Bloomsbury Publishing has launched a new poll to find out which Harry Potter characters fans would pick as their favorite via this link. Starting today, fans may pick from a list of forty characters which wizard, Muggle, or creature is their favorite character from throughout author J. K. Rowing’s series. Fans will also be able …read more!

Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) will be performing musical numbers from “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” this week on both “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The View.” Radcliffe will appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” this Thursday (May 19th) with the cast of “How to Succeed,” and he will …read more!

The calendar at J.K. Rowling’s official website has been updated to mark the birthday of Pomona Sprout. Please join us at Leaky in wishing Professor Sprout a very happy birthday!

Warner Bros. have kindly passed along a link to a Q&A session conducted last month with Paul Hemstreet, the Vice President of Special Features for Warner Brothers Home Video who has overseen the enhanced content for all of the Harry Potter film releases over the past decade. The Q&A mainly discusses the enhanced content on …read more!

A high definition version of the 33 second long “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” TV spot, which aired Thursday evening during “The Vampire Diaries” on The CW, is now available on the official Warner Bros. Pictures YouTube channel. Watch it at this link on YouTube or below (select 720p to view in …read more!

Parade magazine has a brand new interview with Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) in which he talks about the filming the last film. What were those last days on set like? “[Harry Potter] was such a massive part of my life. It really has been my life. I can’t really remember a life before it. For …read more!

The first of two call dates for Scribbulus essays is coming up on the 1st of June, we first let you know about the 2011 Calls for Essays back in January. Scribbulus is Leaky’s essay project and is asking fans to write and submit quality essays on the following subjects: June 1, 2011 “Harry & …read more!

Congratulations to MuggleNet’s own (does this make him a traitor?) Eric Scull for his submission to our caption contest. Submitted through our Tumblr, his hilarious caption beat out more than 100 others. If he had a MyLeaky account, he’d also get 100 MyLeaky points! As usual, check the top of this post for the next …read more!

The International Quidditch Association has been accepted as a candidate for the Pepsi Refresh Project. The organization is eligible to win a $25,000 grant to start youth Quidditch programs in elementary and middle schools – but they need your help to win! Fans are encouraged to vote every day for the IQA at RefreshEverything.com/Quidditch. If …read more!

The first televised commercial for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” aired Thursday evening during “The Vampire Diaries” on The CW. The TV spot features scenes from the previously released trailer, but condensed to 34 seconds. A rough recording of the commercial can be seen below: Thanks to SS for the tip!