Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter hermione_jean_7 as February’s Featured Crafter of the Month. Hermione_jean_7 was nominated for her skills in quilting, knit and crochet. Some examples of her fine work include a Harry Potter quilt and a Gryffindor messenger bag. A short interview with hermione_jean_7 will be available on the Crafty Witches …read more!

Today we bring you a brand new issue of The Quibbler, The Leaky Cauldron’s monthly publication for “news that no-one else will publish.” In this issue you will find articles on the remarkable discovery of a common herb cure for Dragon Pox, baffled Muggles on New Year’s Eve, as well as Aberforth’s page three girls …read more!

The Lily and Stag Inn, host of the Harry Potter Reading Groups at the Leaky Lounge, invite you to join them in their discussion of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The Lily and Stag are collapsing the walls between their rooms, allowing you to move between the private reading groups and back again as …read more!

TotalFilm.com has published the nominations for their 2010 TotalFilm.com Movie Blog Awards, and have included a nod to The Leaky Cauldron in the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Blog category. We at Leaky are greatly honored to receive this nomination, and to be among such other popular blog sites nominated by TotalFilm.com. The winners of the 2010 TotalFilm.com …read more!

Today is a special day for Leaky and all its loyal readers. Five years ago today the Leaky Lounge, our forum, was born, and Leaky itself changed forever: from a small news-posting blog to a worldwide community, from a one-way news posting service to a great depository of ideas, writing, theories, reading groups, creativity, laughter, …read more!

Our non-Harry Potter book club, Jo’s Book Nook, has chosen to read Dodie Smith’s timeless novel I Capture the Castle for the month of January. Jo’s Book Nook is open to all MyLeaky members, providing the opportunity to discuss the chosen novel with others who are discovering or rediscovering it at the same time. This …read more!

After an extended voting period, the winners of the 2009 Leakies, our very own annual award ceremony, are ready to be announced. As readers will recall, our first annual Leakies aim to highlight your favorite Potter actors, news stories, and fandom moments from 2009. The winners are as follows:Story of the Year “Harry Potter and …read more!

Our very own Harry Potter Book Club has chosen to open the decade by revisiting the very first novel in the Harry Potter series. Join the Book Club in this section of the Leaky Lounge as they spend this month rereading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone. The Harry Potter Book Club is open …read more!

Today brings both a new year and a new Craft-Along, this time with an invitation to join the Crafty Witches and Wizards in crafting your own Weasley Family Clock. The January Craft-Along page has a list of the basic supplies and a link to a tutorial to help you get started on this month’s project. …read more!

Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter Overcast as January’s Featured Crafter of the Month. Overcast has used her skill with crochet hooks and knitting needles to produce crafts such as Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump, a lightning bolt scarf and even a Leaky Cauldron hand towel. One of the Crafty Witches asked …read more!