J.K. Rowling just announced the launch of her newly revamped website on Twitter. Check it out at this link!

The recently opened Pottermore Shop is reporting that during the first three days they were in operation they made 1 million pounds from the sales of the Harry Potter e-books:style=” background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); “>style=” background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); “> “We had budgeted for a much lower figure, I had looked at the …read more!

This month’s contest is inspired by none other than Messrs Fred and George Weasley and asks you to write the story of a prank the Weasley twins played on their family members. Stories should be no more than 500 words and should not conflict with canon. Email your submission to [email protected] by 11:59 pm (EDT) …read more!

Sorry for the delay everyone, we were busy cleaning up the mess after Peeves had a bit too much fun with a paintball gun, but the April 1st edition of The Quibbler is now online for your reading pleasure featuring the delightful, dashing and daring Gilderoy Lockhart, here to share with us the “untold truth …read more!

« Back to Contests Fred and George Family Prank Contest style=”text-align: left; “> It’s that time of year again when we celebrate those masters of mayhem Fred and George Weasley. Over the years their mischief has been limitless and almost no one has been spared. Remember when they set that swamp up in the Hogwarts …read more!

The Book Club, a BBC Radio 4 program hosted by James Naughtie, has been put online as podcasts. The Book Club talks to authors about their most famous works and there is an interview with J. K. Rowling that took place in August 1999 where she discusses “Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone.” Rowling’s interview is listed near the …read more!

As readers may recall, the Harry Potter Alliance’s “Hunger is Not a Game” campaign was recently featured in the New York Times. Since “The Hunger Games,” which the campaign is based on, has been released a follow up article has been written: On Thursday, March 22, just one day after a column I wrote for …read more!

Leaky was on the red carpet at Leavesden Studios yesterday interviewing the cast and crew of the Harry Potter films about their favourite bits of the WB Studio Tour, the current projects they’re working on and what they think the studio will do for the future of British filmmaking. The red carpet coverage is now …read more!

The red carpet for the grand opening of Warner Bros. Studio Tour – the Making of Harry Potter is about to get underway! Watch live as the cast and crew of the “Harry Potter” films arrive and speak to presenter Alex Zane. Leaky will have more coverage from the grand opening, so stay tuned! style=”font-size:11px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:480px”> …read more!

As part of this week’s Harry Potter WB Studio Tour press extravaganza, Leaky had a chance to sit down with David Yates, director of the last four Harry Potter films. He talked a bit about the possibility of the Doctor Who movie: namely, confirming that he is in talks to do it and that it …read more!