March 1st marks the birthday of Ron Weasley! Please join us at Leaky in wishing Ron Weasley a very happy birthday! Many happy returns, Ron!

« Back to Contests History of a Special Friendship Contest Our contest this month comes from the brilliant mind of Lady Princess! She wins a Wizard Wood Wand for suggesting the idea and us using it. If you have a contest idea and would like to suggest it, please check out our Brainstorming for Ideas …read more!

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the next film Emma Watson makes will be “The Bling Ring,” directed by Sofia Coppola: Based on true events that took place in Beverly Hills, the movie will tell the story of a group of fashion and fame-obsessed teens who broke into the homes of celebrities. With the movie, …read more!

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” has been nominated for ten Saturn Awards this year: Best Fantasy Film Best Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort) Best Supporting Actor (Alan Rickman as Snape) Best Supporting Actress (Emma Watson as Hermione Granger) Best Director (David Yates) Best Production Design (Stuart Craig) Best Editing (Mark Day) …read more!

Residents of Ontario who live in the Greater Toronto Area and Southwestern Ontario can enter to win tickets to “Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience” for the show on March 25th. Enter here for a chance to win. “Potted Potter” is a two man show that condenses all the Harry Potter books into a single …read more!

Yesterday we reported that Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Nick Moran (Scabior), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) will be partaking in this year’s National Doodle Day. Since yesterday, a few more Harry Potter alums have submitted doodles! Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and Bill Nighy (Rufus Scrimgeour) have each added a doodle. You can …read more!

Today we celebrate the birthday of our senior editor Edward! We hope you’ll all join us in wishing him a great day, which we’re very happy came just one day short of the leap-year curse. No fun celebrating once every four years! 😛 Happy day Edward, we love you!

Today we celebrate the birthday of our senior editor Edward! We hope you’ll all join us in wishing him a great day, which we’re very happy came just one day short of the leap-year curse. No fun celebrating once every four years! 😛 Happy day Edward, we love you!

Pottermore and OverDrive, “a leading distributor for the school and library market,” have entered into an agreement that will allow the entire Harry Potter series to be freely available to students and library patrons: OverDrive director of marketing David Burleigh said the e-books and audiobooks are not yet available, though libraries and schools can pre-order …read more!

Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Nick Moran (Scabior), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) have submitted a doodle for this year’s National Doodle Day. Their doodles, along with others submitted by celebrities, will be auctioned on eBay starting March 2nd to raise money for Epilepsy Action. You can see their doodles here. To read …read more!