Please join us at Leaky in wishing Julie Christie an extremely happy birthday. The actress, who played Madam Rosmerta in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, is celebrating her 70th birthday today. Many happy returns on this special day!

Entertainment Weekly’s annual Summer Movie Preview is hitting newsstands tomorrow, and featured on the cover is Harry Potter himself. “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is one of the many summer films highlighted in this issue with an on-set report including quotes from Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger). There are also some minor …read more!

Yahoo! has debuted four new behind-the-scenes features from “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” and interviews with the cast. A fun feature about the Weasley family can be seen here. James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) recall the first time they met their on-screen mom, Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley), while Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) reflects …read more!

Two reports have surfaced online recently regarding generous donations Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has made to various charities. The first comes from The Daily Record in Scotland which reported that Ms. Rowling donated 50,000GBP ($81,400) to help victims of child slavery in the Philippines. The donation will help fund the Centre of Hope, which …read more!

Thanks to WB, we have a new preview clip from the special features included on the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” BluRay DVD. In this clip, we get a look at the introductions of different members of the Order of the Phoenix throughout the series. Click here to watch!The BluRay and standard …read more!

In March our Contest Team invited you to take part in their Snape and Draco Story Contest, which asked you to write a story about where Snape and Draco Apparated to at the end of Half-Blood Prince and what happened when they got there. After receiving many great entries, the judges have now picked the …read more!

IGN today posted a teaser trailer for the new film adaptation of “The Woman in Black”, which stars Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) as Arthur Kipps. You can watch the trailer embedded below or at this link on the IGN website. The trailer can also be seen on YouTube. The Woman in Black was originally a …read more!

This evening in London, cast members from “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” made a special appearance at HMV on Oxford Street to greet fans and sign copies of the just released DVD/Blu-ray. Warwick Davis (Filius Flitwick/Griphook), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Natalia Tena (Nymphadora Tonks), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley) were among the …read more!

A variety of new “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” extras and deleted scenes have found their way to the Leaky galleries, in addition to some interviews with members of the “Harry Potter” cast promoting the DVD/Blu-ray release. Deleted scene – Harry and Ron chasing rabbitsExtras – “On the Green” preview #3Extras – A look at the …read more!

While at CinemaCon in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman spoke with MTV News and revealed that a behind-the-scenes documentary was shot during the production of “Deathly Hallows.” The award-winning British filmmaking Morgan Matthews (“The Fallen”) was given complete access to the sets, crew, and actors, and according to Heyman, …read more!