The Leaky Cauldron were lucky enough to visit the Leavesden set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald last year, and came across David Yates whilst walking the outdoor sets and exploring the French equivalent of Diagon Alley. It was a magical moment, as we weren’t expecting to catch him between shoots, let along in a small …read more!

Walking into the props department on set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was like walking into a store full of Wizarding World merchandise. Head Prop Maker Pierre Bohanna greeted us amongst shelves of textbooks, bottles, wands, bags, papers and odd parts for various scenes in the film. In front of him was a table of never-before-seen …read more!

Dan Fogler and Alison Sudol, who portray one of our favorite onscreen couples in the Fantastic Beasts film series, reunited on the MainStage at LeakyCon 2018 in Dallas. The panel, moderated by LeakyCon founder Melissa Anelli, treated fans to a wide-ranging discussion and, thanks to Leaky correspondent Kathy Paz, readers can catch up on every …read more!

Since the release of the first teaser trailer at the beginning of 2018, we’ve been growing increasingly impatient to see Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald… and Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore. After many months of waiting, fans finally received an official trailer at San Diego Comic Con (where Leaky was reporting live and Melissa Anelli moderated Scholastic’s 20th …read more!

That’s right, not one, but TWO Fantastic Beasts stars have been announced for LeakyCon 2018 in Dallas – the latest being Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein)! Sudol will be giving autographs and photograph sessions (plus a group photo session with Dan Fogler) at the event, taking place 10th-12th August at the in Dallas, Texas. Help us welcome @FantasticBeasts star @AlisonSudol …read more!

Today marks the birthdays of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, and to celebrate we’re bringing you a magical timeline of milestone events in the history of Harry Potter, all the way from 1996 to 2018. Throughout the timeline you’ll find interviews with J.K. Rowling, book releases, film premieres, the days we found out Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts …read more!

This afternoon featured another exciting event for Harry Potter fans–a panel celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter with host Scholastic at San Diego Comic Con! The panel, moderated by Melissa Anelli, author of Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter and founder of LeakyCon, featured the artists …read more!

This Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, Scholastic will hold a 20th anniversary celebration panel, moderated by Leaky’s very own Melissa Anelli! The 20 Years of Magic: Inside Harry Potter panel will take place 3 p.m.-4 p.m in Room 6DE, and will host a major discussion and celebration of all things Potter. Entertainment Weekly just exclusively announced a new …read more!

That’s right, not venue, but venueS! LeakyCon 2019 will take place once again in Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts, to celebrate 10 years of the biggest Harry Potter fan convention in the world! pic.twitter.com/GZpGxV9y3p — LeakyCon (@LeakyCon) July 17, 2018 You asked, we answered! To celebrate 10 years of LeakyCon we will be celebrating TWICE in …read more!

As the Wizarding World grows ever-larger, The Leaky Cauldron is becoming busier and more exciting by the day. We’re looking for volunteer writers, editors, designers and reporters from across the world to help us deliver timely, accurate and creative news, exclusives and features to a global audience. Think you’re the witch or wizard (or non-binary magical human) we’re …read more!