« Back to Contests 2012 Two-Part Riddles Contest Welcome to the 2012 edition of the two-part riddles contest! It is year 5 and the big change this year is the time when riddles will be posted (11am EDT instead of 9am EDT). We also upped the word limit for riddles to 80 instead of 75. …read more!

Actor Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) will make his West End debut in the play, Our Boys, according to Playbill.com. The play tells the story of the tribulations, tedium and terror that young soldiers face when recovering from injuries incurred in the line of duty. Our Boy begins performances on September 26 at the Duchess Theatre …read more!

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are taking part in a video clip that will be played at the end of the Olympic games. The video will be five minutes long, and played at venues as spectators leave. The video contains messages from different stars. Brent&Kilburn Times reports: Watson, who played Hermione in the Harry Potter …read more!

Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick) has joined a Bollywood cast for a film called Chingari. The film is to be produced and directed by Shrey Shrivastav, who confirmed that Davis would be playing “a journalist from an international channel, who is doing a documentary on Bihar police”, as well as have a cameo in the film. …read more!

Today marks the birthday of Dobby, a very brave house-elf and dedicated friend of Harry Potter. Join Leaky in wishing a happy birthday to this sock loving elf.Warner Bros. is celebrating Dobby’s birthday with a sale on their site. The sale ends on July 3rd and features savings up to 20% off.

J.K. Rowling made an appearance in the Royal Box during Tuesday’s Wimbledon match between Andy Murray and Nikolay Davydenko. Images of the author watching the tennis tournament can be found in the Leaky galleries.

Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) was recently interviewed by Digital Spy. The interviews covers Jessie’s hobbies of “making stuff”, her friendship with Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and (of course) all things Harry Potter! Jessie Cave is currently working on several post-Potter projects, including Great Expectations with Mike Newell and a self-made show called Bookworm. Sections of …read more!

Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) was recently interviewed by Digital Spy.

Pottermore has officially launched Sony’s Wonderbook: Book of Spells PS3 game. Pottermore Insider reports that players will be able to link their Pottermore accounts to the Book of Spell game. Pottermore Insider will be tracking the game’s developement, and have uploaded the first promo trailer to their website, stating: In the world of Harry Potter, …read more!

Bloomsbury wants to know: are you the biggest Harry Potter fan? The British publisher of the Harry Potter series is hosting a competition to find the biggest fan in the U.K. and Ireland. Fans will only be able to enter the competition by submitting an entry though participating bookshops and libraries. More than 1,800 venues …read more!