Leaky is proud to present a new section: our Quizzes section, for all you HP quizmasters who love trying your hand at trivia and testing your personality in an HP-related way. This section will be expanded greatly upon in the near future: for now, we’ve got one, hard test for you to take. It scores …read more!

We wish you a happy holiday this weekend, whether you’ve celebrated Passover, Easter, or anything else! 🙂

IMDB has updated their Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix page, and now lists Dario Marianelli as the composer for the fifth film. This is the first that we have heard of a possible change in composers for Phoenix, which is still being filmed in England. Dario Marianelli recently was nominated for an …read more!

Previously, we told you that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling would be attending a special celebration in honor of the Queen’s 80th birthday on June 25 at Buckinham Palace. Jo is also scheduled to make a reading at this celebration, where 2,000 lucky children will attend. There were earlier reports that actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry …read more!

A few days ago we first told you that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling had been interviewed by Girlguiding Scotland as part of a series of interviews with inspirational women. The Sunday Times now has more on these interviews, saying that they are part of an initiative to “combat the increasing popularity of celebrity culture …read more!

Emma Watson, otherwise known as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, turns 16 today, and Emma Thompson, otherwise known as Sybill Trelawney in the Harry Potter films, turns -somethisumwhuh- today. Happy birthday, ladies!

A new book by Willa Shalit called Becoming Myself:Reflections on Growing Up Female contains a essay written by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. This book is a collection of thoughts and reflections on being female from sixty-seven notable women including Jo, as well as others such as poet Maya Angelou , author Joyce Carol Oates, …read more!

The April 16 edition of USA Weekend, a magazine found in many Sunday newspapers here in the States, will feature the fourth Harry Potter film in their DVD Insider column. This column has celebrity opinions about the latest DVDs, and NBA star Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards weighs in with his thought on the …read more!

Our text chat will be opening tonight from 9pm to 12am EST, just for some general chatting and fun; LeakyLounge staff and PotterCast regulars will be around, so make sure to come say hi and discuss some Potter! You must be a LeakyLounge member to take part; click here to register. Also, the chat is …read more!

Since they filled up so fast last time, we are re-opening sorting for our LeakyLounge Reading Groups tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. EST. (See the announcement here.) This will be to discuss Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone; if you signed up for the waiting list last time, you will NOT need to sort – …read more!