When Jim Kay’s illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published, pre-orders came with an exclusive Hedwig tote bag. Preorders of Chamber of Secrets (within the UK) have even more gifts on offer! The gift offered differs depending on which edition you preorder – the regular edition, the deluxe edition or both: 1. Pre-order Harry …read more!

PotterCast joined up with MuggleCast and others to produce a live podcast from GeekyCon in Orlando, titled “LeakyMug and the Cursed Child.” (This talk is full of spoilers! Listen on iTunes here, or by searching for PotterCast on services like Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also direct download here!) This special group of …read more!

This week, Pottermore revealed the newest ebooks to be released in the Potter-verse. Speaking to director of product, creative and content at Pottermore, Anna Rafferty, they discuss how the collections in the books were curated. The ebooks are actually compiled writings from Pottermore, with two of the books containing new, unpublished material from J.K. Rowling. One …read more!

We all know that J.K. Rowling has built the vast and wide wizarding world in her head. Today Pottermore.com announced that Rowling will be releasing three new eBooks about Hogwarts! We will finally know more about the happenings of the wizarding school we all long to attend. There will be in total three eBooks that …read more!

Yesterday, Evanna Lynch, Harry Potter film’s Luna Lovegood (and the only actress perfect for the role of one of our favorite characters), celebrated her 25th birthday! Oh, how they grow up so fast. Evanna Lynch has kept herself busy since the end of the Potter franchise, though she never forgets her fans and how important …read more!

In the upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Eddie Redmayne plays Newt Scamander a wizard with a strong fascination for magical creatures. Dan Fogler plays his unlikely counterpart, Jacob, a muggle, or ‘no-maj’, from the Lower East Side of New York. Dan Fogler told Pottermore in a recent interview, that he and Eddie’s …read more!

As Leaky reported earlier this year, USAopoly re-released their popular Harry Potter version of CLUE. Leaky was able to review USAopoly’s Harry Potter twist on the classic mystery game. It has been at least a few years since the Harry Potter version of CLUE was on store shelves, but if you missed the game the …read more!

You may remember when The Leaky Cauldron had the pleasure of attending San Diego Comic Con’s Fantastic Beasts Q&A panel from “The Making of Harry Potter” studio tour in Leavesden last month. Aside from speaking to the cast live on screen, our representatives were also able to view the costumes of the cast of Fantastic Beasts. Warner Bros. said this opportunity was “for …read more!

Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Movie Preview is not only a ‘magical’ double issue, but also features Fantastic Beasts’ Eddie Redmayne on the front cover! Redmayne is joined by three (labelled) beasties: an Occamy, a Thunderbird, and a Niffler, with the beautiful 1920’s New York City skyline and the MACUSA seal in the background: The release of Fantastic Beasts in November …read more!

After breaking pre-sale records for both Barnes & Noble and Amazon, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child continues to make waves. The script book–which has reached 3.3 million in sales in the U.S. and 850,000 in the U.K.–debuts this week at the No. 1 spot on The Wall Street Journal’s best-seller list. An unexpected result …read more!