New Autographed Photo of Jason Isaacs Up for Charity Auction
Just in time for holiday gift-giving is a charity auction for new autographed photo of actor Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Signed while the actor was filming his hit television series "Brotherhood," Jason signed the fan enhanced photo withContinued...
Abe Books Auctions Signed "Deathly Hallows" for Charity
Abe books will be auctioning off a special signed copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for charity. The bookseller obtained an autographed copy of book seven when they attended the Open Book Tour in Toronto, Canada, and have put the book up for auction with proceeds to benefit the UnitedContinued...
Followup: Katie Leung Artwork Fetches £960 at Charity Auction
As we first told you last week, actress Katie Leung (Cho Chang) donated a piece of artwork to be auctioned off for the Prince’s Trust Charity, which supports young people across the UK. That auction has now ended and the Scotsman is reporting Miss Leung’s artwork was soldContinued...
Alan Rickman Donates Autographed Script Pages, More for Charity Auction
HP Alliance Podcast on Darfur Fast and More
Previously, we reported on a call to action for the Harry Potter community to respond to the crisis in Darfur. The truly horrific plight involving the mothers of Darfur has touched us, and we at Leaky, MuggleNet, the Wizarding Rock community are joining with the HP Alliance in trying to help with thisContinued...
Jingle Spells Completely SOLD OUT
WELL. That went quickly.
Jingle Spells, the wizard rock Christmas album that was Leaky's sixth Get a Clue fundraiser and an outstanding compilation of Harry-themed holiday music, is now COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.
What does this mean? It means that in the past six weeks you have all raised...more than $30,000 for BookContinued...
J.K.Rowling Donates Signed "Deathly Hallows" Book for Charity Raffle
Author J.K. Rowling has donated an autographed copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for a charity raffle. The Scotsman reports that Jo donated this book to Trefoil House, an organization in Edinburgh, Scotland to help "much-needed funds for its work with children who haveContinued...
More Pics of Beedle the Bard, Leaky's Special Children's Voice Drive
A copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard has now been on display in New York, and we have scanned portions of the copies of the Sotheby’s catalog accompanying it, which you can now see in our galleries. We’ve only shown the cover, parts of J.K. Rowling’s internalContinued...
Katie Leung Donates Art for Charity Auction
Actress Katie Leung has donated this piece of art for a charity auction today in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scotsman reports Katie donated this piece to benefit the Prince's Trust Charity. Katie said of her work:
"The meaning behind my drawing shows the two birds encouraging and supporting each otherContinued...
(Updated)"Good Morning America" to Preview "Beedle the Bard"
The “Good Morning America” news program will feature a special preview and discussion of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” on Monday morning, November 26. As we first told you earlier this week, the handwritten book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will be on display hereContinued...
Beedle the Bard, Up Close and Personal
Greetings from London, where today I had the great pleasure of visiting Sotheby’s and being granted a private audience with one of the precious seven copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The charity copy was brought out to me wrapped in soft purple cloth, nestled in a special box from its jeweler.Continued...
Sotheby's to Display Copy of "Beedle the Bard" Here in US
Auction house Sotheby’s put the copy of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” out on display today for the press. The book will then go on display to the public here in the US at Sotheby’s in New York City starting Monday, November 26 at 10am (ET) then again on Tuesday, November 27 andContinued...
Sotheby's Adds Catalog Note From Jo on "Beedle the Bard" Book
As TLC reported yesterday, Sotheby's has updated more items from author J.K. Rowling to be auctioned off on December 13, and as noted previously, there is a catalog previewing this action that is available to the public, with proceeds to benefit The Children's Voice charity. WhileContinued...
A Call to Dumbledore's Army of the Real World to Help in Darfur
As readers of the Harry Potter novels know, many characters in the beloved series work together to confront social issues. So too have Harry Potter fans who are long noted for their concern and response toward pressing real life issues. One such issue is the crisis in Darfur, andContinued...
Jingle Spells More than 2/3rds Sold Out!
If you were thinking about ordering a copy of Jingle Spells, Leaky's sixth Get a Clue fundraiser and an outstanding compilation of Harry-themed holiday music, you should get on it right now. We have less than 1,000 copies left in our limited print run, and we're not even a month into the drive. More thanContinued...