In a new interview with MTV Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) talks about how Ginny’s relationship with Harry came as a surprise to her: “Being the person who sort of ends up with the hero of this franchise is never something I ever would have imagined,” she said of her character becoming Harry’s love interest. “It’s …read more!

Our friends at the Harry Potter Alliance are currently closing in on the lead for the Chase Community Giving Challenge, an effort which allows people from around the world to help allocate $5 million to hundreds of thousands of charities around the country. The HPA is in the running for the $250,000 prize, which will …read more!

As it’s now July, both of our book clubs at the Leaky Lounge have chosen new books to read and discuss. The Harry Potter Book Club is reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; you can take part at this link. Secondly, our non-Harry Potter book club, Jo’s Book Nook, is this month reading George …read more!

The creators of the very popular “A Very Potter Musical,” have announced the YouTube premiere date of “A Very Potter Sequel.” It will be released on July 22nd, at 8:00 PM EST. Additionally, StarKid Potter now has t-shirts available for sale and some of the cast and crew will be appearing at Infinitus. You can …read more!

As we move away from reports of cast wrapping “Deathly Hallows” filming, a few stories have popped up about new projects and appearances for the Harry Potter actors. Firstly, the BBC reports that Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) and Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) are to star in a television adaptation of Christopher Reid’s poem The Song …read more!

It’s not often we take this much of Leaky’s space and time to celebrate a birthday, but this one is special. Today marks The Leaky Cauldron’s 10th anniversary on the Internet. We appeared online on July 4, 2000: just four days before the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the book. Before …read more!

Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) helped to unveil new medical equipment aimed at fighting cancer at St James’s Hospital in Leeds: The new £3.5m scanning suite was launched by Horsforth-born Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, at St James’s Hospital. The PET CT Centre, the largest of its kind in the …read more!

The official website for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” has now been updated to reflect yesterday’s release of the first official one sheet teaser poster, which you can find here in our galleries. The website’s new background is a wider version of the teaser poster, revealing more of the mountains and skyline surrounding Hogwarts. …read more!

Warner Bros. have sent over the first official one sheet teaser poster for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Part 1 and Part 2 and you can check it out right here in our galleries. The poster shows a burning Hogwarts castle from across the lake with flames and smoke rising from its towers. The …read more!

Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) has been listed among the attendees of this year’s London Film and Comic Con. The convention will take place in a fortnight on the weekend of Saturday, 17th of July at Earls Court 2 in London. Tickets are still available and can be purchased on the event’s website. Attendees can also …read more!