Pottermore tweeted this morning, honoring Professor Severus Snape on his birthday by taking a look at his career. A neutral stance to take. J.K. Rowling wasn’t quite sure how to proceed, and posted this tweet: Been wondering how to mark Snape’s birthday without starting an argument. Here’s to him, the big hero/bully. He really was …read more!

A Celebration of Harry Potter 2016 is approaching fast! The event will be held at Universal Studios Orlando from January 29th – 31st 2016, and is not only set to feature an amazing guest line-up, but various familiar exhibits and features will also be there, including: Harry Potter: The Exhibition: An exhibit of props and pieces of worldwide Potter-mania MinaLima: Prints and reproductions …read more!

Ralph Fiennes appeared on the Graham Norton show (below), to speak about his previous role as Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, and as the new M in the James Bond franchise. Ralph said he’d avoided roles that required wearing prosthetics since playing Voldemort, and had some interesting costume insights for us regarding Voldemort’s wardrobe choices – some handmade stockings and  ‘fetching …read more!

Alice Through the Looking Glass is set for release on May 27th this year, and will feature many of our favourite actors from Harry Potter! Alan Rickman is returning as the voice of the Blue Caterpillar, Helena Bonham Carter will once again make a fantastic Red Queen, and Stephen Fry – a fantastic reader of the Harry Potter audiobooks – is …read more!

Earlier this week, Emma Watson asked fans to come up with a name for a feminist book club she’d like to start. This morning she chose “Our Shared Shelf” and promised more details to come. Details have arrived! About an hour ago, Emma posted, on her Facebook page, an explanation of her thoughts behind starting …read more!

The latest issue of Britain’s GQ magazine was released today, and features Fantastic Beasts leading man, Eddie Redmayne, on its covers. Eddie has been deemed the best dressed man in the world by the magazine. The full article discusses “privilege, Harry Potter and LA parties,” but offered a few sneak-peek snippets about Eddie that would make …read more!

Daniel Radcliffe had the opportunity to sit for an interview with Italy’s Vanity Fair. The interview was a part of his extensive promotional campaign for his new movie, Victor Frankenstein. In Italy, the movie will be titled Victor – The Secret History of Dr. Frankenstein, and coming to Italy in April. The article opens with Dan discussing …read more!

Matt Lewis is lovingly known by all of us as Neville Longbottom. Quite understandably, after being known as our geeky hero for many years, Matt wants to be known as himself. Matt Lewis sat down with the Evening Standard for an interview, and talked of his career post-Potter, the different directions he has gone, wanting …read more!

UPDATE: Emma Watson has chosen the name for her new “feminist bookclub.” She scanned through fans’ suggestions and settled on “Our Shared Shelf.” She promised more details of what this mysterious book club entails will be coming soon!   I've decided to go with 'Our Shared Shelf'. @emilyfabb – I absolutely loved this. Thank you, …read more!

Members of the Leaky community sometimes ask us if we have any tips for throwing a Harry Potter party. Since I recently had one with some family and friends, I thought I’d share a few photos and ideas! The second annual Harry Potter Book Night is Thursday, February 4th, if you’d like a reason to …read more!