The Leaky Cauldron - Bloggers - Melissa

The Definition of Crafting

Mon Jun 29 11:27:00 -0400 2009

It’s really amazing, when you think about it, what can be considered a “craft”. When most think about crafting they think about knitting, or crochet, or sewing. When I think about crafting I think about creating something. It doesn’t necessarily have to involve yarn, or needles or hooks or anything like that. I consider it crafting whenever I rearrange my living room because

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HBP Set Report Preview

Mon Dec 15 02:06:00 -0500 2008

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 about the possibility.

I’ve been visiting the sets since late 2003, and each year they ...

More About the Veil

Thu Sep 25 13:50:00 -0400 2008

I’m cross-posting today, to show you an entry on the site for my book about the Ministry’s Veil, and why the characters heard what they did when they approached it. This was one of my favorite bits from the JKR interview of last fall, and one of the bits I tried hardest (and failed) to get into the book. I hope you enjoy!

Kingsley's in Brooklyn

Sun Sep 07 15:16:00 -0400 2008

I went to the bank yesterday to pay some Leaky bills (joy) and met Kingsley! Seriously, his name is Kingsley, and I was so delighted to meet someone named that, that he couldn’t stop laughing. Plus, he was a gentleman and had the same deep voice I imagine Kingsley to have. Thought you all would like to know. He was amused when I asked to take his picture:

It’s an undercover ministry assignment

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Movies and Dates and Changes, Oh My

Mon Aug 18 23:22:00 -0400 2008

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 spoof site? No, I know marketwatch.com, this is not a spoof site. Hey, wait, there's a WB logo. Is it Apri...

Half-Blood Prince Set Preview Will Return at a Later Date

Wed Jul 30 20:51:00 -0400 2008

Sorry guys :)

What if it was HP?

Fri Jul 25 23:06:00 -0400 2008

Hi everyone:

I am here at Comic Con, an event that makes Harry Potter conferences look like garden parties. Yesterday I fought and scraped to get into the Twilight panel, and my ears are still ringing.

Now, this is mostly fellow blogger Candace’s territory, so I won’t talk about Twilight often; plus which, while I’m a fan of the series I’m not a FAN OF THE SERIES so I don’t have as much to say.

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Welcome!

Wed Jul 09 19:22:00 -0400 2008

Hello! Welcome to my Leaky blog. I’ve found that more than six years covering this “beat” has given me a lot of thoughts about Potter, life, culture, fandom and more, that no one but you fine folk would be interested in hearing. Plus, I’ve been getting angry e-mails for two solid years from people who hate that our set reports have gone oral on the podcasts – and I agree with them, to a point (

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