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!

We waited a bit to announce that new book countdown you see on the right side of the page, because we were working on something better: With Harry Potter book and film so close together this year, we’ve made a combined countdown for your Web page, MySpaces, etc. Now you can choose: Book and film, …read more!

After the announcement of the July 21, 2007 release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, many people quickly took advantage of the available pre-orders for the book. Amazon.com announced that pre-orders for Deathly Hallows “were 547 percent higher than for its predecessor” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, for which some 1.5 million …read more!

Actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) has given a candid and frank new interview where he discusses his upcoming role in the stage production of “Equus.” Making his first remarks since those new revealing photos promoting his play appeared online last week, Dan says he has been working out at the gym and he feels “OK …read more!

Time out from the “Deathly Hallows” coverage for a bit of news now on those persistant reports that Harry Potter will become part of a theme park attraction. Screamscape.com is reporting today that they have sources confirming a deal has been made with Universal (as opposed to Disney as before) to have a Harry Potter …read more!

As you can imagine, there was strong reaction to the announcement of the release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and it brought with it world wide media coverage on a variety of levels. Scores of you let us know the AP ran this story about the excitement shared by Harry Potter fans, …read more!