It was recently rumored that in the Daily Record that Susie Shinner had been cast in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as the young Lily Potter (for the scene in which Harry visits Snape’s Worst Memory). Since then, our friends at MuggleNet have posted a pic of the 17-year-old actress. While Ms. …read more!

The Goblet of Fire product page on Amazon now has another clip available for viewing, in which Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint talk about movies five and six, based on questions from fans. (And the person who asks the question on the video is wearing the “I Solemnly Swear” shirt designed by Leaky …read more!

Actor Jason Isaacs has signed a special calendar for auction, with proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Jason, who so memorably portrays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, hilariously signed the cover of calendar which features a photo of him as the nefarious Death Eater to read “Have an evil year! ” Hilary …read more!

The calendar on JKRowling.com for February 6 had been updated to say “Happy Birthday Arthur Weasley.” Cheers to you Arthur!

We’ve been promising it for ages, and now it’s here, our first video podcast: the Live Leaky Mug from NYC video, documenting our show (which took place on Nov. 12 at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square) is available for download. This show discussed the movie and featured call-ins from Emma Watson, Robert Pattinson, …read more!

Actor Sean Biggerstaff’s film “Cashback” has been nominated for an Academy Award in the “Best Live Action Short Film ” category. Sean, who is known to Potter movie fans world wide for his portrayal of Gryffindor Quidditch Captain Oliver Wood, stars in this 18 -minute short film where he plays the lead character named Ben. …read more!

Today’s Sunday Times in Britain features an article written by J.K. Rowling in which our favorite author chronicles her efforts to end cage beds in east European mental hospitals. In the piece, Jo describes the article that originally sparked her involvement in this cause, the letter-writing campaign she initiated, her decision to become involved with …read more!

A brand new Harry Potter Conference has been announced for 2007. Phoenix Rising, an educational and academic gathering, is set to be held in the city of New Orleans May 17-21, 2007. Aiming to further explore the Harry Potter phenomenon, this conference will feature academic programing, with panel discussions, roundtables, and debates. Brought to you …read more!

The Daily Record is reporting today that the role of a young Lily Evans has been cast for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. The paper reports that “Susie Shinner, 17, of Nottingham” has been cast in the role of the young Lily Potter. She would appear in the pensieve …read more!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is now available for pre-order from Amazon in the US, for widescreen, while the links are up but the items are not yet available for pre-order from widescreen deluxe, full screen and four-movie gift set. We’re sure they’ll be available for order shortly. See an Amazon-exclusive clip of …read more!