The “Do Not Disturb” sign is not on the door on JKR’s site at present, but at this point, it seems that only people accessing the site from Europe and Asia can access what’s behind the door. (Try the UK version.) Complete instructions (including screenshots) immediately appeared in our comments section; instructions are now behind …read more!

Update: The transcript is now up at J.K. Rowling’s website! (Thanks, Meriion!) As to when we might see book six, Jo had this to say, when asked which book is her favorite: I would have to say that it is probably Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, although at the moment-it is unfair of …read more!

In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King gives his opinion on summer films; he writes that PoA is one of only four four-star films of the summer, and the other three, in his opinion, are Fahrenheit 9/11, The Manchurian Candidate and Shrek 2.

Accio UK, a Harry Potter conference that is to take place in Reading in July of next year, has issued a proposal call for papers, panels, and workshops.

TLC is proud to present our interview with Edmund Kern, author of The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What our favorite hero teaches us about moral choices. Edmund Kern is n Associate Professor of History at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. He’s also one of the critical Harry Potter thinkers that got Ben Mcintyre of the …read more!

The Official WB Harry Potter website now has a trailer up for the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD. Shown are new glimpses of the features and games to be included on the DVD including an updated Hogwarts Timeline, as well as scenes from the making of the movie. There is also a brief clip of JKR …read more!

TLC reader Stacey wrote of news of possible filming locations for scenes from the Quidditch World Cup in the Goblet of Fire film. According to her newspaper, the scenes would be filmed near St. Bede’s School in Eastbourne, near the seafront. Filming is scheduled to start in the autumn for one week. Please Note: This …read more!

CBBC is running a contest for a Newsround viewer to win a chance to cover the JKR Edinburgh Festival. All you have to do is submit a question you’d ask JKR by tomorrow, and be available this Saturday and Sunday to be in Edinburgh. Only 500 tickets were given out for this reading. The reading …read more!

We’re having issues with your comments not appearing. We’re aware of the problem and we’re working to resolve it, as well as to get Leaky moved over to the new server. We’ll have the everything up and running again as soon as we can (trust us, it’s as frustrating for us as it is for …read more!

According to the calendar on Jo Rowling’s site, today (yes, today – it’s August 11th in Ottery St. Catchpole) is Ginny Weasley’s birthday. Thanks to all the Leaky readers who emailed, particularly Bonnie and Christine!