Imagine you’re part of the Hogwarts faculty and Dumbledore has asked you to create an obstacle to protect the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone. For Leaky’s November contest, that’s exactly what we’re asking you to do! To enter the contest, tell us in 200 words or less which teacher or staff member you are and describe the obstacle …read more!

The Art Directors Guild will present the creative team behind the “Harry Potter” films with the Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award. This will mark the first time a movie series is given the award, according to Deadline Hollywood. The creative Potter team includes author J.K. Rowling, producers David Heyman and David Barron, director David …read more!

AMC Theaters and the Will Rogers Institute are partnering to bring “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” back to theaters for this weekend only, Nov. 5 and 6. Tickets will cost $5 and benefit the Will Rogers Institute, a charity which supports research in asthma, tuberculosis and pulmonary diseases. The movie will be …read more!

« Back to Contests New Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone Obstacle Contest The idea for November’s contest comes to us from SiriusDarcy, who will be awarded a handmade wand from Wizard Wood Wands. November’s contest invites you to dream a little. Imagine that you are part of the Hogwarts faculty or staff the year Harry Potter begins his …read more!

« Back to Contests New Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone Obstacle Contest The idea for November’s contest comes to us from SiriusDarcy, who will be awarded a handmade wand from Wizard Wood Wands. November’s contest invites you to dream a little. Imagine that you are part of the Hogwarts faculty or staff the year Harry Potter begins his …read more!

BOO! There’s no trick here as we have a special treat for you in the form of a brand new episode of our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast. Now available for your listening pleasure is our 244th episode of Potter-related news, discussion and fun with your hosts Melissa, John and Frak. This week, the hosts have …read more!

The Hallowe’en edition of The Quibbler, Leaky’s monthly publication for “all the news you won’t find anywhere else” is now available for your reading pleasure! You can download it in PDF here or zipped format here. If you want to submit an article to the next issue, find out how you can do so right …read more!

This weekend the World Soundtrack Awards were held at Ghent International Film Festival and Alexandre Desplat, composer of the scores for “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” and “Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” was named composer of the year. The other winners at the festival can be found here.

October 30th marks the birthday of Mrs. Molly Weasley, fabulous cook and amazing mum! Please join Leaky in wishing Mrs. Weasley a happy birthday!

Cinema Blend is reporting that international territories, meaning any country apart from the United States, will not be affected by Warner Bros.’ decision to stop shipment of the “Harry Potter” DVDs and Blu-rays after Dec. 29, 2011. Fans in the U.S. will still be able to purchase digital copies of the films online. For those …read more!