Leaky’s countdown for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and our joint Deathly Hallows and Order of the Phoenix countdown are now available for download as Mac OS X widgets; Yahoo! versions are coming soon. Our book countdown has also been honored as today’s Featured Widget on Apple.com! Chris Chang, our awesome widget maker, converted …read more!

Nickelodeon sent out a press release tonight announcing the nominees for the 2007 Kid’s Choice awards, and the Harry Potter novels have been nominated again in the “Favorite Book” category. Up against other books such as How to Eat Fried Worms, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and A Series of Unfortunate Events (series), you will …read more!

According to the calendar on JKRowling.com for February 6, it’s time to celebrate the birthday of Arthur Weasley! Happy Birthday Arthur! !

It’s Deathly Hallows discussion galore – plus an announcement of a British variety – in this week’s PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, which is now available. listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. Notes and more info: The big news is out: …read more!

The Associated Press is reporting today that an attorney for author J.K. Rowling has stated there will be no e-book version available of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Those hopeful for a text version of the last Harry Potter book to download are out of luck, as there not been versions available for purchase …read more!

In a week that’s seen the announcement of a release date for the last Harry Potter, it’s going to take a lot to get us excited. So, we’re not. We’re ecstatic to bring you our latest project, one we’ve been working on for more than eight months. Presenting…the Leaky Fan Art Galleries! This is a …read more!

We’ve got a brand-new love-themed Valentine’s Day Contest for you – about what an HP character of your choice might smell upon encountering the Amortentia potion. Full instructions and rules are here; essays have a limit of 150 words, a PG-13 maximum rating, and a deadline of Feb. 15. The winners of our previous competition, …read more!

There is a new charity effort underway in the wizarding rock community combining the love of two important things in our Harry Potter fandom, a love of great music and most especially, a love of reading and books. Lead by the group Harry and the Potters, they are announcing a new Wizard Rock EP of …read more!

Issue 13 of Scribbulus, TLC’s essay collection is now online. We have a great variety of essays for you this month, including a timely piece involving the current struggles public schools are facing at keeping Harry Potter available for children, a very interesting (and funny) paper focusing on astronomy in the books, as well as …read more!

There is a bit more information today about that statue J.K.Rowling signed in a hotel room in Edinburgh stating that she finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on January 11. The Scotsman reports today the statue is a bust of the Greek god Hermes. (A fun fact for Potter fans is that Hermes is …read more!