With the new month, both of our book clubs at the Leaky Lounge have selected new books to read and discuss. The Harry Potter Book Club is reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Revisit the third book in the series in good company here at the Leaky Lounge. Our non-Harry Potter book club, …read more!

LeakyCon 2011, The Leaky Cauldron’s charity conference being held in Orlando, Florida, in July, is proud to announce its wizard rock lineup! This stellar list of groups will be playing over two shows at the conference: Harry and the Potters Draco and the Malfoys The Whomping Willows The Ministry of Magic The Remus Lupins Tonks …read more!

Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen Marian Hester (a.k.a. freshislefibers) as the brand new Featured Crafter of the Month for the month of October. Marian was nominated for her incredible pattern replication skills in the realm of Harry Potter Crafting. Examples of Marian’s fabulous work include Horcrux socks, a Hedwig Illusion Dishcloth and a …read more!

There is a bit of fandom news online today, for Harry Potter has gotta get back to McKinley High. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that actor and singer Darren Criss, star of the popular fan-created YouTube musicals “A Very Potter Musical” and “A Very Potter Sequel,” has been cast on the also popular FOX television show, …read more!

The September issue of The Quibbler, TLC’s publication for “news that no-one else will publish”, is now available for download. This edition features articles about Snorkacks in Sweden, a Ministry HitWitch loose in New York and a rogue Animagus in Turkey, as well as regular favourites such as Aberforth’s Page 3 and some brand new …read more!

A new microsite has been launched for the 2010 Snow Ball in Edinburgh, Scotland with information about the show itself, where to stay, how to buy tickets and more. Following the success of last year’s inaugural Snow Ball, the organisers have added a special library show to the 2010 line up. The 14+ main event …read more!

The Oprah Show is searching for Harry Potter fans willing to appear on the programme to talk about how J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series has inspired them or their family. A short description on the application to appear on the show reads as follows: Are you or your children obsessed with the Harry …read more!

Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen Bartlebean as the brand new Featured Crafter of the Month for the month of September. Bartlebean was nominated for her well-known talent in the realm of Harry Potter crafting. Examples of Bartlebean’s brilliant work include wizard robes for her wee wizards, a set of stitch markers representing the …read more!

This month, join Jo’s Book Nook – our non Harry Potter book club at the Leaky Lounge – in reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The Book Nook invites you to take part in reading all three books in the Hunger Games series: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and the recently released Mockingjay. You …read more!

This year, from November 13th to November 14th, New York City will play host to the fourth annual Quidditch World Cup, organized by the International Quidditch Association. Fifty teams have already registered to compete, so if your team would like to participate in the Cup register here soon because participation is on a first come, …read more!