In honor of the 15th anniversary of Harry Potter (and the release of the new editions’ book covers today), Scholastic released a video where J. K. Rowling reveals which Harry Potter character she misses the most. You can watch the video here or below.

Today, August 24th, marks the birthday of Rupert Grint, who plays faithful friend Ron Weasley. Please join us in wishing Rupert a very happy birthday and many happy returns.

Stephenie McMillan, who was the set decorator for all of the Harry Potter films, passed away this past Monday due to complications from ovarian cancer.In 1997 McMillan won an Oscar for Best Set Decoration for “The English Patient” alongside art director Stuart Craig, who she would later work on all eight Harry Potter films with. …read more!

Today, August 22, marks Percy Weasley’s 37th birthday! Please join us in wishing this special Weasley a very happy birthday! 🙂

August 11th marks the birthday of Ginny Weasley! Please join Leaky in wishing Ginny Weasley a very happy birthday and a World Cup win for the Holyhead Harpies!

Four new Moments have been added to the “Philosopher’s Stone” section of Pottermore. Today, the Pottermore Insider hinted at where each of these new Moments are: ˜Ain’t no safer place. Not one. Except Hogwarts’ ˜Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we’ll find the perfect match here somewhere ’ ‘ ˜You’re in safe hands (though I …read more!

It has been great to follow up on all our beloved Harry Potter cast as they branch out and dip their toes into new projects. This week a string of new trailers for the Potter cast’s new projects was released. Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman’s CBGB released it’s first trailer. Grint, who has played a …read more!

Kazu Kibuishi’s new back cover artwork for the last three books has been released by Scholastic. The new covers are in honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the Harry Potter series and will go on sale August 27th.The back cover of the Order of the Phoenix shows Harry and the DA in the Department of …read more!

Our beloved J.K. Rowling has posted a tweet! Ms. Rowling asks that fans please take the time to sign a Lumos petition. Lumos is a charity that benefits institutionalized children in Europe. Ms. Rowling founded Lumos in 2005 after reading an article (and seeing photographs) of institutionalized children being kept in caged beds. Lumos helps …read more!

Scholastic has unveiled the back cover artwork for the upcoming 15th anniversary editions of the Harry Potter books. Kazu Kibuishi designed each book so that the back would feature an important scene from the book. Sorcerer’s Stone shows Harry looking into the Mirror of Erised, Chamber of Secrets shows Harry entering the chamber, Prisoner of …read more!