The Leaky Cauldron - Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah!

Thu Dec 25 09:48:00 -0500 2008

As Chief Leaky Holiday Cheergiver, it's my happy pleasure to wish you all the happiest of holidays today and always. It's been a wonderful year for all of us and we're all very grateful - but more on that next week. For now, watch our first ever animated PotterCast special, courtesy Frankie, the Emo Nargles, and the Moaning Myrtles. (The animated part starts halfway in.) Have a great day!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu Nov 27 15:46:00 -0500 2008

Gobble gobble, everyone! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day no matter where you are in the world. Today we are grateful to you, this excellent community that comes together to do amazing things - like aid Darfur and literacy. To show our gratitude, John is going to share his famous recipe for a delicious post-feast Thanksgiving sandwich at PotterCast's YouTube channel. Have a great day everyone!

Boo! Ghostly Halloween Party in the Leaky Lounge

Sat Oct 25 12:31:00 -0400 2008

As All Hallows' Eve approaches, the Leaky Lounge forum is getting into the Halloween spirit with a few spirits and ghouls of our own, which can be found during our weekend-long event in the Ghostly Halloween Party Room. Stop in to hang out with your fellow Lounge members and chat with a few ghostly guests who will be popping in throughout the weekend. Also take part in our annual Trick-or-Tre...

Happy July 4th!

Fri Jul 04 18:22:00 -0400 2008

If you’re American today is the day of barbecues, hot dogs, fireworks, stars and stripes, and we hope you enjoy all those things. If you’re not American, we hope you enjoy the day anyway!

Happy Father's Day!

Sun Jun 15 17:01:00 -0400 2008

Today’s the day (in the US anyway) that we celebrate our fathers, so grab your Dad or whomever acts as one for you and tell him you love him. Or tell him that he’d be your Patronus. Or if he were in Azkaban you’d spew righteous anger on his behalf. Or you’d wipe his memory and send him to Australia to protect him from a wizarding war. Or that it doesn’t matter that he’s a werewolf. Or…you get t

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Happy Molly Weasley Day

Sun May 11 14:43:00 -0400 2008

Happy Mother’s Day!

It might as well be called Harry Potter Day, because as we learned in Deathly Hallows, Mother’s Day gets to the very core of what the series was all about. Say something nice to your mom today, show her all the great motherly moments in Harry Potter or simply re-enact Molly Weasley’s big battle moment (yes, you know the one); whatever you do, we hope you have a great celebr

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Happy Easter!

Sun Mar 23 18:39:00 -0400 2008

If you are Christian, it’s the day of Resurrection and chocolate eggs (and the mystery of how they are related); if you’re not, we hope you’re enjoying some of today’s sugarfest anyway.

Either way, if you’re bored, pop a marshmallow peep (picture in this post’s icon) into the microwave for 15 seconds and observe what happens. It’s fun for all faiths.

Potter Go Bragh

Mon Mar 17 19:28:00 -0400 2008

Top o’ the St. Patrick’s Day to you!

Today, we wish you luck of the Irish, and the luck of every other nationality for that matter. Italian and Spanish luck are all well and good, but maybe today you’re in the mood for the luck of the Estonians or Slovakians (for the latter, see our staffer Eduard). Whatever luck you are fishing for today, we hope it comes up green, shamrocked and pretty. Or at

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Merry Christmas to all!

Tue Dec 25 16:58:00 -0500 2007

No matter what you’re celebrating this December, or at any other time, this is when we get to stop and say that we’ve had a blast with you all this year and can’t wait to see what the future brings. May your holidays be full of warmth and love, and more Harry than you (yes, even you) can stand. Have a great one, everybody!

Happy Halloween!

Wed Oct 31 16:39:00 -0400 2007

We hope you’re having a spooky day! Get out the ghost costumes, the dementor hands or the freaky Dumbledore mask and scare some of your friends. Then get sick on candy, knock out a troll and attend a Death Day party. Happy Halloween!

Happy Father's Day!

Sun Jun 17 18:50:00 -0400 2007

To dads who love Potter, to dads who love their kids who love Potter, to dads who read Potter to their kids, to dads who take their kids to the movies and dads who take their families to the bookstores; to dads who work for their families like Arthur Weasley, protect their children like James Potter; to those who fought the dark forces like Frank Longbottom, and those who fight the plaque force

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Happy Valentine's Day

Wed Feb 14 16:06:58 -0500 2007

It's the annual day of hearts and flowers, so squish someone you love today! Oh, and we found this card lying around the Leaky offices for you, too. We love you all, it's true.
Have a great one and stay warm, everyone! And if you're looking for some fun Valentine's Harry Potter material, check out our latest PotterCast. :)

Happy Holidays and a Special PotterCast

Mon Dec 25 05:01:41 -0500 2006

We hope we're not the first, and we hope we're not the last, to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Christmas today! We'd of course like to add to that Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Birthday, Happy Anything You Celebrate At This Time of Year. We hope you decorate your tree with all the laughs and family and friendship you deserve this season.
In celebration, we've published our speci

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Holiday Makover

Sun Dec 17 11:39:18 -0500 2006

Hey all: Take a look around, or refresh the page, and you'll see what Frak, John Holt and our elves hav been up to, giving Leaky its annual holiday facelift. This year we have fairies everywhere and a very whiskery Ho-ho-Harry. Happy Holidays everyone! And big thanks to Frak and John H!
Enjoy, everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu Nov 23 12:01:52 -0500 2006

it's an American holiday, but since most of us who work here at Leaky are on that side of the Atlantic, we thought we'd offer our Thanksgiving to all of you who make being a Harry Potter fan so fun, no matter where you live. Use it as an excuse to eat lots of turkey! You can never have too much turkey.
Have a wonderful day, everyone!