We at Leaky have received many frantic emails from readers regarding the slew of media reports trumpeting Emma Watson’s supposed impending departure from the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies. This recent spate of inflammatory media reports all stem from the Newsweek interview that we posted about on back September 24 . …read more!

PotterCast will be back on the road again as we make our way south to the Big Easy for a live podcast next May in New Orleans. The podcast will be featured as part of Overture, the opening night event, with the podcast taking place after dinner. The show will be held in the Grand …read more!

Prophecy 2007, the Harry Potter convention to be held next August, has issued a Call for Papers. The conference is seeking proposals for programming involving “individual presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan community.” Some possible topics include Literature & Media Studies, Science,Education & …read more!

The latest issue of Scribbulus, Leaky’s essay collection, is now online. This issue features six essays from the Scribbulus editors, including one from co-manager, Emily Bytheway who wrote “The Sorting Hat Ideology,” which was also featured in her presentation at Lumos. Co-manager Angua also wrote “If the Author is Dead, Who’s Updating her Website?” There …read more!

The winners of the SyFy Genre Awards have now been announced. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire won as “Best Movie”, while Dan Radcliffe was named “Best Actor” for his performance as Harry Potter. Emma Watson, who portrays Hermione, was named both “Best Actress” and “Best Young Actor.” Congratulations!

Julie Walters has given a new interview where she talks more about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Remarking that the sets for the new movie are “amazing,” Julie also mentions the role of the Weasley family in this new movie (“Oh yeah, Christmas; we have a very good Christmas”), as well as …read more!

JKRowling.com has been updated (again!) — this time with a new Wizard of the Month. We’re sure Mrs. Figg will be happy to honor Idris Oakby (even if Mr. Filch won’t).

“Oh, Harry, don’t you see?” Hermione breathed. “If [Professor Umbridge] could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it!” As noted by Jo, we’re at the end of Banned Books Week 2006, and as is tradition here on Leaky, here’s …read more!

As we have reported, Daniel Radcliffe spoofed his clean-cut image last week on “Extras.” You can now see his performance (along with another Harry Potter cast member) at this link, courtesy of danradcliffe.co.uk. Caution to parents, as this clip contains material of a mature nature and is not suitable for younger children. Thanks, Page!

There’s a new WOMBAT on JKRowling.com, attainable by going to the famous “Do Not Disturb” door. If you want to know how to get in without having to figure it out on your own, visit the very end of this news post. Jo has also updated her site (so if you’d rather read it over …read more!