Lumos, the charity founded by J.K. Rowling formerly known as the Children’s High Level Group, has launched an iPhone app as part of their Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos campaign. As today is International Children’s Day, supporters are invited to light a virtual birthday candle; the proceeds from the purchase of the virtual candles …read more!

Over the past few days, a number of actors have let the world know via their Twitter accounts that they are wrapping their filming for the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” production. Most recently, actor Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) tweeted that today may be his last day of filming, saying: “So I think today …read more!

As I write these lines, Leaky Crafts is turning a whooping 4 years old!! I really feel like I own a time-turner that keeps spinning forward! Where has the time gone?!? When I think that this all started from an afternoon of boredom!! Here I was, one afternoon in July 2005, doing all I could …read more!

Electronic Arts (EA), makers of the Harry Potter video games with WB, have revealed more information about the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows vide game, along with a series of stills and a trailer from the game. Available to view right here, the thrilling trailer shows Harry going head to head with dementors, …read more!

As promised, here is the second (of we don’t know how many, because we have so much footage it’s bordering on ludicrous) part of our trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park. More butterbeer, the Hogwarts Express conductor, Honeydukes, and more in this installment: these videos will also be available in the video …read more!

At the beginning of May, we told you about the Contest Team’s 2010 Two Part Riddles Contest. The second part of the contest has commenced. A new riddle will be posted here at the Leaky Lounge at 9am EDT or 2pm BST, every Monday and Friday throughout June. A total of 10 riddles will be …read more!

With the emerging photos from “Deathly Hallows” filming dominating the headlines this week, other projects involving the Harry Potter cast have not really been featured in the news. Nonetheless, there are a few nuggets of news from the younger members of the cast. Firstly, Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has appeared in a behind the scenes …read more!

Again, PotterCast and Leaky were in the new Harry Potter park today and have a ton to share – here’s part one of the excursion. Enjoy!

A slew of new images have made their way online via Dan Radcliffe France of actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) filming on location in an area of England. These photos, said to be taken on or around May 28, show the trio of actors filming what …read more!

Today, Leaky’s PotterCast Trio went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter as part of a morning-hours special preview for Universal hotel guests (that is still ongoing!), and captured a ton of pictures, videos, interviews and more that we are currently editing and preparing for posting! Meanwhile, enjoy this, our first joined experience of the …read more!