The nominations for the 2010 Philips British Academy Television Awards have been released, and contain a slew of nominations for actors from the Harry Potter series. First, actresses Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix) and Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley) have been nominated in the Best Actress category; Mrs. Bonham Carter for her work in “Enid” and Mrs. …read more!

I haven’t knit anything in the last two months. Why? Because I am having a baby and didn’t want to start knitting anything until I knew the gender. I’ve done the “gender-neutral” thing before, and I’m over it. I’ve also done lots of blue… 😉 I just wanted this baby to have all pink. That’s …read more!

In April our Contest Team invited you to take part in their Letter to Teddy Lupin Contest, which asked you to compose a letter to Teddy Lupin writing as either Remus or Tonks. The judges received many wonderful entries and have now picked the winners as follows: First Place: moonyschickSecond Place: MalfoyDivaThird Place: BriannaWazHereHonorable Mention: …read more!

Leaky is excited to offer its readers the opportunity to be the lucky winner of a Box Set of the US edition Harry Potter novels in paperback as part of Scholastic’s Real Magic of Harry Potter campaign. In partnership with Scholastic, this giveaway is open to readers 13 or older (under 18 with parents/guardian permission) …read more!

The Universal Orlando website has a brand new interview online with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s Art Director, Alan Gilmore. Gilmore previously worked as the Art Director on a number of projects including the Harry Potter films, “Notting Hill” and “The Bourne Ultimatum.” A video of the interview is now available in our Leaky …read more!

The June 2010 issue of Vanity Fair magazine has a short piece on Emma Watson, in which the Hermione Granger actress discusses walking into American college life as a freshman at university, as well as her feelings first being cast in the films. Speaking to her first impression of her freshman year at school, Miss …read more!

Today we ask you to join us in wishing Jessie Cave a very happy birthday. The actress, who plays Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films, is celebrating her 23rd birthday. Many happy returns!

In a followup to our post below, WB has just released a series of brand new screenshots from the forthcoming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 video game. Available to view right here in our Image Galleries, these new shots give us a glimpse at the Trio, Harry fighting the Dementors, Snape, Sirius Black …read more!

The website for the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 video game has been updated to include a new gallery of screenshots, a desktop widget and a downloadable game. The desktop widget allows you to watch videos, play games and send Owls to friends; the LEGO Harry Potter Currency Counter mini-game involves collecting LEGO …read more!

A quick reminder this morning that registration for the Michigan-based Expeditious 2010 conference will close on May 7th. Only a few spots remain for this weekend-long conference, which will take place over May 14-16 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To reserve your place at the conference, click here.The conference will kick off on Friday afternoon with …read more!