Capture the Golden Ticket in our New Open Book Club Reading

You need not a chocolate bar containing a golden ticket to take part in our latest Open Book Club reading in Jo’s Book Nook, even though we are now set to discuss the Roald Dahl classic “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Open to all registered Leaky Lounge members, this book club features an in depth discussion and analysis of the novel in our very own forum. Join your fellow LeakyContinued...

Harry Potter Costume Contest Launches

As it is now October, a slight crispness in the air signals that Halloween is almost upon us. In order to get in the spirit of the holiday, our Leaky Contest Crew has paired up with our Crafty Witches and has come up with a new contest which we are launching today. The Harry Potter Costume Contest asks you to create a costume of any Harry Potter character, magical creature, wizardingContinued...

Celebrate and Read a Challenged Book

Earlier this week, our Melissa posted a reminder that this week is Banned Book Week here in the US. This is an issue near and dear to all of us here at Leaky, and many of us are meeting this week by reading and reflecting on those books that have been banned or challenged. Thanks much to TLC’s project coordinator Doris Herrmann, via her Leaky blog, you can now watch short excerpts of rContinued...

September Issue of The Quibbler Now Online

Prepare yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, for “all the news you won’t find anywhere else” is now available at your fingertips in the September issue of “The Quibbler.” The fourth issue of our magazine has just hit the newsstands, containing the latest exclusive coverage from the 2008 WizOlympics in Beijing, the ‘Wizard Bites Dog’ scandal, the continued hunt for Lockhart, and much moreContinued...

Leaky Lounge Update: New Forum Added

‘The times, they are a-changing’ ...so the song goes, and so goes events in our world. As such, our Leaky Lounge has added a new forum to discuss these ever changing times, the myriad of political and social events that are grabbing headlines and impacting our everyday life. The forum is called “The Muggle Underground: Politics, Current Events, and Social Issues,” and it is, as the nam

Wall Street Journal on the Wrath of Harry Potter Fans

As readers are aware, the news of the delay in the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film until July 17, 2009 was met with great emotion, dismay, and a fair amount of anger. The Wall Street Journal has a new article online today, focusing on the reaction to the news from Warner Brothers, including the subsequent “apology” from WB president Alan Horn. The article states

Part One of "The Chronicles of Narnia" Book Club Opens on Leaky Lounge

Through a mysterious wardrobe we go for the next round of non-Harry Potter Book Club readings which have started over on our Leaky Lounge forum. The first book in the “Chronicles of Narnia” series by author C. S. Lewis, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” along with its prequel, “The Magician’s Nephew,” have been chosen for part one of this open book club discussion. These populContinued...

Winners of Deathly Hallows Sorting Hat Song Contest Now Online

Last month we first brought you our latest Leaky contest, the Deathly Hallows Sorting Hat Song Contest. With this contest we had you put fingers to keys and create a song you think the famed Sorting Hat would sing either at Harry’s seventh year at Hogwarts, the year following the Dark Lord’s downfall, or nineteen years in the future when Harry’s younger son first made his first voyageContinued...

September Harry Potter Decor Contest Now Online

Just in time for this new month, our September contest is here and ready to be announced. Many of us have dreamed of having our very own Harry Potter room in our home. Now is your opportunity to make that dream a reality with our newest contest, the Harry Potter Themed Decor Contest, which asks you to photograph a room or area in which you live that is decorated in an unmistakable HaContinued...

Half-Blood Prince Countdown Updated and Available

Leaky’s Half-Blood Prince movie countdown has now been updated to reflect the new release date.

Third Issue of The Quibbler Now Online

The third edition of The Quibbler, our new magazine which prints “all the news you won’t find anywhere else,” is hot off the presses and available for your reading pleasure. This issue contains much news that rarely ever finds its way into typical magical or muggle publications. Our third issue includes a cover story about Parselmouth invasions, a back to Hogwarts guide for first yeaContinued...

Jo's Book Nook Opens Reading of "To Kill A Mockingbird"

It is time once again to dust off your classics, for Jo’s Book Nook is now starting to read the Harper Lee novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Our Non-Harry Potter Book opens up today with the reading of this book which examines life in the deep south during the 1930s. This book club is open to all registered Leaky Lounge members who would be interested in joining in the discussion and exContinued...

Winners of Two Part Riddle Contest Annoucned

After receiving many wonderful and fun entries, the winners of our Two-Part Riddle Contest are ready to be announced. Back in July, we asked you to answer the ten riddles that were picked during the first part of the contest in June. The winners of this contest, as chosen by raffle, are:

New Leaky Bloggers!

We have some more bloggers in Leaky’s new Blog section for you to check out. Remember, any Leaky reader who wants a blog should send their idea and any relevant experience to blog@the-leaky-cauldron.org.

In the meantime, see what these newcomers have to say or read what you’ve been missing on the section:

Twiddlethosedials blogs on Harry Potter events and news and ties in Dr. Who occas

Sing the Song of the Sorting Hat

As it is now August, we have an exciting new contest to bring you today. The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Sorting Hat Song Contest asks you to provide the lyrics to the Sorting Hat song one would have heard during Harry’s seventh year at Hogwarts, the year following the Dark Lord’s downfall, or nineteen years in the future when Harry’s younger son first made his voyage across Continued...