with the construction of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hogsmeade several years ago. It appears that the new Diagon Alley addition of the theme park is proving to be as magically profitable. The Chicago Tribune tells of a 38% increase in …read more!

Please join us in wishing two of the greatest twins ever a very happy birthday! They charmed and tricked themselves into our hearts as the loveable Fred and George Weasley, and today James and Oliver Phelps turn a very grown-up 29 years old!

Sadly, it does not appear that the BBC One adaptation of  The Casual Vacancy flies as well as Harry on a broomstick. The show seems to have lost about 2 million views between it’s premiere and it’s second installment last Sunday. The Independent, among many other news sources, also reports that it’s rival, Julie Walter’s …read more!

Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) sat down with Scotland Tonight, making a rare appearance behind a camera that comes with an interviewer. On a promotional trip to Scotland, Rickman sat down with Scotland Tonight’s John MacKay to talk about his upcoming film, A Little Chaos. The film follows a woman gardner (Kate Winslet) who is charged with …read more!

Warner Brother’s Leavesden Studio Tour has uploaded a couple of videos to its twitter, previewing the new Hogwarts Express exhibit. The Studio Tour announced its expansion last month, and it will be opening to the public March 19. The Studio’s twitter feed uploaded a twenty-second advertisement for the expansion, as well as a two minute …read more!

For many weeks rumors have been accumulating around Emma Watson dating Prince Harry. Although these rumors had many skeptics, the rumors continued to spread like wild fire. This morning, Emma Watson took to her twitter to shut these rumors down once and for all. Her tweet reads: Emma Watson ?@EmWatson  2h2 hours ago WORLD Remember that little …read more!

J.K. Rowling loves rugby. Anyone who has been following her twitter feed as of late is aware of this well known fact. Jo once mentioned that even wizards love the muggle sport of rugby. Given her generous nature, it appears that Jo has made a 5,000 pound donation to a children’s rugby charity campaign, called …read more!

Many of us Harry Potter fans have always known that J.K. Rowling is amazing beyond words, with a heart three sizes bigger than normal. A letter to a bullied fan has been released. It is beautifully written, not that we expected otherwise, and touching. Johnnie Blue was a lucky fan who had the opportunity to …read more!

It is rumored that Harry Potter alum, Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney), may be joining her Harry Potter costar in Disney’s live-action Cinderella. According to the International Business Times, there are talks of Emma Thompson taking the part of Mrs. Pott’s, and singing the classic song, “Tale as Old as Time.” The IBT reports:   Now …read more!

Today we wish the beautiful Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) a very Happy (belated) Birthday! Bonnie turned 24 yesterday, February 17. Please join us in wishing her a very happy birthday!

Tom Felton has revealed more about his documentary project on Harry Potter super fans. In an interview with Just Jared, Tom Felton revealed that his documentary, which will hopefully air on BBC 3 “sometime in April,” will contain new interviews from his Harry Potter co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, as well as J.K. Rowling. …read more!

Tom Felton participated in Quickfire Q&A with the Daily Mail. Tom answered questions about his favorite super villains and super heroes, wanted secret powers and talents (yo-yoing?), star-struck moments, and style inspirations. You can see some of the Q & A below, and the rest at the Daily Mail. Your guilty pleasure? Wearing my PJs all …read more!

Pop! action figure toys has created a Harry Potter line. The new toys were revealed at the 2015 Toy Fair in New York. According to MTV, the figures will feature characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Dumbledore, Voldemort, and Snape. The toys are available for preorder online at Pop Vinyls, and will hit stores in July in time …read more!

A trailer for new horror film, Regression, was released in time for Friday the 13th. The trailer featured Emma Watson, in the leading role, as a tormented young woman who fears for her life after experiencing something horrific. According to IMDB, Emma Watson’s character accuses her father of a crime he does not remember committing. The …read more!

J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy made its TV debut this weekend. Many newspapers’ entertainment critics are releasing reviews and reactions of the show. Snippets from major papers can be seen below. Here at Leaky, in America, we are unable to view the show until April–at that time we will release our own review. If you were …read more!