As Chief Leaky Holiday Cheergiver, it’s my happy pleasure to wish you all the happiest of holidays today and always. It’s been a wonderful year for all of us and we’re all very grateful – but more on that next week. For now, watch our first ever animated PotterCast special, courtesy Frankie, the Emo Nargles, …read more!

Snow? What snow? There are two Harry events in the Boston area this Sunday within blocks of each other, and no such thing as a snow date! See you there! (Facebook event here.) Sunday, 3 p.m., Harvard Coop in Cambridge: Harry, A History Discussion and Signing 18 Palmer Street (or 1400 Mass. Ave, same store!) …read more!

Here’s our promised warning! Tonight we are again recording PotterCast using TalkShoe so that you can listen in and take part in the episode. This time there will be one user-feedback portion of the show. It starts at 7:30 p.m. Here’s what you have to do: If you would like to listen via the Internet, …read more!

Thanks to reader arkapain, for the link to this article in the Los Angeles Times on how to turn Beedle the Bard into a movie. Suggestions include turning it into Potter prequel using Dumbledore’s commentary, expand “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart” (and no messing with the ending!), create more than five tales and use them for …read more!

First and foremost, thank you all again, because Harry, A History (UK version here) is enjoying its fourth week on the New York Times Bestseller List! Second: I’m excited to announce that I’ll be doing a discussion and signing of the book on December 21 at the Harvard Co-op in Boston, just before (and right …read more!

Jingle Spells 2 – which is ALMOST SOLD OUT in hard copies – is now on iTunes and on Amazon.com! Only the hard copies (which you can order here) will have Frak’s artwork inside the booklet, but if you have been waiting for the digital version, you need wait no longer. It’s here! Enjoy it …read more!

Read our short teaser here!

I visited the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince set in Leavesden almost a year ago; filming had been under way for weeks but the future was unclear: it was the midst of the writer’s strike, and while the decision to split the final movie into two hadn’t yet been announced, everyone was talking positively …read more!

LeakyCon 2009, our Harry Potter conference in Boston this May, is currently open for registration and proposals (academic and informal), but tonight we are thrilled to announce our fabulous lineup of wizard rock bands for the event. They will take place over three days, on several themes: Thursday: It’s Evil Night (which will take place …read more!