Reader LadyofthePensieve has let us know that Carlsen, the German HP publishers, have announced that the German edition of HBP will be released on Oct. 1, 2005. Amazon.de is selling the book at 22.50 Euros, and is also selling English editions, which will be made available on July 16. Check it all out at the …read more!

Hey all: Our Text page has been swept clear of bugs, with the house color switcher (that allows you to view the page in whichever house’s colors you choose) back in action. Much, much thanks to Alex of GodricsHollow.org for helping out!

We’ve received many e-mails informing us that you are receiving as many as eight topic notifications per Leaky post; we just wanted to let you know that we are aware of the problem (it affects my own inbox too) and are in touch with the person who can fix it – please be patient as …read more!

The new artwork for the HBP deluxe cover in hi-res is RIGHT HERE. (No watermarking, yadda yadda yadda…excuse me, have to go stare at this now.) You can pre-order the deluxe editions and support Leaky by doing it at these links: US, UK, Canada, France.

The deadline for submitting presentations, panels, roundtables, workshop and the like to The Witching Hour, the HP convention to take place in Salem, Mass., in October, is fast approaching. By Sunday the opportunity will have vanished, so if you’re thinking about it, get on it. More at the site’s submissions page. (One of the presenters …read more!

First it was news about hyphens, then question marks. Now we’re proud to present the next in Harry Potter punctuation news: the comma, which has been inserted into the GoF teaser poster on GobletofFire.com. The tag line now reads, “Difficult times lie ahead, Harry,” as you all said it should. See it HERE. Leave it …read more!

Casey let us know that HP US audiobook reader Jim Dale recorded a little message about the upcoming audio book on BN.com.

Saturday’s network premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which featured a GoF preview and the first GoF teaser, gave ABC a second-place showing in the ratings, next to Fox’s NASCAR broadcast, Variety reports today. Preliminary figures say 7.9 million people tuned in. (Oops! Headline now corrected to read ‘Saturday.’ Thanks to Michael.)

Reader Ryan let us know that SkyNews showed the trailer earlier today, so those in the UK without broom-speed internet access can get a chance to see it. UPDATE: Ryan tells is that iTV channel 525 on Sky Digital is running the trailer as well; iTV also has a short write-up on their website. It’s …read more!

We’ve been sent a load of GoF preview promos from WB. Nothing truly new, just more formats. Enjoy! Windows Media (High) Real Player (High) Quicktime (High) Windows Media (Medium) Real Player (Medium) Quicktime (Medium) Windows Media (Low) Real Player (Low) Quicktime (Low)