A man in Springville (Utah, U.S.) has turned his home into a magical academy, inspired by the Harry Potter series with the aim of letting children explore their imaginations. Benjamin Lee-Roche is an artist working in the film industry, and his project – which has been in the works for over a year – certainly proves …read more!

Harry Potter fans have put the print versions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and more recently, the screenplay of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at the top of many best seller lists for 2016, as reported by Leaky last week. W.F. Howes Ltd., a UK publisher of large print and audiobooks, has now released …read more!

Season Three of Fargo starts in the spring, and it’s added Remus Lupin to its cast. David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) is set to play V.M. Vargas, and according to Entertainment Weekly, he’ll play: “A mysterious loner and true capitalist who delivers Emmit (Ewan McGregor), the Parking Lot King of Minnesota, the bad news that he has just become …read more!

Accio chocolate! The Annual Gingerbread Village in the lobby of the Sheraton Seattle Hotel rivals Honeydukes’ supply of magical sweets. From an edible Hogwarts (complete with moving staircases) to a larger-than-life chocolate Dumbledore, this exhibit deserves a feature in The Daily Prophet. The Seattle Times reports: “The event came together with more than 1,000 volunteer hours, an estimated …read more!

Bana al-Abed, a petite 7-year-old girl, rose to notoriety when she began tweeting live updates of the war raging in Syria. Amid comparisons to Anne Frank, she shared fragments of her personal experiences in Aleppo and now has over 320,000 followers. As reported by Bustle, she also gained the attention of none other than J.K. Rowling, who we …read more!

After the horrific mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub June 12 of this year, comic book author and screenwriter Marc Andreyko felt moved to help. He decided to create a comic book, eventually titled “Love is Love,” that would benefit the victims. Andreyko wanted well-known, recognizable contributors–names that would draw fans and attention to his project, reaching the …read more!

Miriam Margolyes, Harry Potter’s Professor Sprout, performed her one-woman show, Dickens’ Women, at the Christmas Dickensian Festival this past week in Malton. Dickens’ Women was also co-written by Margolyes herself, with help from Sonia Fraser, and was first debuted in 1989 for the Edinburgh Festival. It has since gone on two very popular world tours …read more!

Many of you are already familiar with Rowling’s charity, Lumos, committed to deinstitutionalizing orphanages and bringing those children into much-needed and desired homes. She posted a special message on the site calling for the continued partnership of supporters and fans. She says: “Lumos is working to change the lives of these children every single day. …read more!

There were so many amazing, beautiful, and interesting beasts that we had the pleasure of being introduced to in the Fantastic Beasts movie. Some may think it near impossible to pick a favorite, there are too many to choose from! But Dan Fogler, who portrayed our beloved Jacob Kowalski, has finally decided which beast he loves best. …read more!

The Quarry Theatre in Bedford will be bringing J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ to life in a stage adaptation. Three of the five tales from the book are to be recreated for the performance. The only story definitively announced to be included is ‘The Fountain of Fair Fortune,’ but hints were given …read more!