Percival Graves – The man that 50 Shades forgot. One of the greater mysteries to come from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them concerns the mysterious man of MACUSA – Percival Graves. Upon our first viewing of the character, we learn that Graves is a symbol of authority, a man in high places with …read more!

As you may remember, The Leaky Cauldron recently hosted a Fantastic Beasts giveaway, and we’re finally bringing you news of the winners! The instructions were to draw (with accompanying description and/or annotations) or write a description of a fantastic beast entrants had “discovered” in their travels as professional Magizoologists. After a lot of deliberation and regretting the …read more!

LeakyCon 2017 tickets are now available to buy! Taking place from 31st August to 3rd September 2017, and priced between $53.74-$350 (with fees), LeakyCon is coming to the Citywest hotel in Dublin, Ireland: “Enjoy hours of panels, programs, performances, and exciting themed events as we journey back to Hogwarts “19 years later” for the start …read more!

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, in hopes of starting a new Christmas tradition, performed the film score for Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone along with a screening of the movie this past weekend. The show was part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Tour that was reported on earlier this year. The show took place at the Riverside …read more!

Many of you are already familiar with Rowling’s charity, Lumos, committed to deinstitutionalizing orphanages and bringing those children into much-needed and desired homes. She posted a special message on the site calling for the continued partnership of supporters and fans. She says: “Lumos is working to change the lives of these children every single day. …read more!

Emma Thompson, perfectly aloof and endearing as Professor Trelawney in the Harry Potter series, has two exciting new films opening soon! The first is the highly-anticipated, live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast by Disney. Inside the Magic (ITM) provides a first look of Thompson as the lovable Mrs. Potts, as seen on the display at …read more!

We get it: people have been waiting a loonnnnng time to be dismissive about Harry Potter: We aren’t in the thrust of a full phenomenon anymore, we aren’t riding the wave of an Internet frenzy, we aren’t on the cover of Time, and we aren’t dominating all news headlines daily. You thought we went away. But oh, did we …read more!

Our day of round table interviews with the Fantastic Beasts talent and crew began with a lively conversation from the two Davids: Harry Potter director, David Yates, and Harry Potter producer, David Heyman. Both had come back to reunite the dream team with J.K. Rowling and return Harry Potter fans to the wizarding world.   …read more!

Quick Leaky business: Comments are BACK AT LAST! HUZZAH! OK, on to LeakyCon: Since 2009, LeakyCon has been a celebration of Harry Potter in all its many forms, and this weekend we may be having our most authentic, joyous weekend yet. With panels and a live PotterCast and an interactive story that has been playing …read more!

It was a warm winter’s day by Midwest American standards—rainy and 65 degrees Fahrenheit—and somehow I had found myself in a Mercedes-Benz bus with a couple of the coolest Warner Bros. reps and journalists of other online sources (IMDB and Fandango, just to name a couple, and our friends from MuggleNet and SnitchSeeker, of course). …read more!