August 11th marks the birthday of Ginny Weasley! Please join Leaky in wishing Ginny Weasley a very happy birthday and a World Cup win for the Holyhead Harpies!

Four new Moments have been added to the “Philosopher’s Stone” section of Pottermore. Today, the Pottermore Insider hinted at where each of these new Moments are: ˜Ain’t no safer place. Not one. Except Hogwarts’ ˜Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we’ll find the perfect match here somewhere ’ ‘ ˜You’re in safe hands (though I …read more!

It has been great to follow up on all our beloved Harry Potter cast as they branch out and dip their toes into new projects. This week a string of new trailers for the Potter cast’s new projects was released. Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman’s CBGB released it’s first trailer. Grint, who has played a …read more!

Kazu Kibuishi’s new back cover artwork for the last three books has been released by Scholastic. The new covers are in honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the Harry Potter series and will go on sale August 27th.The back cover of the Order of the Phoenix shows Harry and the DA in the Department of …read more!

Our beloved J.K. Rowling has posted a tweet! Ms. Rowling asks that fans please take the time to sign a Lumos petition. Lumos is a charity that benefits institutionalized children in Europe. Ms. Rowling founded Lumos in 2005 after reading an article (and seeing photographs) of institutionalized children being kept in caged beds. Lumos helps …read more!

Scholastic has unveiled the back cover artwork for the upcoming 15th anniversary editions of the Harry Potter books. Kazu Kibuishi designed each book so that the back would feature an important scene from the book. Sorcerer’s Stone shows Harry looking into the Mirror of Erised, Chamber of Secrets shows Harry entering the chamber, Prisoner of …read more!

Miss Rowling brought charges against Chris Gossage (a Russells partner) and his friend, Judith Callegari, in London’s High Court. The charges were of damages from the leak of confidential information concerning Miss Rowling’s pseudonym, Robert Galbraith. “Ms Rowling, who was not in court, ‘has been left dismayed and distressed by such a fundamental betrayal of …read more!

The final installment of the “Prisoner of Azkaban,” is now available to explore on Pottermore. There are five new entries by J. K. Rowling, including Remus Lupin’s biography.With this update, Pottermore also has several new features for users to explore. This includes a new Pottermore home page, a map, and a new side bar. You …read more!

Today on Harry’s (and J.K. Rowling’s) birthday, Scholastic revealed the final cover from artist Kazu Kibuishi. The unveiling was done at their flagship in New York City, at birthday celebration for the boy who lived. In attendance were Kibuishi, editor Arthur Levine, and Leaky! (If you follow our instagram, you already knew that.) Here’s the …read more!

It’s the day we wait for all year long! The birthday of our favorite author, Robert Galbraith!We can all remember when we met Robert: while browsing the “little known” section of the independent bookstore last month. It was love as soon as we saw the jacket cover, amirite? An author that reminded us of the …read more!