We are thrilled tonight to announce our first Keynote speakers at LeakyCon 2009: John and Hank Green, Nerdfighters extraordinaire, and hosts of the hugely popular YouTube video channel, The Vlogbrothers. Hank Green is the author of EcoGeek.org, an environmentally conscious blog dedicated to sharing innovations that are working to preserve our planet. His brother John …read more!

Does the wand choose the wizard, or would you witches and wizards rather choose a wand replica used by a hero or villain? These are questions Universal Orlando is asking in the latest poll now online via the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park website, here. Thanks UHP for emailing.

The twenty-sixth issue of Leaky’s premier essay project, Scribbulus, is now online, filled with a variety of essays related to the Harry Potter novels for your reading pleasure. Our March issue features five essays, which include a character analysis of the character of Petunia Dursley, a side-by-side comparison of the childhoods of Severus Snape and …read more!

This week, through Sunday March 22, Harry Potter fans are coming together to create videos that contribute to the Candles for Rwanda Project. The HP Alliance is spearheading the effort to collect hundreds of videos from Harry Potter fans worldwide. April 7th is the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, where about 1 million people …read more!

Everything’s gone green in the latest issue of The Quibbler, published just in time for St. Patrick’s Day with “all the news you won’t find anywhere else.” This March edition features many stories with a St. Patrick’s Day theme including: the current pleas for Fairy rights, an exclusive on the Leprechauns in Ireland, possible dark …read more!

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Tomorrow, March 15, at 2pm EST, the HP Alliance will once again be live with a fun and informative broadcast once again at our joint UStream channel. This time guest speakers will include Hank Green of Vlogbrothers fame, and much more. Also on the call will Sifa Nsengimana, be the executive director of Agahozo-Shalom Youth …read more!

We have a bit of a treat this weekend, as the folks at Hulu.com let us know that fans can now watch the We Are Wizards documentary online free via this link. Directed by Josh Koury, the We Are Wizards documentary focuses on various facets of our Harry Potter community, and features some familiar faces …read more!

The Lily and Stag Inn on the Leaky Lounge, which house our Harry Potter Reading Groups, is hosting a fun and communal event for Inn members to mark Friday the 13th. This weekend, Reading Group members will have access to all the rooms in the Lily and Stag Inn for fun discussions and much more. …read more!

There are new photos online today of the ongoing construction at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction at Universal Orlando, Florida. Thanks to this blogger, we can now see new photos of a newly completed exterior of Hagrid’s Hut, as well as the ongoing building of the mammoth Hogwarts Castle. The Wizarding …read more!