Horcri. “Don’t forget the plus!” “Sirius the ghooooost!” “They’re called Thestrals!”If you’ve ever listened to a PotterCast or laid eyes on Leaky you’ve been affected by our very own Mr. John Noe, who today celebrates his birthday! John’s been such a special part of the site for so many years and responsible for equal levels …read more!

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” made $1.3 billion dollars this weekend, the third movie in history to make that amount. In additional news regarding “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” the names of the deleted scenes which will be appearing on the “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” DVD were released today. The British Board of …read more!

A new image for the upcoming video game, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 has been released. It features the Trio in front of a burning Hogwarts, and you can see it here in our galleries. Additional images from the video game can be viewed here. Enjoy!

It seems as if the Pottermore owls are being sent out with even more regularity this week, as the Pottermore Insider Blog has been updated again noting even more welcome emails have just been sent to early beta access users.A question now for Leaky readers: Have you gotten beta access to Pottermore yet? If you’ve …read more!

Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has updated her Facebook with a new contest from Lancome. Fifty contestants who enter the contest will win a bottle of Lancome’s Tresor Midnight Rose perfume. One contestant will win a bottle as well as a replica of the hat Waston wore in her Tresor Midnight Rose perfume. You can enter …read more!

Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) will be appearing in an upcoming issue of Fault magazine, and we have some of the images from the photoshoot he did with them here in our galleries. The issue of Fault magazine with Tom Felton in it will be released October 1st. Enjoy!

The Harry Potter Book Club is currently reading and discussing Chamber of Secrets, so if you’d like to reread and discuss the second Harry Potter book, please pop over here to start discussing! Or, you could join Jo’s Book Nook, Leaky’s non-Harry Potter book club, to read the classic Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Take …read more!

The first commercial for Lancome’s new fragrance, Tresor Midnight Rose, featuring Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has been released. It features Watson and her costar in various parts of Paris. You can watch the video here or below. Enjoy!

As mentioned last week, the Pottermore Insider blog has now been updated to answer frequently asked questions that Pottermore beta users have been asking. Concerns dealing with the potions brewing, wizards duelling, and moderation for common room comments are all addressed. Additionally, the Insider reveals that a Pottermore beta survey will be sent out in …read more!

An early screening for the forthcoming film, “My Week With Marilyn,” was screened yesterday evening outside Chicago and Leaky was able to be in attendance. The film, as readers will recall, stars Harry Potter film alums Emma Watson (Hermionie Granger), as wardrobe assistant Lucy, and Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), portraying Sir Laurence Olivier.Even though the …read more!