Feb 28, 2019
No, they’re not opening for the Weird Sisters. The Wizarding World Wands are not a band; they are 15-foot wands that look as if they were made for giants, if giants were magical and could fit inside Ollivander’s to have an enormous wand choose them. What sort of core would a giant’s wand have? Hippogriff tail …read more!
Feb 27, 2019
Wizarding Wednesdays are back! Those magical midweek giveaways we looked forward to leading up to the release of Crimes of Grindelwald last fall have returned in celebration of the arrival of the DVD and Blu-ray release next month and some pretty spellbinding prizes are being offered each week through April 10. #WizardingWednesdays returns with the …read more!
Jan 24, 2019
Seems like we were just writing about last year’s Harry Potter Book Night. How did the year fly by so quickly? It must have been the excitement of the release of Crimes of Grindelwald and a new Cormoran Strike mystery that kept us busy. Have you begun revising for your O.W.L.s yet? Not too soon …read more!
Nov 19, 2018
Evanna Lynch and partner Keo Motsepe are set to compete in the finale of Dancing with the Stars tonight after a whirlwind season of breathtaking dances and incredible scores! Lynch, who is best known to Potter fans for her portrayal of Luna Lovegood in the film adaptations, has long had a close relationship with Leaky …read more!
Nov 13, 2018
Do you know all there is to know about Potter potions, charms, and spells? Consider yourself an expert on wand lore, know your way around a Deluminated Hogwarts, and can Care for Magical Creatures even without Newt’s textbook? Then download the HQ Trivia app and get ready to enter their ultimate Wizarding World quiz events …read more!
Oct 14, 2018
Are you a morning wizard? Do you believe the early witch gets the wand? If you can get yourself to the walkway between Millennium Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on Thursday, October 18, at 6am (yeah, you read that right) via apparition, floo powder, broom, thestrals, flying carpet, or traveling incognito on various …read more!
Oct 05, 2018
Wizarding fans appeared at New York Comic Con yesterday–whether by broom, portkey, Floo Powder, apparition or, sadly, non-magical means–excited to see the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Tom Felton and Natalia Tena for YouTube’s Origin panel. Once again, Leaky’s editor and correspondent Amanda Kirk was onsite alongside other fan sites, such …read more!
Oct 02, 2018
Having previously supported Transfiguring Adoption’s mission to assist and raise awareness of adoptive families across the United States and United Kingdom by unveiling their Elf Squad Kits, Chris Rankin (Harry Potter‘s Percy Weasley) recently helped the Potter-inspired non-profit launch their latest campaign: the Chris Rankin Best Adoptive Parent Award! Chris has previously opened up on his experience with being an …read more!
Sep 24, 2018
A few months ago we launched a giveaway with Fun.com, and now, to celebrate the Fall season and the upcoming Crimes of Grindelwald release, we’re launching a new Halloween giveaway with their sister site, HalloweenCostumes.com! One lucky winner will receive any Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts costume of their choice from the website, up to a value of …read more!
Sep 15, 2018
**UPDATE: Giveaway winners have now been announced – see the bottom of this post!** It’s giveaway time! Recently we reviewed some classy Hogwarts hair sets and a newly released Newt Scamander bow tie from Cinereplicas, and now we’re offering you the chance to win these magical prizes in our latest giveaway! We’ll be choosing not one, …read more!