For the first contest of 2012 we’re asking you to think up a magical accident Harry might have had during his childhood with the Dursley’s and describe it in 750 words or less. The first place winner will receive a handcrafted wand (design changes each month) and a copy of the book The Practitioners Guide …read more!

Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) has been made a “Commander of the British Empire”: Bonham Carter received a CBE, or Commander of the Order of the British Empire award — one step below a knighthood — after the most successful year of her career, capped by her performance in “The King’s Speech”, the hit film …read more!

« Back to Contests Harry’s Other Magical Accident Contest Welcome to the new year! The idea for January’s contest comes to us from Elli Jenks! Before Harry knew he was a wizard he was just a small boy living with his ill-mannered relatives. Over the years as incidents of bullying would occur, both at home …read more!

Thanks to Fantasy.fr we have some new pictures of Dan Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps in “The Woman in Black” here in our galleries. Some of the new images show Radcliffe with co-stars Janet McTeer and Ciaran Hinds, who portrayed Aberforth Dumbledore in “Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” Enjoy!

In a new interview with the LA Times Hero Complex, Alan Rickman discusses what it was like to play Professor Severus Snape over a decade: “It was a punctuation mark in my life every year because I would be doing other things but always come back to that and I was always aware of my …read more!

Long time Leaky fans know all about the joyous Potter holidaythat follows Christmas every year. No, it is not the anniversary of the Book 7 release day announcement, and no it has nothing to do with Argus Filtch. Today is in fact the birthday of Leaky’s own Melissa Anelli!I hope you’ll drop whatever you’re doing …read more!

The score to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” composed by Alexandre Desplat, has made the Oscar’s Original Score shortlist, along 96 other contenders. The final nominations for Best Original Score will be announced on January 24th. Desplat was also nominated for his work on “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” and “The Ides …read more!

Dan Radcliffe has done an interview with “Total Film” magazine regarding his work in “The Woman in Black,” as well as how he has been doing professionally since the “Harry Potter” series ended. You can read scans of the interview here and also see a picture of Radcliffe as his “Woman in Black” character Arthur …read more!

Dan Radcliffe has done a new interview with Empire magazine, where he discusses a variety of things including his work on “Harry Potter,” “How to Succeed,” and “The Woman in Black.” Much of the article concerns his own doubts about his acting ability, and about the actors he looks up to: “I hope Gary Oldman …read more!

Our video galleries guru is having a birthday today! Please everyone help me wish Chris Dotson, who makes sure Leaky’s one-of-a-kind video galleries stays that way, a very merry day!