A new profile from the LA Times Hero Complex blog focuses on Helena Bonham Carter and her infamous portrayal of Bellatrix Lestrange in the “Harry Potter” films. The actress talks about her career and family, but also explains how she developed Bellatrix’s character for the films. “Bellatrix has really good fun, and she’s been a …read more!

The influence of pop culture knows no bounds. Even Hogwarts can whip her stairs back and forth. 🙂 This is the second installment of Fun Fridays where we will highlight a new, cool, funny, or interesting thing created created by the Harry Potter fan community. This could be anything from a funny spoof on YouTube, …read more!

Black Friday fatigue got you figuratively and financially spent? Fear not! Leaky has one more (totally free) Black Friday deal for you: an update to our Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter app for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.LeakyNews.com’s Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a fun and …read more!

Our Contest Team have just announced their latest contest for the month of December, the Wizarding World T-Shirt Contest, which ends a little earlier than normal, on the 17th of December. This month’s contest asks you to design a t-shirt (by computer or by hand) to be sold to teenage witches and wizards. Base your …read more!

LA Times HeroComplex blog is reporting that Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) will be returning to Leavesden Studios to do a single day of reshoots: “I got the call today’ Felton said Tuesday. “I have to go back for one more day of reshoots. So I’m going back in a couple weeks to do, literally, one …read more!

We have two items that show off the creativity of Harry Potter fans today. The first shows that a subway stop in New York City, along with showing the normal subway lines, has been altered with a stop at “9 3/4.” The New York Daily News reports: The charmed sticker is slapped in the slot …read more!

John Hurt (Ollivander), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) have contributed signed canvases to the Willow Foundation’s Stars on Canvas online auction. The Willow Foundation’s aims are: The Willow Foundation is the only charity of its kind providing special days for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds …read more!

« Back to Contests Wizarding World T-Shirt Contest style=”text-align: left; font-family: Arial;”>You are the owner of the struggling wizarding clothes shop, Bolts and Bobbins, trying to drum up business. You hit upon the idea to get more kids into the shop (because we all know that where the youngsters go so follow mommy and daddy’s …read more!

MTV has interviewed director David Yates, where he was asked about things he cut from the movie. He discusses a specific scene he cut and tells the interviewer that right now he expects there will be about “ten or twelve or fifteen minutes” of deleted footage on the DVD. You can watch the interview here …read more!

There have been several premieres and photocalls across the world celebrating the release of “Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” and we have pictures of some of the cast in attendance at those premieres and photocalls in our Image Galleries. You can see Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) here at the Mexico City photocall on November 17th and …read more!