Harry Potter has been on many minds of late, and is apparently the subject of many a tweet. Twitter, the communication system that lets you reach people around the world in 140 characters or less, has released their Top Trends for 2009. As noted in the Washington Post with the full list here, “Harry Potter” …read more!

During the holidays we often see many types of gingerbread houses as decorations, however today we thought you might enjoy a fun look at another gingerbread creation, Harry Potter style. Thanks much to TLC reader Brittany who made this very cool gingerbread Dumbledore’s office, complete with Sorting Hat, Fawkes and Dumbledore himself (closeups here and …read more!

It’s December and for a great many people this is not only a time for holiday happiness, but a great deal of stress and anxiety. The Harry Potter Alliance is holding a meeting tonight on Livestream at 8:30pm (Eastern) to discuss ways we can all deal with stress in our lives (and not resort to …read more!

This month, our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter Hardhat_Cat as their Featured Crafter of the Month of December. Versatile in many mediums, Hardhat_Cat has shown particular prowess in the area of knitting and needlework, with the creation of such gorgeous pieces as this Dumbledore Tote, needlework Hogwarts Crest, and Tri-Wizard Tournament Third Task …read more!

This month, our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter Hardhat_Cat as their Featured Crafter of the Month of December. Versatile in many mediums, Hardhat_Cat has shown particular prowess in the area of knitting and needlework, with the creation of such gorgeous pieces as this Dumbledore Tote, needlework Hogwarts Crest, and Tri-Wizard Tournament Third Task …read more!

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Spells 3, here is a fun bit of news to help put you in a very Harry holiday mood. There will be a gathering of Dumbledore’s Army tonight on Livestream at 8pm Eastern with Andrew Slack and the great crew from the Harry Potter Alliance. They will be joined by Paul DeGeorge …read more!

Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have fully immersed themselves into the holiday season and now have for you a selection of holiday crafting actives for the December Craft Along. For this month, the focus is on small holiday gifts that can be conjured up without too much fuss. These quick, fun, and beautiful holiday crafts …read more!

Leaky’s premier source for “all the news you won’t find anywhere else,” The Quibbler, has just published their November issue for your reading pleasure. This issue contains special reports revolving around the St. Andrews Day holiday in Scotland with an article on wild man-eating haggis by our own Rudius Hagrid. Additional articles delve into such …read more!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, which is now traditionally followed by a day (and weekend) of some great sales. WBShop.com is already holding a massive sale on Harry Potter merchandise; check it out here for some great deals this weekend. Finally, the recently released Harry Potter Spells application for iPhone and iPod Touch …read more!

Sorting for the reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in our Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group forums has been opened over on the Leaky Lounge. Our Reading Groups offer Lounge members an intimate environment in which in-depth discussions about the Harry Potters novels take place with your fellow group members. For the …read more!