The Leaky Cauldron - Fan Sites

New Edition of The Quibbler Now Online

Wed Nov 04 16:58:00 -0500 2009

We have for you today the latest issue of The Quibbler, Leaky's publication which contains "all the news you won't find anywhere else." This issue, which you can download in PDF format right here, is Halloween themed and includes a myriad of spooky stories ranging from the Headless Hunt festivities of 2009, to the latest in tantalizingly traumatic Tentacula trimmings for the holiday. Our Hall...

November Crafter of the Month: Ofenjen

Sun Nov 01 22:31:00 -0500 2009

The month of November is now here and our Crafty Witches and Wizard have for you our latest Crafty Witch of the Month: Ofenjen. A crafter in most every medium, Ofenjen has showcased her skill and creativity creating such crafty creations as the My Magical Lens Harry Potter Quilt, House Unity Banner, a Bookcase Mural, and much more. The Crafty Crew conducted a short interview with our November...

Stroll Through the Haunted Pumpkin Patch on the Leaky Lounge

Sat Oct 31 10:32:00 -0400 2009

The ghosts and ghouls of Halloween are out and about over on our Leaky Lounge forum which is now celebrating this holiday with fun and games at the Haunted Pumpkin Patch. Join in with your fellow Lounge members and your favorite Harry Potter characters for this spooky event of Halloween fun. Check out the special forum on our Leaky Lounge and take part in Harry Potter Halloween discussions, s...

Winners of Albus Severus Meets Peeves Contest Announced

Sat Oct 10 00:58:00 -0400 2009

Last month, our Contest Crew brought you the Albus Severus Meets Peeves Contest which asked you to create an original 500-word or less story about the young Albus Severus Potter meeting Peeves, the Hogwarts poltergeist, for the first time. After receiving many splendid entries, the winner of this contest has now been chosen. The winners are:

First Place: KatetheKeeper

Second Pla

...

New Books for Harry Potter Book Club, Jo's Book Nook

Sun Oct 04 23:53:00 -0400 2009

Both of our Leaky Lounge based Book Clubs have opened up readings for the month of October. First, our Harry Potter Book Club is tackling the stories in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. These five stories will be examined individually and as a whole as those who join in this reading go through these tales together. Our non-Harry Potter Book Club, Jo's Book Nook, has before it the novel Northang...

New Issue of "The Quibbler" Now Online

Fri Oct 02 21:34:00 -0400 2009

The October edition of The Quibbler, filled with "all the news you won't find anywhere else," has now been published and is ready for reading via this link. In this issue, Quibbler reporters highlight the increasing spree of disappearing people and objects across the world. These reports include news on the mysteriously vanishing Thames River bridge, a possible disappearance of the Giant Squi...

TLC's Harry Potter Crafts Presents: First Featured Crafter of the Month

Thu Oct 01 12:36:00 -0400 2009

Leaky's Crafty Witches and Wizards have a new feature to bring you today, their Featured Harry Potter Crafter of the Month. Potter crafter Droxy is the first recipient of this title, for her many and varied contributions to the Harry Potter corner of the crafting world. Her work, which can be seen right here, ranges from spectacularly detailed Snape, Ollivander, and Bellatrix costumes to high...

Talk Nicholas Flamel in Jo's Book Nook

Sat Sep 05 19:17:00 -0400 2009

Jo's Book Nook, our very own non-Harry Potter book club housed on the Leaky Lounge, has opened a new reading for the month of September. This time around, the Nook will be reading and discussing the first three novels in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by author Michael Scott: The Alchemyst, The Magician, and The Sorceress. These three thought-provoking and intriguing novel...

Create Your Own House Scarf for September Craft Along

Tue Sep 01 11:03:00 -0400 2009

It is September 1st, which means young witches and wizards are setting forth from Platform 9 3/4 on their journey to Hogwarts for the start of the new school year. Our Crafty Witches have chosen this occasion to inspire their September Craft Along, which involves crafting your very own Hogwarts House Scarf. Join in with your fellow crafters for this project which can show your creative crafti...

Back to School Edition of the Quibbler Now Published

Thu Aug 27 23:45:00 -0400 2009

Gotta get back to Hogwarts... for it is that time of the year once again, and our own Quibbler is getting into the back to school spirit with their latest edition. Filled with "all the news you won't find anywhere else," Leaky's Quibbler publication is packed with what all young wizards and witches and their parents should know for the upcoming school year. Our September issue also contains t...

Read "The Return of the King" in Jo's Book Nook

Sat Aug 01 21:58:00 -0400 2009

The reading of the third book in author J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Ring series has now begun over in Jo's Book Nook, Leaky's non-Harry Potter book club. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the final installment in the classic fantasy novel series by Mr. Tolkien, and takes readers through the final legs of a long and harrowing journey in a lush fantasy world. Join in with ...

August Issue of "The Quibbler" Now Online

Sat Aug 01 17:30:00 -0400 2009

The latest issue of The Quibbler, Leaky's publication that contains "all the news you won't find anywhere else," has now been published online for your reading pleasure. Hitting online newsstands on July 31st, this issue marks the birthdays of Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom and contains a number of stories on the current state of the wizarding world. Along with the familiar Letters from ...

Harry and Twilight, Together Tomorrow at NYPL

Fri Jul 31 22:33:00 -0400 2009

Tomorrow, at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street in Manhattan, there will be a discussion between myself and the webmaster of The Twilight Lexicon on Harry Potter, Twilight, and all things inbetween. It's going to be a lot of fun so if you're in the area (and over 18, as per Children's Lit Cafe organization's rules), come check it out:

Children's Literary Cafe
New York Public Library (42n...

Fight Back with the DA in Lily and Stag Inn Event

Fri Jul 31 11:03:00 -0400 2009

The Lily and Stag Inn, home of our Harry Potter Reading Groups, requires the assistance of a few good DA members this weekend, for the Inn has come under the control of one Dolores Jane Umbridge. According to a new proclamation issued by the High Inquisitor, groups of all kinds are to be disbanded. Therefore, Members of the Lily and Stag Inn are rallying together in their Reading Group Forum ...

HPA Featured in L.A . Times

Mon Jul 20 07:53:00 -0400 2009

The ongoing efforts of the Harry Potter Alliance are featured again in the press, this time in a new article from the L.A. Times. Noting again the charitable and social awareness activities and campaigns by the group, the piece points out that the HPA and Harry Potter fans "accomplishments include signing up new voters at Wizard Rock the Vote events, collecting over 13,000 donated books to give...