2005 was a difficult year for many. We saw unparalleled global disasters; a suffering, sadness, and life altering events with such scope and scale that our world was forever changed. There were political, ecconomical, social ,and a host of other problems that made this year a hard one to get through. As sobering and important …read more!

Editor’s Note: This year some of your TLC staff will share with you their favorite moments of 2005; Julie’s is first, with Sue’s, John’s and Melissa’s coming later. Enjoy! 10. Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort. Chillingly human enough to make LV even scarier than I’d imagined him. 9. Neville’s waltz. Wonderful, just wonderful. 8. HBP Release …read more!

…some 79 years ago, a boy named Tom Marvolo Riddle was born. This year we learned in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince more about the cirmcumstances of the birth of the boy who would become known as Lord Voldemort. While we at Leaky do not wish him particular happiness this day, for he has …read more!

Actors Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) and Imelda Staunton (widely rumored to be cast as Dolores Umbridge in Order of the Phoenix) will be made Officers of the prestigious Order of the British Empire, the order of chivalry of British democracy. This honor, conferred in the New Year’s Honors List, acknowledges distinguished service to the arts and …read more!

Many of you have asked how to donate to “Get a Clue,” our annual charity drive benfitting Book Aid International, without buying a shirt; please do so using this button, which will go on top of our page for a week. Thank you!

Soundtrack.net has ranked the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire soundtrack as one of their top ten of the year. Of this score by composer Patrick Doyle, they note: “Williams is out, but Doyle is in – and while it’s much different than the first three Harry Potter score, his score works wonderfully when …read more!

Author J.K. Rowling has reportedly donated a signed first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be auctioned off to help raise funds for Peace Hospice in England. The spokesperson for the charity hospice is quoted in the Watford Observer newspaper as saying “Bids for a first edition Harry Potter currently on …read more!

On the BBC1 TV program “Film 2005,” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was voted by viewers as number 6 in the top ten films of the year. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

You have two more days to order T-Shirts in our fourth annual Get a Clue! We’ve raised several thousand dollars for BookAid, so we thank you. If your shirts haven’t arrived yet, we simply ask for your patience. This is a purely mechanical effort for a good cause – we don’t have an Amazon.com plant …read more!

Over the past few weeks rumors have been swirling about on the net regarding a possible release date for the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. Some have said it was to be on April 4th, and now two today reached us with a different date. Davis DVD andVideo ETA have posted release …read more!