The International Quidditch Association is holding a Quidditch tournament on the Harvard University soccer field on April 28th. This event is running in concert with the opening of the Boston Cannons lacrosse game which will be held later in the evening: The tournament will feature the most intense athletic competition Quidditch has ever seen, and …read more!

On J. K. Rowling’s new website, Ms. Rowling confirms that the Harry Potter Encyclopedia is still in the works on the FAQ section of the site: For a long time I have been promising an encyclopaedia of Harry’s world, and I have started work on this now ’ some of it forms the new content …read more!

Two lovely ladies named Emma are celebrating their birthdays today! Please join Leaky in wishing Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) and Emma Watson a very happy birthday!

Starkid’s newest musical, “Holy Musical, B@man,” is now available to watch on YouTube. You can read Leaky’s preview of the musical here. Many thanks to Max for the tip!

We now have the first image of Bonnie Wright in her upcoming film “The Philosophers” which can be seen here in our galleries. Both Bonnie Wright and Tom Felton have recently become involved in charity work. Wright has a Twitter account for the Live Below the Line charity which “is a campaign that’s changing the …read more!

Pottermore, J. K. Rowling’s online Harry Potter experience, is now open to all wishing to join in on the experience. The change was made early this morning in the UK and is indicated on the official website with the question “Are you magical?” Users may sign up now, while actual invitations should start arriving– care …read more!

Hold on to your hats, people: the publisher Little, Brown has just put out a press release giving us the title of JK Rowling’s new book¦ The Casual Vacancy! The book will be out on the 27th September 2012 (worldwide release date) and Little, Brown also provided a plot summary: When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly …read more!

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!