As readers will recall, last February the estate of the late Adrian Jacobs added Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling to a lawsuit against UK Potter publisher Bloomsbury, charging copyright infringement of a 1987 work The Adventures of Willy the Wizard-No 1 Livid Land. The lawsuit, which Ms Rowling related she was “saddened” by, claims …read more!

The LA Times has a lengthy interview with actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) online this morning in which the young actor discuses his plans post-Potter, chiefly the forthcoming film adaptation of “The Woman in Black.” The first in a line of projects Radclifffe reveals he is “quite pleased” to begin, “The Woman in Black” will …read more!

This summer, I returned to beading. All things bead-a-licious. With the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I felt a certain amount of bittersweet regret. Why? Because, I was supposed to go. I felt a certain teariness as I bid my fellow Feltbeats-ers farewell, and bon voyage, and all that good stuff. And, …read more!

Emma Thompson (Sybill Trelawney) is to receive the 2,415th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Friday, 6th of August. Thompson will speak in front of the Pig ‘n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard, joined by “House” star and fellow University of Cambridge graduate Hugh Laurie. Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars alongside Thompson in “Nanny MacPhee …read more!

Sorting is now open for the reading group discussion of the book that started it all: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Located in the Lily and Stag Inn section of our Leaky Lounge forums, the reading groups offer Lounge members the opportunity to come together to rediscover the many aspects of the series and …read more!

In a new interview with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) the actor expressed his regret for not attending this weekend’s Comic-Con: “I apologize to all the wishful thinkers for my disappointing non-presence,” Radcliffe said Monday by phone from London. The actor, who has finished some post-production voice work on the last “Potter” film, says he is …read more!

It has been a slow news week for the Harry Potter cast, but a few stories have come through nonetheless. Firstly, as we told you last week, Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Oliver Phelps (George Weasley) recently took part in the Barmy to Barcelona Wacky Rally under the team name, “The Salty Sea Dogs” to …read more!

Jo’s Book Nook, our non-Harry Potter book club at the Leaky Lounge, invites you to join them in reading Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield. Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is quoted on Streatfield’s official website, saying, “when I was younger I liked … Noel Streatfield […] I still reread [Ballet Shoes].” Jo’s Book Nook …read more!

As we reported below, Leaky and MuggleNet were on hand at Comic Con 2010 in San Diego, California today to cover the WB panel about the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” film. Our own Melissa Anelli and MuggleCast’s Andrew Sims recorded a special edition LeakyMug to discuss the news and events surrounding this …read more!

Leaky is reporting live from Comic-Con International today, where Warner Bros. is presenting a Harry Potter panel. We are doing joint coverage with MuggleNet today to get everything to you (including an interview with Tom Felton and pictures galore) as fast as possible, so keep an eye on both of our sites! Here is @Leaky‘s …read more!