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Jingle Spells is Back! Submissions Open for Jingle Spells 6!

Dec 01, 2021

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Fan Activism, Fan Creators, Fandom, Music, News, Wizard Rock

Happy holiday season 2021, everyone! If you were a visitor of this site around the release of the last book and in the few years thereafter, you might remember Jingle Spells, the set of five charity holiday/winter-themed albums full of HP-themed music. The wizard rock community donated songs themed around the holidays and we raised …read more!

Harry Fans Unite for Birthday Fundraiser

Jul 31, 2020

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Fan Sites, Fans, News

It’s July 31, which means it’s Harry’s birthday, and this year is an important one! Earlier this summer we released a statement clarifying our position on trans rights. As part of our commitment to create positive change from within our fandom, today we are proud to stand with members all over the Harry Potter fan community to raise money …read more!

Addressing J.K. Rowling’s Recent Statements

Jul 01, 2020

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

J.K. Rowling

In the past few weeks, we have taken the time to reflect as fans and as a community to the statements that J.K. Rowling recently made about transgender people. After listening to a wide variety of people most impacted by and taking in their feedback, our own statement is below and will live on our sidebar from here on …read more!

Potter Fans: It’s Time to Drop Everything You Are Doing and Vote for Evanna

Nov 19, 2018

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Opinion

We all met Evanna Lynch in 2006. She was an absolutely enormous Harry Potter fan before she was cast as Luna, which meant that instantly she was faced with a huge burden: that of being the Harry Potter fan for all of us. She was The Harry Potter Fan Living the Dream. That’s a lot. The …read more!

Fan-tastic Theories and Where to Find Them

Nov 18, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Fans, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Movies, News

HAPPY FANTASTIC BEASTS DAY! We hope if you have seen the film already you are rolling around and reveling in the sheer beautiful JKR-ness of it all, and that if you haven’t, you are heading out to a theater soon to get lost in it all. A huge number of Leaky staff and friends saw …read more!

Let Us Fansplain You About Harry Potter, “Fantastic Beasts” Reviewers

Nov 16, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Fan Sites, Fans, Films, Leaky, Movies, News, Opinion

We get it: people have been waiting a loonnnnng time to be dismissive about Harry Potter: We aren’t in the thrust of a full phenomenon anymore, we aren’t riding the wave of an Internet frenzy, we aren’t on the cover of Time, and we aren’t dominating all news headlines daily. You thought we went away. But oh, did we …read more!

First Look at Strike Series Duo!

Robin and Strike

Nov 14, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Career of Evil, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm

Robert Galbraith himself has unveiled the first images from the series based on the Cormoran Strike novels; here’s our first glimpse of Robin and Strike together, as well as Strike on one of his customary lonely walks: First look at Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger as Strike and Robin in #TheStrikeSeries pic.twitter.com/sSLYFp1vzw — Robert Galbraith …read more!

LeakyCon 2017: 19 Years Later in Dublin, Ireland!

Oct 24, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Conventions, Fan Events, Fans, LeakyCon, News

We are just wrapping up the incredible LeakyCon 2016 in L.A., which was a weekend of community and spirit and heart. We are so grateful for everyone who came and made it amazing; you can check out a lot more on our social networks (FB, Instagram, Twitter), and especially our YouTube, where you can follow …read more!

Hello from LeakyCon! And some TLC updates

Oct 22, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Audio, Conventions, Fan Events, Fan Sites, Fans, Leaky, LeakyCon, News, PotterCast

Quick Leaky business: Comments are BACK AT LAST! HUZZAH! OK, on to LeakyCon: Since 2009, LeakyCon has been a celebration of Harry Potter in all its many forms, and this weekend we may be having our most authentic, joyous weekend yet. With panels and a live PotterCast and an interactive story that has been playing …read more!

7 Reasons to go to LeakyCon’s Wizarding World event this year

Oct 13, 2016

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

LeakyCon, News

LeakyCon 2016 is around the corner, which means that so is LeakyCon’s Private Park Event at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ at Universal Studios Hollywood®! Not sure if you want to get your ticket? Feeling as indecisive as when a Pottermore quiz gives you a really difficult question? Then here are seven reasons why …read more!



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