Plenty of exciting announcements were made this week, as we received a Potter masterpiece in the form of Brian Selznick’s elaborate mural book covers for Scholastic’s 20th anniversary copies of Harry Potter. Bloomsbury revealed first look images of The Tales of Beedle the Bard illustrated edition by Chris Riddell, and LEGO set up a big Wizarding World reveal …read more!

This week in Potter we’ve seen new pop-ups from MinaLima in Japan, the opening of a new Goblet of Fire feature at Warner Bros Studio Tour London, and the announcement of ticket release dates for the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition in New York. Amongst these new additions, we’ve got some actor updates to keep you up-to-date with the casts …read more!

Matthew Lewis, the actor best known to fans as endearing Gryffindor Neville Longbottom, absolutely charmed a Great Hall full of Potter aficionados this past weekend at Planet Comicon Kansas City – and Leaky was lucky enough to be there! The premiere fan event in its 19th year welcomed thousands of attendees to see many of …read more!

Amongst an exciting announcement regarding tickets for the History of Magic exhibition opening in New York this year, we’ve been keeping up with the latest Harry Potter cast updates, including news from Matthew Lewis, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Warwick Davis and more! Girlfriends Debuts, Featuring Matthew Lewis, Zoe Wanamaker, Miranda Richardson and Adrian Rawlins This week, several Potter alumni debuted …read more!

In this week’s actors round-up, there are scores of new films from Harry Potter alums to consider. Though there have been teasers and hints in weeks and months past, trailers have finally been released showing off these talented actors at the height of their game, and they aim to woo their viewing audience, many devoted …read more!

This week in the wizarding world, huge announcements were made regarding  the Harry Potter mobile game everybody’s been waiting on, and a special award from the Royal Family for J.K. Rowling, who is now a Companion of Honour! We also received clues as to which beasties will return for Crimes of Grindelwald, and theorised our way …read more!

  This week saw new additions to the chocolate frog collection in the Wizarding World, as well as Bonnie Wright being added to the guest list for A Celebration of Harry Potter, coming to Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World in January. WB Studio Tour London also launched Hogwarts in the Snow, which this year features the Yule Ball in …read more!

This week Potter fans were teased by various 2018 announcements, with yet another night show revealed at Universal Studios Japan, LeakyCon 2018’s location announced and Imogen Heap teasing a Cursed Child soundtrack. We also covered Warwick Davis and David Bradley’s panels at MCM London Comic Con, Pottermore’s art collection made its debut in the U.S., and we celebrated the most magical occasion …read more!

This week has seen interviews with Robert Pattinson, the cast of Strike (which also announced its release date and debuted its trailer), new projects from Emma Thompson and David Tennant, wins from Emma Watson at the Teen Choice Awards and an exciting competition from Lumos to meet the cast of Fantastic Beasts on set! In this week’s round-up we …read more!

Helen McCrory, the popular English actress who is best known to the Potter fandom as Slytherin matriarch Narcissa Malfoy, celebrates her 49th birthday today. Before we take a look at what McCrory’s been up to since her days in the Potterverse, let’s examine her Wizarding World character a bit further. First off, the name “Narcissa”– …read more!