"Law Made Fun Through Harry Potter's Adventures" by Karen Morris and Bradley S. Carroll

Can't get enough of Harry Potter? Curious about the Law?

Law Made Fun Through Harry Potter's Adventures explores the intersection of Harry Potter's adventures and Muggle law (or the law of our society).

The book recounts vignettes from the Harry Potter series,Continued...

December Contest Winners Announced

For Leaky's December contest, our team asked you to select any Hogwarts professor and reveal what they would see if they looked into the Mirror of Erised.

The winners have now been chosen, and their entries can be read at the bottom of this page. Congratulations to the following!

First Place: RC Kirzner
Second PlaceContinued...

Report: Second Harry Potter Theme Park Slated for Universal Studios Hollywood (Updated)

The Wall Street Journal has just issued a report that the Universal Studios Hollywood will be the site of a second Wizarding World of Harry Potter type theme park in the coming years.  The article sites persons familiar with the plans and says an official announcementContinued...

Translated Selections from Harry Potter Novels Released Online

Researchers at the University of Calgary have complied a one-of-a-kind collection of 70 translations of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" novels and have published selections from those translations online, reports the Vancouver Sun.  Geared to educators, students and Potter-fansContinued...

LeakyCon 2012: August 9-12 in Chicago, Illinois

Happy 11/11/11!

Leaky is thrilled to announce that the next LeakyCon will take place August 9 - 12, 2012 in beautiful Chicago, IL!  Our latest Harry Potter fandom conference will be hitting the "Windy City" this coming August for a long weekend of Harry Potter and literary-basedContinued...

Interview with Author of 'Harry Potter Page to Screen'

Bob Calder, the author of Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, recently granted a Q&A to Sugarscape about his time on the Harry Potter set while he compiled information for his book.

Some of the things Calder talks about in the interview include a stunt gone wrongContinued...

JK Rowling Buries Time Capsule in Edinburgh to Mark Building Work of MS Clinic

Author JK Rowling has buried a time capsule to commemorate the start of construction on the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University of Edinburgh.

The clinic will be named after Ms. Rowling's mother following a £10 million donation the author made.Continued...

Pottermore Insider Reveals Making of Hufflepuff and Slytherin Crests

As a continuation of last week's blog post, the Pottermore Insider is giving fans a look behind-the-scenes at the creation of the four Hogwarts house crests.

Once again, a step-by-step process is outlined, this time for the Slytherin and Hufflepuff crests. The illustrations wereContinued...

Pottermore Behind the Scenes: Creating the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor Crests

The Pottermore Insider is giving fans a special behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Hogwarts house crests illustrations used on the site.

In this first blog post, the step-by-step process for the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw crests are detailed showing preliminaryContinued...

Excerpt of JK Rowling's Foreword for "Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self"

An excerpt of author JK Rowling's foreword to the upcoming book "Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self" by Joseph Galliano has been published in USA Today.

In addition to the foreword, Ms. Rowling has also contributed a letter of her own along to her pastContinued...

Excerpt from "Harry Potter: Page to Screen" Shows Making of "Deathly Hallows"

Harper Collins has sent over a new excerpt featuring several pages from the upcoming book, "Harry Potter: Page to Screen." These new pages show the making of "Deathly Hallows" and include several unseen behind-the-scenes photos of the cast and crew.

Have a look at the pages via this link or below:



"HarryContinued...

Video: Emma Watson and J. K. Rowling Discuss the Casting of Hermione

A new clip from the forthcoming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" Blu-ray DVD has made its way online and features author J. K. Rowling and actress Emma Watson discussing the character of Hermione coming from book to the screen. In one moment, Miss Watson recallsContinued...

Cheryl Klein Describes Her Role as Continuity Editor for the Harry Potter Books

Scholastic Senior Editor and Continuity Editor for the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" books, Cheryl Klein, has given an interview with The Rusty Key, speaking about her role and experiences in workingContinued...

Leaky Exclusive: Scream Awards Harry Potter Farewell NYC Event Tickets Available Here

As readers will recall, Spike TV's 2011 Scream Awards is set to feature a special Harry Potter Farewell as part of its awards ceremony broadcast on Tuesday, October 18th.  Today, Leaky has exclusive information about how you can be a part of this event nextContinued...

Rare Harry Potter Sketch by UK Illustrator Up for Auction

A sketch of Harry Potter with the mythical hippogriff Buckbeak drawn by former Harry Potter illustrator Cliff Wright will be up for auction at the end of the month, the Daily Mail reports.

Mr. Wright was the illustrator of the UK Harry Potter book covers for Sorcerer's Stone through PrisonerContinued...