Today is the birthday of a particularly gifted witch, Minerva McGonagall. Professor McGonagall taught Transfiguration at Hogwarts, was head of the department as well as head of Gryffindor House. Professor McGonagall is currently the headmistress of Hogwarts. Please join us in celebrating this wonderful character’s birthday!

You can now find J. K. Rowling’s bio of DADA professor Gilderoy Lockhart in the “Chamber of Secrets” section of Pottermore: You might want to pay a visit to one of the Moments from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; a Moment that features a well-known character who prides himself on his Memory Charms…

Daniel Radcliffe appeared on last night’s Colbert Report to promote his film “Kill Your Darlings.” You can watch the interview here. “Kill Your Darlings” will be released on October 16th.

MTV News Correspondent Josh Horowitz brings us the latest development in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them news: Just caught up w/David Heyman @ GRAVITY premiere. He will indeed be producing Harry Potter spinoff FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM. ” Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) October 1, 2013 Heyman, who produced all eight of …read more!

The first installment of “Goblet of Fire” on Pottermore is now available for all users to enjoy: We’re excited to announce that all members of Pottermore.com are now able to explore the first instalment of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Soak up the atmosphere of the Quidditch World Cup, find a Chudley Cannons …read more!

Remember the time we ended PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, because there wasn’t a lot of news in the Harry Potter world to discuss and we said that we’d hold out the slim hope that would change the far future, and if it did, we’d come back?Remember how we found out two weeks later that …read more!

As a reward for winning the last House Cup, members of Hufflepuff house can now access the first installment of “Goblet of Fire” on Pottermore: Please note this early access will only be available to members who were sorted into Hufflepuff house before the fourth Pottermore House Cup was awarded. Members of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and …read more!

Please join Leaky in extending birthday wishes to Tom Felton, who turns 26 today. Many happy returns!

According to the Dailey Star, Daniel Radcliffe has been offered a chance to play Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury, in a biopic. There is no official word yet on Radcliffe’s involvement in the project, or if he’ll even take the role. The role was previously given to Sacha Baren, who left the project over script …read more!

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s extension of Diagon Alley and London is quickly starting to become recognizable. The construction of this second half of the theme park, set to open this coming spring in 2014, is well underway. A few buildings, such as Number 12 Grimmauld Place, are starting to emerge from the scaffolding. …read more!