At 1pm we will begin the HP Alliance “Accio Books” kickoff call on Ustream, with the HPA heads of houses, Evanna Lynch, Sue Upton, Paul DeGeorge and Brian Ross. We will also have live input from a youth village in Rwanda. It promises to be informative and fun as usual with the HPA, so tune …read more!

As it is now March, our Contest Crew has a brand new contest to be announced. This time around, we are asking you to join up with a friend or submit a solo entry to come up with the Top 10 Ways to Spot a Werewolf. This question has been on many an O.W.L. exam …read more!

ABC Family will be broadcasting another one of those “Harry Potter Weekend” events this month. In the past, the cable channel has included new previews of the upcoming Harry Potter films during the course of the telecasts (as witnessed last December), however at this time we do not know if there will be new Half-Blood …read more!

A shopkeeper, an Auror, or a Wheezy he may be, for as noted on JKRowling.com today marks the birthday of a character with a heart of lion, and one who will always be our King. Everyone, please join us as wish Ron Weasley a Happy Birthday! Cheers!

« Back to Contests Top Ten Ways to Spot a Werewolf Contest We’ve decided to shift things up a bit this month by inviting you to collaborate with a friend and come up with the Top Ten Ways to Spot a Werewolf (or you may still submit an entry by yourself). As you may recall …read more!

Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights has been chosen as the next book in the Leaky Lounge’s non-Harry Potter Book Club. Jo’s Book Nook features discussions open to all Lounge members who wish to read a classic novel and take part in open discussions on many topics related to the novel. This time around, the …read more!

Lend an ear and you shall hear… lovely new excerpts from the score to the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The official HBP website has received a makeover this morning, and fans can now hear a slightly revised Hedwig’s theme, plus see the recently released posters, with a large image of Harry greeting …read more!

Behold, now in glorious High Definition: the recent Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince “First Look” feature. As we first told you the other day, the video is available via the Official Harry Potter Widget, and is now available for download at home via the following links. Enjoy! QUICKTIME HIGH DEFLargeMediumSmall WindowsLargeMediumSmall Quicktime StandardLargeMediumSmall FlashLargeMedium

Please join us in sending out birthday wishes to actor Timothy Spall, who portrays the character of Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films. Mr. Spall is celebrating his 52nd birthday today. Cheers!

Several pieces of news today regarding Harry Potter books up for auction. First thanks to Heritage Auction for letting us know about a first edition Bloomsbury copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Sorcerer’s Stone) they have for auction. Heritage let us know this book is “a rare true first edition of Harry Potter …read more!