The real-life John Dawlish, that is! John Dawlish Noe is celebrating his birthday today, and as such we hope you’ll join us in wishing him a ton of cake, burritos, and many other unhealthy things. And while we’re at it, let’s throw in the healthy things, too, like friends and fun. While only those who …read more!

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park In 2010, at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park, WB will unveil the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a fully themed Harry Potter experience. Bookmark this page, because we’ll be bringing you the latest information about the park and its development! Status: In Construction (began in …read more!

St. Martin-in-the-Fields, a church currently undergoing a more-than $70-million project to restore the London landmark; to help raise funds, several important British figures, including J.K. Rowling and Stephen Fry, have donated panes of glass that they have decorated themselves. J.K. Rowling’s, which is signed and decorated with a snitch, may be seen in hi-res in …read more!

To celebrate the 10-year-anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Scholastic is holding a live read-a-thon at their New York City store on Sept. 23. Fans of all ages are invited to sit in the throne that J.K. Rowling used at her Carnegie Hall readings and read from the first Harry …read more!

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Alan Horn, the president and chief operating officer of Warner Bros., has issued another statement about the move of the Half-Blood Prince movie to July 2009; in this statement he addresses the fans directly (as far as we know, this statement has only been sent to fan sites) and says that the decision to move …read more!

What were you doing when you heard that the movie would be postponed? Here’s how it went for me: I was on the phone with a friend, when – “Oh NO FREAKING WAY.” “What? What?!” “They moved the movie.” “They what the whattie?” “The movie. It’s moved! No, this isn’t true. Marketwatch.com? Is this a …read more!

Leaky’s Half-Blood Prince movie countdown has now been updated to reflect the new release date. Get this and other HP countdowns at LeakyNews.com Mac users on the “Leopard” operating system and Safari Web browser, you can make a cut of this countdown by pressing the “cut” button and selecting it.

Happy 17th birthday today to Evanna Lynch, who plays lovable, loopy Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films. We hope you’ll join us at Leaky in wishing her a day full of dirigible plums, Quibbler puzzles and the clues leading to the Crumple-Horned Snorkack. Or, some cake and good friends, that too. Happy birthday, lady!

The sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, originally scheduled for a November 21 release, has now been moved to July 17, 2009 in the US and major international markets, according to MarketWatch.com. WB has confirmed the move to TLC. Update: The the official website has changed to reflect the date. The …read more!