Our Contest Team invited you to take part in their Lockhart Excerpt Contest over the month of August, which asked you to write an excerpt you’d find in one of Gilderoy Lockhart’s seven books. After receiving many wonderful and original entries, the judges have now selected winners as follows: 1st Place: Malfoy Diva – Holidays …read more!

With the new month now here, our ever-wonderful Contest Team bring you a brand new contest, the Fred & George’s First Encounter with Filch Contest. This month’s task is to write a story of no more than 750 words/about 12 inches of parchment detailing the first time Fred and George encountered Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch. …read more!

Winners have now been announced for the July 2010 Contest: Save Galleons! Why Buy It When You Can Craft It? Entrants were asked to create an original item which could be taken to or bought at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction. Additionally, those entering the contest had to write a full …read more!

In July, our Contest Team invited you to take part in their Borgin and Burkes Magical Item Contest, which asked you to design and illustrate an original object that might be found in Borgin and Burkes. After receiving many fantastic and creative entries, the judges have now picked the winners as follows: First Place: Gloves …read more!

Our Contest Team have just announced their latest contest for the month of August, the Lockhart Excerpt Contest. Entrants to this month’s contest must submit an original, creative, well written, interesting and canon correct excerpt from one of the seven books by Gilderoy Lockhart mentioned in the Harry Potter series. All submissions must be 500 …read more!

Our Contest Team have just announced their latest contest for the month of July, the Borgin and Burkes Magical Item Contest. To enter this month’s contest, design and illustrate an original object that might be found in Borgin and Burkes. Please note that this is not a normal art contest and the illustration is more …read more!

As today is the 1st of July, the Crafty Witches and Wizard have a brand new contest to announce: Save Galleons! Why buy it when you can craft it? The contest’s aim is to gather tutorials to help crafters make what they would want to buy at the recently opened Wizarding World of Harry Potter …read more!

At the beginning of May, we told you about the Contest Team’s 2010 Two Part Riddles Contest. The second part of the contest has commenced. A new riddle will be posted here at the Leaky Lounge at 9am EDT or 2pm BST, every Monday and Friday throughout June. A total of 10 riddles will be …read more!

In April our Contest Team invited you to take part in their Letter to Teddy Lupin Contest, which asked you to compose a letter to Teddy Lupin writing as either Remus or Tonks. The judges received many wonderful entries and have now picked the winners as follows: First Place: moonyschickSecond Place: MalfoyDivaThird Place: BriannaWazHereHonorable Mention: …read more!

The Contest Team has brought back its Two Part Riddles Contest for 2010, stretching over May and June. Part One of the contest will take place during May and you are invited to submit a riddle that relates to a person, place or thing found in the Harry Potter books. You may submit up to …read more!