This just in from Accio 2005 (the UK Harry Potter Conference) regarding the trial of Severus Snape for his conduct throughout the Harry Potter series…the verdict is…NOT GUILTY! In an apparently stunning course of events, the nefarious ex-Hogwarts Potions Master has been cleared of all the charges leveled at him in a trial held at …read more!

Movie news website Ropes of Silicon has a new image from the film version of Goblet of Fire. Thanks, Elizabeth and Stacey!

Since the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Leaky has received more than the usual amount of email, asking questions about the book (‘Do you think R.A.B. could be…?’), the movies (‘I have a question about the Riddle tombstone…’) Jo Rowling (‘When do we get book 7?’), terms (‘What’s a shipper’?), and loads …read more!

JKRowling.com has been updated to wish Neville Longbottom a Happy Birthday! Cheers Neville!

Forbes.com has posted their list of the 100 Most Powerful Women, and our favorite author made the list. J.K. Rowling is ranked at number 40 on their list. Says Forbes: Rowling, 40, is a media dynamo. Her Harry Potter books have sold a stunning 270 million copies in 62 languages worldwide. Her sixth installment of …read more!

If you haven’t had a chance yet to take part in a Barnes and Noble HBP discussion session with the TLC staff, there are two more opportunities for you to do so and they’re both open for enrollment right now at this link. Two sessions are open from August 1 through Sept. 5; in one, …read more!

There are a few new updates on the Bloomsbury Harry Potter website. Their cub reporter, Vhari Leishman, has posted her report about the weekend, and there are also some new photos of the event. Amoung the many things in the article is this detailed section on the feast in the castle. “…we were taken into …read more!

Random House has sent us the rest of Jim Dale’s booktour schedule: Thursday, June 28, 7:00 PM The Levy Center 300 Dodge Avenue Evanston, IL Arranged through The Book Stall at Chestnut Court 847-446-8880 Tuesday, August 2, 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble–Alpharetta 7660 Northpoint Parkway, Ste 200 Alpharetta, GA 30022 770-993-8340 Tuesday, August 9, 6:00 …read more!

IGN has posted seven clips from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire videogame. The game clips show the trio and the chaos at the Quidditch World Cup, a very hetic battle agains some creatures,and some very cool flying by Harry with a Horntail in pursuit. Please note: at this link there are …read more!

Last night, I was lucky enough to see Jim Dale read from the Harry Potter books at Storyopolis on Venura Boulevard. He read a bit from Book Six, then the scene from Prisoner of Azkaban where they won the Quidditch Cup. He noted that the crowd was comprised mostly of adults – of the 100 …read more!