The Herald has a new report about an effort by the Royal Society of Literature to discuss curriculum in schools today, and recruited several authors to list their suggestions of top books that children should read. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was one such author who participated, and she lists her choices which are published …read more!

The role of Kingsley Shacklebolt in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has now been cast. Newsround reports that actor George Harris has been cast in the part of the auror for the newest Potter film. Mr. Harris has been seen in such hit films as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Black …read more!

The Daily Record is reporting today that some scenes to be included in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie may be filmed in Scandinavia due to lack of snow in Scotland at the moment. A spokesperson for the Highland and Islands Film Commission says “There are some scenes which require …read more!

Over the weekend, actor Daniel Radcliffe took part in The South Bank Show Awards, presenting the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award. DanRadcliffe.com now has posted video of Daniel presenting this award, which you can see here . Also in attendence , and seen on the video were Potter actor Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) and …read more!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire continues to shatter records at the box office, as this weekend it earned enough to surpass Chamber of Secrets and move into eighth place as one of the top grossing films of all time. Box Office Mojo reports that GoF has now earned an incredible $879,448,000 in world …read more!

Previously we told you that author J.K. Rowling would be donating an item to auction in order to help Book Aid International, a group that helps support literacy in the world’s poorest countries. This item was a handwritten paper from JKR. Today, the Daily Telegraph newspaper has a preview of this item. Reader Tony let …read more!

It’s a historic day here at Leaky; today, our forum, Leaky Lounge, turns one year old! It’s been a whole year since we opened the floodgates to nearly 30,000 of you and more than 500,000 of your posts. It’s been a whole year since that first day, when 2,000 of you signed up, leaving all …read more!

The Polish translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released at midnight tonight in over 1,000 bookstores throughout that country. According to an article on the Polskie Radio website, both hardcover and paperback versions will be available. (*Note: The Leaky Cauldron takes no responsibility for the misspelling of JKR’s name in the …read more!

Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman this week, and following a discussion of the satisfaction of throwing a pie in someone’s face (there is a food fight sequence in Ms. Thompson’s new film, Nanny McPhee), she hit the host in the face with a cream pie! Naturally, this sparked …read more!

Here is a final batch of some nice high res press photos of author J.K. Rowling and her recent trip to Romania with the Children’s High Level Group. Jo signing a copy of Half-Blood Prince Jo prepares to sign an autograph for Romania’s President Traian Basescu at Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest Thursday Jan. 26, …read more!