Tomorrow the Leaky Lounge will hold its monthly meet-n-greet, this time in the form of a luau – complete with a filk writing contest, “beach blanket bingo,” custom avatars, decorations, a Horcrux hunt, and much more. Chamber of Chat will also participate, and the Corner Booth (text chat) will be open for fun as well. …read more!

We’re excited to announce that staff programmer Alex Robbin has now been promoted to become a Leaky senior staffer, with all the perks (uh…) and benefits (well…) that come with that. Like meetings. And more responsibility. And people to manage. And projects to oversee. And sitewide decisions to make. And more headaches, and phone calls …read more!

Forbes Magazine has published its list of Top 100 Celebrities, and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is ranked at number 19. The list is comprised of those who, according to the magazine, have ” . . . a combination of earnings and sizzle” making them ” . . . the most powerful names in the …read more!

In a new interview in the New York Observer, actor Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) discusses award nominations, stage vs. screen performance and more — this despite the fact that he calls interviews “too exhausting to hate.” Mr. Fiennes will continue his Tony-nominated performance in the title role of the “Faith Healer” until the play closes …read more!

On Monday night, John Noe and I went to the Webby Awards, the “Oscars of the Net,” to represent you all and pick up the People’s Voice award for best Celebrity/Fan site; it was the first time a fan site has taken home a Webby and we were unbelievably thrilled to do it. We’ve uploaded …read more!

The Leaky Gallery has been completely redesigned! Thanks to John Noe and Super Alex, one of Leaky’s top programmers, it’s now boasting its own snazzy design that changes with every click. Since we unveiled this gallery in February, we have fielded your hundreds of complaints; the AJAX-based navigation, while easy on load times, is still …read more!

This time we mean it: Though there have been various reports about Dan Radcliffe attending the Queen’s birthday party on June 25, he will not be in attendance. The news yesterday of Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Matt Lewis taking part in a play at the event is true – this will be a …read more!

A report yesterday that WB scoped out “a series of small towns in the Savona area (near Genoa, Italy), with a view to filming part of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix against the dramatic backdrop of a medieval Italian castle!” has “not a grain of truth in it,” a representative of the …read more!

We’re thrilled to finally present: Leaky’s Harry Potter Crafts section! Right after we heard new Leaky staffer Josée talk about her Harry Potter crafting on PotterCast, we asked her to bring her special knowledge and talent to a new Leaky section. We know a lot of you out there like to make your own designs, …read more!

PotterCast 43 is now available! In this show: Canon Conundrums: Why didn’t Snape just take Harry with him? How Snape’s eyes may be the key to the series, in our second Lumos Limelight interview – this time with Dr. Edmund Kern, a returning Leaky guest. In the modcast: Why is Neville in Gryffindor? Lorie, Doris …read more!