Harry Potter News

J.K. Rowling Updates Site with US Visit Info; Public Reading Ticket Info

May 10, 2006

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J.K. Rowling has updated her website with more on her upcoming visit to the US, which will include a charity reading, her first here in the States since 2000. Jo will be reading in public, along with authors Stephen King and John Irving at Radio City Music Hall in New York on two nights, August …read more!

Goblet of Fire DVD Sets Guinness World Record

May 10, 2006

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Page from DanRadcliffe.co.uk and Jenna from DanRadcliffe.com let us know that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire now holds the Guinness World Record as the fastest selling DVD. Previously we reported that the GoF DVD sold over five million copies the first day out here in the US. In the UK, it sold approximately …read more!

J.K. Rowling Coming to New York in August; will give Charity Reading

May 09, 2006

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Note: We CANNOT get you tickets and do not yet know HOW to get tickets – there isn’t even a set date yet, so please stop emailing. As soon as we know you’ll know! 🙂 The great news keeps on coming today. The New York Times is now reporting that our favorite author will be …read more!

Emma Thompson Confirmed for Order of the Phoenix

May 09, 2006

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Our inner eye has some great news to reveal today 🙂 As Leaky has been reporting for months, the character of Sibyll Trelawney is set to be in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. WB has now confirmed to us that Emma Thompson would indeed be returning as the eccentric …read more!

Harry Potter Movies for Download

May 09, 2006

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Hoping to combat illegal piracy of their films, Warner Brothers announced today that they will be releasing movies for legal download via the net. Using BitTorrent, the site that was “once blamed for aiding the swapping of illegally copied films and programs”, Warners will make more than 200 movies available for download, including Harry Potter …read more!

Leaky the First Fan Site to Win Webby Award

May 09, 2006

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Well, guys, thank you! Because of you, Leaky has become the first fan site to win the Webby Award, considered the “Oscar of the ‘Net.” We took the People’s Voice award in our Celebrity/Fan category; the official site for Prince took the judge’s award. Other People’s Voice winners this year include my.yahoo.com, Google Maps, Google …read more!

Patronus 2006 Keynote Speaker Announced

May 08, 2006

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Patronus 2006, the European Harry Potter Conference set for this summer, has announced their first keynote speaker. Steve Vander Ark , founder of our floo partner The Harry Potter Lexicon, will be addressing the conference which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark July 7-9. Steve will also be part of a panel discussion on the …read more!

PotterCast #38: Dobby is freeee

May 08, 2006

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PotterCast #38, Dobby is freeeee, in which the second of two parts of your awesome Harry Potter Impersonations stars, is live! In this show: -The second part of your Harry Potter impersonations! -Leave your voicemail for next week’s Canon Conundrum now: Who else in the canon made a horcrux? -HP movie season has officially begun: …read more!

Vote on the WB’s Leaky Cauldron T

May 08, 2006

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The WB is running a poll on its soon-to-be new T-shirt, based on your favorite wizarding pub, The Leaky Cauldron. Check in and let them know if you want text on the back or not in our Cauldron Shop forum, where a representative from WB takes your suggestions and makes them real merchandise, all of …read more!

Radcliffe, Watson Win Bravo “Otto” Awards

May 07, 2006

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Page from Dan Radcliffe.co.uk let us know that Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) won the German Bravo “Otto” Award. According to this press release, Dan won the “Gold” in the Male Moviestar category, while Emma took home top honors in the Female Moviestar category. Thanks Page!



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