Forget broomsticks, apparition, the Floo Network, Thestrals, fly motorbikes with rickety sidecars, or flushing yourself down a toilet. A concept artist from Mashable has designed a wizarding world themed subway (tube) map of London–just incase wizards wanted to mind the gap, and crowd in with all of us muggle commuters. The map itself is actually …read more!

As part of their current Sweets and Treats exhibit, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter is offering a challenge to visitors. From now until September 6th, fans can take part in a guessing game to decide whether or not the goodies on display are real. Snitchseeker, via an unspecified source, reports: …read more!

Emma Watson is set to be featured on the cover of Vogue’s upcoming UK September issue. This is Emma’s second time on the cover of UK Vogue (previously appearing on the UK Vogue in December 2010), she has been featured on US Vogue (July 2011), Teen Vogue (July 2009), and in many articles throughout various editions …read more!

GeekyCon was such a smash hit this weekend it temporarily broke Leaky! GeekyCon came to a close today after 3 days of fandoms colliding in perfect harmony and unity. The event started off right with an amazing article from Buzzfeed about GeekyCon and our very own Melissa. It was a weekend of love and friendship …read more!

Natalia Tena (the beloved Tonks, or Nymphadora Tonks if you dare) has joined the cast of an animation short, Once Upon an Iceberg. The short description of the animated short calls the film “an ugly fairy tale with a lot of heart.” The animated short is currently in production, running at about 8 minutes total. …read more!

Playwright Jack Thorne has found himself thrust into the Harry Potter universe. Not only is he new to the insider world of of Harry Potter, but Thorne landed one of it’s most important roles, second to J.K. Rowling. Jack Thorne wrote the script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, in collaboration with J.K. Rowling and …read more!

Deadline reports that Daniel Radcliffe has been signed to play the lead role in a new FBI thriller, Imperium, from Atomic Features and Tycor International Film Company. According to Deadline: “Radcliffe will star as a young FBI agent who goes undercover to find and stop white supremacists trying to make a dirty bomb. It’s based on the …read more!

Today marks a mile stone of great celebration for our most beloved author. As Jo Rowling turns 50 today, we all feel like the entire world should be celebrating just wizards celebrated Harry’s victory over Voldemort (twice)! Celebrations that spill out into the streets, and make ignorant muggle folk ask “why?”. J.K. Rowling told the …read more!

30th July marks the 35th birthday of Neville Longbottom, a character who shows that we can prove ourselves to have more strength and courage than we could ever know. At first appearance, Neville was an unexpected Gryffindor, and his first few years at Hogwarts were riddled with mishaps. He made his entrance as a clumsy boy looking …read more!

This spring, J.K. Rowling announced that her good pal, Robert Galbraith, would be releasing his third Cormoran Strike novel. Though the other novels in the mystery series were released during the summer season, Career of Evil will be hitting shelves this fall (October 20th in the US, and October 22nd in the UK). Amazon has recently made the …read more!