This Novinite article says WB director Mike Newell may be trying to keep actor Stanislav Ianevski‘s mug hidden to amp publicity: “Fans however can only guess as to what Ianevski looks like. All my efforts to obtain more information about Stanislav Ianevski have come to nothing, says Victor Bozhinov, the Bulgarian producer who was in …read more!

Cinesite, a company which does visual effects for films, has this feature on their website about the work they did for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. “The huge 1/24 scale model of the Hogwarts exterior was expanded by around 40%. Under the Production Design of Stuart Craig and Model Unit Art Direction of …read more!

This entry has been moved down to soleley the extended version, because the article that prompted it turned out to be old. Heh. No worries, guys! I don’t think I was wearing my glasses today, is all; when we get a few emails about a topic it usually means the article was posted today, so …read more!

Thanks to reader Katie, who sent us this late-July Comic Con interview taken by and up at fan site “Shur’tugal” (I hope I did that right) with young Eragon author Christopher Paolini, in which the 20-year-old scribe speaks of his love for Potter: Kari: Have you read the Harry Potter books? If so, what’s your …read more!

Witching Hour, the HP convention that will take place in 2005 in Salem, Mass., has announced its latest featured speaker, award-winning children’s literature author and essayist John Cech. Mr. Cech has judged the New York Times’ Best Illustrated Books of the Year and has served on the nominating committee for the American nominees for the …read more!

Today (Sep. 7) was Hugh Mitchell’s (Colin Creevey in the movies) 15th birthday, according to a fan site. Happy birthday! Thanks Emmalinde!

The newest winner of the fan site award from JKRowling.com has been announced. We at Leaky send our best wishes to to the great group at MuggleNet. Congratulations! “It’s high time I paid homage to the mighty MuggleNet. Where to start? I love the design, (I currently favour the ‘Dementor’ layout), the polls (I actually …read more!

Several TLC readers let us know that Good Morning America featured a memorial to Potter-fan, poet, and peacemaker Mattie Stepanek, who died of complications from muscular dystrophy in June. Many readers will remember Mattie’s appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, where he met Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

The Sunday Mail has apologized for printing that Jo Rowling based Harry Potter character Gilderoy Lockhart on her ex-husband Jorge Arantes. Thanks to Maureen for the link.

Emma-Watson.net has two new photos of Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) on the set of the Goblet of Fire film. They also have some photos of the WB production truck setting up for filming in Fort William, Scotland . To view, at the link, please scroll down. Thanks Belladitz! UPDATE: There are some new photos of …read more!