Say What? A New Quiz in the Quizzes Section!

Yes, really, it's true: We have a new quiz in our Quizzes section: The "SAY WHAT? Harry Potter quiz" was written by reader Amanda Crosier and tests your knowledge on who said what in the Harry Potter books.
Those of you who've been writing, begging, cajoling, etc., over the past monthsContinued...

Something Wickedly Fun This Way Comes

Mystery, Mayhem, and Magical Fun
are the order of the day; it has just begun!
Something wickedly fun comes your way,
make haste to the LeakyLounge without delay!

• Tricks and Treats: Goodies appearing now until 9 pm tonight
  
  
• The Haunted Hunt The hunt is on from 1pm-4pmContinued...

Weekly Shop Update: Box Set with New Artwork, More

Featured this week in our shop: The box set of Harry's Schoolbooks, featuring the new artwork that we told you about recently from Mary GrandPre. This set features "Quidditch Through the Ages" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," the two books author J.K. RowlingContinued...

The Goblet of Fire Reading Group Sorting has Called Your Name

The Goblet of Fire is back in action...well, sort of! Our newest round of book reading groups sorting starts today for discussions on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. If you think you are champion enough to join in the fourth round of the Harry Potter book discussions, then headContinued...

Harry Potter Halloween Costumes in Stock at Cauldron Shop

With Halloween just around the corner, now is the time to stock up on your Harry Potter costumes. In stock this week at our Cauldron shop are a new Hagrid Adult costume, plus great Goblet of Fire "Task 1" and "Task 3" Harry Potter costumes for kids. Looking for accessoriesContinued...

TLC's Crafty Costume Accessories Contest

C'mon and get crafty everyone! Just as Halloween is right around the corner and we are starting to think about our costumes, Leaky is happy to announce our newest event in the Cauldron: The Costume Accessories Contest. If you are planning on dressing up for the holiday Potter style, or even preparingContinued...

Leaky Lounge Rocks This Halloween

Our Leaky Lounge is set for some rockin' fun this Halloween, as some early tricks or treats are now hidden in our forum. Running today through Halloween, you can find some randomly hidden tricks or treats in the discussion threads of our forum, with new surprises appearing several times during the day.
AsContinued...

Cauldron Shop Update: New Chudley Cannons, Fizzing Whizzbees Shirts and More!

Looking for some fun new fashions for fall? Then be sure to check out the latest in our Cauldron Shop, your one-stop for Harry Potter merchandise, which include these brand new shirts:

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  Chudley Cannons Adult T-shirt
  
  
• Fizzing Whizzbee Ladies T-shirt
  
  
• Pumpkin Juice Adult T-shirtContinued...

PotterCast Hits the Big Easy

PotterCast will be back on the road again as we make our way south to the Big Easy for a live podcast next May in New Orleans. The podcast will be featured as part of Overture, the opening night event, with the podcast taking place after dinner. The show will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton in New OrleansContinued...

"Prophecy" Seeks Papers

Prophecy 2007, the Harry Potter convention to be held next August, has issued a Call for Papers. The conference is seeking proposals for programming involving "individual presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan community."Continued...

"Scribbulus" Issue Nine Now Online

The latest issue of Scribbulus, Leaky's essay collection, is now online. This issue features six essays from the Scribbulus editors, including one from co-manager, Emily Bytheway who wrote "The Sorting Hat Ideology," which was also featured in her presentation at Lumos. Co-manager Angua also wroteContinued...

Leaky on the Order of the Phoenix Set

John Noe and I represented Leaky at the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sets yesterday and though we can't share any real details yet, we can say that taking a look at production has completely renewed our excitement for this film. Of the three times that Leaky has been to the set, thisContinued...

Leaky Fan Art Contest Winners Announced

Leaky is proud to announce the winners of our first Fan Art Contest! It was a hard choice to make, as we received so many wonderful entries, but we can now present the winners in two categories as follows:

Hand Drawn:

• First: "Hagrid and the Daily Prophet" by Mnem
  
  
• Second: "Up! Get Up! Now!"Continued...

Happy Birthday, Julie!

Gather round
gather round
so you may hear
the joyful news this day!
Our editor Julie
turns 50 years young today!

Hop on the Hogwarts Express Today at the Leaky Lounge

All Aboard! The Hogwarts Express is making a stop today at our Leaky Lounge. Yes, that's right, not only is it back to school time, it's time for our September forum event, happening today from 11am till 7pm (EST). The fabulous train is making a stop for Leaky's own Witches andContinued...