« Back to Contests Letter to Teddy Lupin ContestWe are always interested in contest ideas that our readers might have and we regularly use them. The idea for this contest was submitted to our Brainstorming for Ideas thread by rowena_r. “I didn’t want you to die’ Harry said. These words came without his volition. “Any …read more!

As it is now the 1st of April in the U.K., the calendar on J.K.Rowling’s website has flipped to mark the birthdays of Fred and George Weasley. Many happy returns to everyone’s favourite Weasley twins!

Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) is lined up to speak at the 11th public Leeds Young People’s Film Festival on the event’s Harry Potter Day. On Monday the 5th of April, the Festival will screen the first four Harry Potter films as well as featuring talks from “special guests” including Rankin. The event’s website also mentions …read more!

On Saturday, July 17th, PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, will be on location in Orlando, Florida for a live event at Infinitus 2010. Starting at 12 noon, Melissa, John, and Frak will host an hour long PotterCast at the Royal Pacific Hotel at Universal Studios Orlando Resort for registered Infinitus attendees. This live event will …read more!

April 2010: Crafters Go Green Contest! Before you start worrying, we’re not asking you all to switch to Slytherin house!! As many of you probably know, on April 22, many countries around the world will be celebrating Earth day. At the Leaky Cauldron’s Harry Potter Crafts, we thought we’d therefore keep going down our eco-friendly …read more!

The traveling exhibition of Harry Potter film props, sets, costumes, and memorabilia, Harry Potter, the Exhibition, will be opening its doors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada early next month, and a report today notes that Harry Potter actors James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) will take part in a media preview event on April …read more!

A short preview of the Ellen DeGeneres Show at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction is now online via the official show website. Update: The video can now be watched via our Video Galleries. As readers will recall, TLC reported earlier this month that the daytime chat show would be filming two episodes at …read more!

The official LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 video game website has been revised to note a release date of “June 2010.” While we await official word on an exact release date, this date change would put the release of the game one month behind the previously projected May launch. Pre-order options on such …read more!

As readers will recall, last fall rumors first surfaced regarding the possible involvement of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction in an upcoming episode of the NBC reality game show Celebrity Apprentice. Today, those rumors have proven to be true, for AceShowbiz.com posted an extended preview of the episode featuring a sneak peek at …read more!

This Fall, UK Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury will be repackaging the seven Harry Potter novels with new Signature Edition covers, the Bookseller reports. High Res photos of these signature edition covers for the Harry Potter series can be found right here in our image galleries. Set to be published on November 1, these editions will …read more!