Many Leaky readers have emailed us with links to the recent news that Rev. Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist for Pope Benedict XVI said in an interview with Vatican Radio last week that (fictional character) Harry Potter is “the king of darkness, the devil.” Amorth, president of the International Association of Exorcists, also “compared the Potter …read more!

At long last, PotterCast #54 is up! In this PotterCast, we have some great inside info on the creation of the HP video games an J.K. Rowling’s role within it: to listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download.) More notes: -Our Extendable …read more!

In an interview in today’s edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, actor Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) talks about his Showtime television series, “Brotherhood,” living in San Francisco, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and his “arch portrayals of archetypal heavies with great hair.” Quite naturally, this includes Lucius Malfoy: Q: . . . Were you surprised …read more!

More photos from the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are available online. The newest ones, from World Entertainment News Network, show Daniel Radcliffe at Platform 9-3/4 and the Hogwarts Express. Enjoy! Thanks to MuggleNet!

New photos from the Virginia Waters set of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are available online. They include images of Natalia Tena in full Tonks regalia (some of which we have seen before), Director David Yates, Tom Felton (Draco), Martin Bayfield (Robbie Coltrane’s body double) being fitted with a bloody Hagrid head, …read more!

Empire Online has announced that it will give away two tickets to the September 4 premiere of Driving Lessons, starring Rupert Grint and Julie Walters. To enter, readers must answer a (very easy) question and log in, which is free of charge. Competition ends on September 4, 2006 — terms and conditions are at the …read more!

New trailers for Extras and Driving Lessons are now available online. YouTube has the trailer for the new season of “Extras,” including a snippet of Dan Radcliffe in his guest appearance on the show, here. Apple has posted a new High-definition trailer for Rupert Grint’s latest film, Driving Lessons, here. Thanks to all who emailed!

The latest issue of Scribbulus, Leaky’s essay project, is here! In this issue we have 10 more essays for you, including Harry Potter and the Gothic Novel, by Elizabeth Murray; Harry Potter – the Accidental Horcrux,” by Michael Daniel; Faithful Snape, by Arthura Weasley, and Heaven, Hell and Harry, by Dark Elder. Other essays deal …read more!

The next live Leaky Mug, the joint podcast that PotterCast and MuggleCast produce on special occasions, will be on September 28, at Borders in Westwood, located at 1360 Westwood Blvd. in Los Angeles. It will start at 7 p.m. sharp, so we hope to see you there for some fun Harry Potter discussion and more. …read more!

We told you that actor Alan Rickman was due to be interviewed today on the BBC 4 radio show “The Film Programme.” You can now listen to that interview online, here (click on the “Listen Again” link on the right-hand side of the page). The interview with Mr. Rickman begins at 19:57 into the program, …read more!