Crafty Wands at the Ready!

Calling all crafters! For those who enjoy making their own Harry Potter crafts, we have a fun new feature just for you! Starting this May 1st, Leaky's own Crafty Witches will host a special Craft-Along event where we invite you to join us as we all make our own wands. These wands are easy and fun to make, and you can follow along at home with us by using the instructions found in this

Celebrate Earth Day on the Leaky Lounge

Activities galore can be found on our Leaky Lounge forum today as we celebrate Earth Day! Neville kicks off this eco-friendly event which will feature fun games, quizzes, discussions, and much more. An environmentally-conscious scavenger hunt is set to commence at 12pm EST today and run until 4:30pm. In the mean time, you can check your carbon footprint, find new and fun crafting opContinued...

Attention Jane Austen Fans: Mr. Darcy Requests Your Presence in the Leaky Lounge

Calling all Jane Austen fans! The Leaky Lounge is proud to announce that Jo’s Book Nook, our non-Harry Potter book reading group, has now started on Jane Austen’s masterpiece: Pride and Prejudice. While we can’t promise an appearance by the dashing Colin Firth, we invite you to please please join us as we read and discuss the many romantic (and sometimes very comedic) adventures of MContinued...

April Poetry Contest Now Open

Today, our wonderful contest crew has a new contest to bring you just in time for spring. As April is the National Month for Poetry, this new contest asks you to write a poem about the Harry Potter series. You can write about your favorite scene, favorite characters, or about anything Potter related you desire. All forms of poetry will be accepted, so do feel free to be creative andContinued...

Another change in staffing

All right, that’s enough – the bogus predictions and news tips were one thing but the drinking on the job just puts her over the edge. We’ve sadly told Sybill she can no longer post news here, but we have escorted her safely back to Hogwarts, where we hear has taken up decoupage and cribbage. We hope you guys had fun having her around!

(PS:

Harry and the Potters are back together.

Dan

Beyond the Inner Eye, I See...

Once again my Inner Eye has called me forth from my respite to foretell events... the practices I have studied of Divination have given me insight beyond the physical world. *hiccup* The fiery orb burns bright in my inner eye and I can see into the future!! Always there, always waiting to be foretelled. *hic* Gazing into my orb this evening with a glass of fine rosemary and orangeContinued...

April Issue of Scribbulus Now Online

The 23rd issue of Leaky’s premier essay project, Scribbulus, is now online featuring six essays for your reading pleasure. This issue brings you works that spoof excerpts from books, magazines, or newspapers in the Harry Potter world. At the top of this issue, we have an excerpt from the popular and handy magical text, “Curses and Counter-curses,” a Daily Prophet article on the scienContinued...

Welcome, Editor Sybill!

For the past few months, we’ve been thinking a lot about the future of Leaky. We’re mostly a news site, so we usually just think about the past – what happened, how did it, how they did it and why they did it. Say it with us – B-O-R-I-N-G!

So, we’ve brought on a new editor who can help us with the past-tense doldrums. Why just report on the past when you can report on the future?

Pleas

"We Are Wizards" Documentary Screening at Film Festivals in April

As some of you may know, there is a new documentary focusing on the Harry Potter fandom called “We Are Wizards.” This documentary has been described by the film makers as a piece that “tracks the influential figures leading the creative subculture surrounding the popular series. The film follows a set of individuals ranging from web journalists, authors, artists, filmmakers and musici

Winners of 'Ears to Fred and George Contest Announced

In the lead up to the birthday of Weasley Twins Fred and George, the winners of the Ears to Fred and George Contest are ready to be announced. In February, we asked you to send us your ideas for a new, and possibly better, ear joke for George. After many amazing and hilarious submissions, the winners of this contest are:

Lexicon Trial Updates and Important Announcement about Floo Network

We owe quite a few updates tonight, and there is an important announcement following (since the information in this post is vital to that announcement, so make sure to read the whole thing):

Update:: Agence France-Presse says JKR will be a witness.

Firstly, the April 14 trial in the JKR/WB vs. RDR Books case will be a bench trial, meaning that there will be no jury. A witness list is d

Updates and New Features on the Leaky Lounge

Our Leaky Lounge forum has been updated with a few new fun features that came from suggestions by a number of our avid Lounge members and staffers. First, we have a new forum in Jo’s Book Nook which allows readers to take a deeper look at a particular novel author J. K. Rowling had mentioned or influenced her in the past. Currently, The Golden Compass/The Northern Lights is the book Continued...

Bridge Used in Potter Filming for Platform 9 3/4 to be destroyed by Muggles?

It would seem a landmark for Wizards and Muggles alike is under threat, as a new report says a bridge and clock at King’s Cross station in London, England may be removed as part of an expansion project. Update: In this ITN video (now available here in our galleries) you can see the bridge and clock area that is possibly to be removed as part of the renovation. This area, which was mo

Winners of the Love Songs of the 90s Contest Announced

Last month we brought to you our Love Songs of the 90s Contest where we asked you to send us love song lyrics that were directed to a character from Harry Potter series. After receiving many excellent entries, the winners of this contest have been chosen. The winners, along with an honorable mention, are:

1st Place: Dragonsinger

To my Arthur,
Your hair couldn’t get any redder
And life w

Wizard Rock Winners Include Two Songs from "Jingle Spells"

Wizrocklopedia has now announced the winners of their People’s Choice Awards, which included two songs found on Jingle Spells, our Get a Clue Charity Fundraiser Holiday CD. Selected as “Best Holiday Song” was “Christmas with the Weasleys” by The Remus Lupins (also named Band of the Year), and “Best Rap” went to “Oh! Christmas Tree” by the Whomping Willows, who also received the LifetimContinued...