Amazon.co.uk is reporting today that after the announcement of the title of Book Seven, pre-orders of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows surged to the top of their best seller list. A spokesman for the online retailing giant said today the astonishing response may be an indicator of future sales of the last Harry Potter …read more!

And I am telling you We’re not going.. For there’s something you gotta know Yes, it’s Melissa Anelli’s Birthday So let’s celebrate this day! She’s our Queen o’ the Cauldron, our special PotterCast Poppet, a girl full of dreams who leads our site as we move toward the final Harry Potter book, and someone who …read more!

Actor Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) will make a return to the British stage in February of next year as he is set to appear in the production of The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter. Previewing February 2 at Trafalgar Studios in London, England, this version of the classic comedy is “a major new West End …read more!

Not ones to let any sense of sentimental holiday spirit stand in the way, bookies are already making odds on the demise of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The BBC reports one oddsmaker feels that “the general consensus seems to be that Harry is the final Horcrux and to ensure that …read more!

Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron has given a new interview with SFGate.com where he mentions again his interest in possibly returning to helm a Harry Potter movie. Echoing previous reports, Mr. Cuaron says he recently spoke as well with JKR, saying “I could tell based on our conversation that she is just so excited …read more!

The staff of Scribbulus has a bit of holiday fun for you with this new mini-issue containing two parody essays. The essays are CIA “Secretly Copied Deathly Hallows Manuscript to Change Plot Lines” by Bob Woodwand and Carl Bernstake Madurodam Post Writers and The Noble History of Duelling by Sir Lance Bluntley Duelling Master. Enjoy!

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 …read more!

Since “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was revealed as the title to Harry Potter 7, some sites have reported that two other registered Harry Potter trademarks – Harry Potter and the Heart of Ravenclaw and Harry Potter and the Deadly Veil may have been the other two titles that J.K. Rowling said she was …read more!

Attention Fan Artists! We have a new contest for you, in honor of Jo’s announcement of the title of (the book formerly known as) Book Seven. All entries will be placed in our galleries, and the winners’ works will be posted on Leaky’s main page. Good luck! Here are the details: Design and create the …read more!

We’ve made a quick transcript of the Evanna Lynch phone call from this morning’s