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Find Anything - Ask Peeves!

Tue Nov 28 21:21:10 -0500 2006

<>Oh, we're sorry, has Peeves been pestering you on our home page and in the forum? We tried to get rid of him, you see, but Jo was right: He's like dry rot. You can't get rid of him.
That's why we found him a new home. Presenting the return of AskPeeves.org, our Harry Potter search engine! Some of you may remember Peeves from our 2005 April Fool's Day postings. He's back, and this time we've forc...

New Order of the Phoenix Screencaps Available

Sat Nov 25 11:40:17 -0500 2006

We've added about 100 high-definition screencaps from the teaser trailer and more than 400 caps from the HBO Order of the Phoenix preview to our galleries, giving good quality looks at Bellatrix, the prophecy, Luna, the Veil room, the DA, Umbridge, the Wizengamot, and so much more. Enjoy!

Leaky Galleries...All New YET AGAIN

Tue Nov 21 01:42:13 -0500 2006

Our own Super!Alex has struck again: As you've probably noticed, our gallery has been down for more than 24 hours, because it was slow and destroying everyone's ability to visit the site on this very important weekend of trailers and such.
What does our own Alex do? Come up with a quick fix? No. He rewrites the whole gallery.

<>Presenting our THIRD incarnation of our huuuuge image galleries. This ...

Teaser Trailer Shot by Shot, Screenshots, iPod format, and more, now available

Mon Nov 20 17:23:24 -0500 2006

Leaky presents our world-famous shot-by-shot comparison for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix teaser trailer!
It's long been tradition here on Leaky to compare screengrabs to their corresponding passages in the books. This one was pulled together by Sue Upton, Alex Robbin, John Noe, Nick Rhein, Doris Herrmann and Chris Dotson, who did a fantastic job - we hope you enjoy!

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J.K. Rowling Video: Snake Lore May Play Role in Book Seven

Thu Nov 09 11:48:36 -0500 2006

<>Our partners at Accio Quote, the one-stop for J.K. Rowling quotes, have a find from all the way back in 2000 to share: an old and very rarely seen Web video of Stephen Fry interviewing J.K. Rowling on the occasion of book four's release, now in our Harry Potter video gallery, in which J.K. Rowling hints (here) that snake lore will play a role in book seven. She also speaks of how she wrote her ...

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

Wed Oct 04 16:36:23 -0400 2006

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-shirt

Harry Potter Jeweled Long Sleeve Tour Jersey by Bejeweled

<>Harry Potter School Crest Jeweled Long Sleeve Jersey by Bejewele...

Lexicon Unveils Customizable Harry Potter Timelines

Tue Sep 12 10:46:05 -0400 2006

<>Our partners at the Harry Potter Lexicon have unveiled a new and improved Timeline of the Wizarding World in which you can easily and powerfully search the history of a particular character, a category, or even a concept. You can search the Muggle world history, the fandom history, the wizarding history, or any combination thereof. It's really awesome (in the true sense of the word) so go check...

New Blog, RSS Feed at the Lexicon

Sun Aug 20 15:09:49 -0400 2006

Our partners as the Harry Potter Lexicon has a new blog on its What's New page, allowing you to leave comments and subscribe to its new RSS Check out all the new stuff here! There's more coming there soon so keep your eyes peeled!

Vegas Day in the Leaky Lounge!

Sat Jul 15 03:16:02 -0400 2006

<>Today is the July meet-and-greet at our forum, Leaky Lounge, and in honor of all the Las Vegas activities happening later this month, it's themed Viva Las Vegas.
The festivities start at 9 a.m. EST, when the Shrieking Shack opens up with arcade/casino games. There will be Wizard Hold'em Poker ( a scavenger hunt) at 12 p.m. EST; the Gred and Forge Filk Variety Hour and filk-writing contest; memor...

Leaky and PotterCast T-Shirts Now Available!

Mon Jun 26 20:18:37 -0400 2006

<>At long last...presenting...Leaky and PotterCast T-Shirts! We know you've been asking for a long time, so we finally have them regularly available, and right in time for Lumos and summer.
We have five new designs for you to choose from: The signature PotterCast T-Shirt, a navy design with a bunch of PotterCast catchphrases jumbled in the center (find your favorite...), which is also available in...

Outages at the Lexicon, Quotes and Shop

Sun Jun 18 12:04:53 -0400 2006

Some of our sister sites on the Floo Network - The Harry Potter Lexicon, Quick Quotes and The Cauldron Shop - are having some server burps and giggles this week, and have been unable to update; please be patient and it will all be fixed shortly. Thanks much!

WOMBAT Review Course Now Open

Sat May 20 13:13:42 -0400 2006

The WOMBAT review center at the LeakyLounge is now open! Get your wits about you, and prepare for the next pop quiz from JKRowling.com!

LeakyMug #7: LeakyMug Returning to NYC for Jo's Visit

Sat May 13 03:04:49 -0400 2006

<>Surprise! The LeakyMuggers have returned, with a big announcement about the week of Jo Rowlng's visit to New York. We're celebrating with another live podcast - it's four days after our Vegas live podcast but there was no way we could let this momentous event go by without some celebrating with you all, not when almost the entire staffs of both Leaky and MuggleNet will be in town. Listen to the...

Leaky the First Fan Site to Win Webby Award

Tue May 09 02:19:34 -0400 2006

<>Well, guys, thank you! Because of you, Leaky has become the first fan site to win the Webby Award, considered the "Oscar of the 'Net." We took the People's Voice award in our Celebrity/Fan category; the official site for Prince took the judge's award. Other People's Voice winners this year include my.yahoo.com, Google Maps, Google Earth and many more sites with which we're honored share a page....

Last Day for Webby Votes

Thu May 04 11:07:20 -0400 2006

<>Thanks to you all, the last time we checked, Leaky had an astounding 65 pecent of the vote going into the final days of the People's Voice Webby competition. However, there are now about 36 hours left to vote, and as such we have absolutely no idea what's going on, because the tracking stats have been turned off. :) Thank you all for your amazing support; some of the things you have written as ...