The Harry Potter theme park – Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando – will reveal the date of its grand opening on March 25 at 12 pm eastern time; stay tuned for Leaky at that time for the details! Meanwhile, watch this behind-the-scenes video in our video galleries featuring …read more!

Please join us at TLC in sending some really special birthday wishes to Harry Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves, who is today celebrating his 50th birthday! Many happy returns!

The Lily and Stag Inn reading groups at the Leaky Lounge invite you to join their discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows starting today, the 17th of March. Once sorted into a reading group, you will be “Rediscovering the Magic” of the seventh Harry Potter book in a close-knit, family-like environment. The small …read more!

After naming Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling among the 10 Women to Watch in 2010, the Barbie I Can Be website has announced a new competition where you can win the chance to be shadow J.K. Rowling for a day. The competition is only open to girls between the age of 6 and 14 (as …read more!

The Leaky Lounge, our discussion forum, is today holding a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The designated forum will remain open for the rest of the week and features discussions about Irish actors, green crafts, limericks, Irish recipes and more. You can find the St. Patrick’s Day forum at this link.

As it’s St. Patrick’s Day today, the brand new March issue of The Quibbler is aptly themed and now available for download. The Quibbler is The Leaky Cauldron’s monthly publication for “news that no-one else will publish” and March’s edition covers a Dark plot to interfere with Earth’s weather systems, bewitched footwear, the dangers of …read more!

Mary GrandPre, the artist behind the cover art and illustrations in the U.S. Harry Potter books, will be the keynote speaker at The Girls’ Middle School’s Annual Scholarship Breakfast. The breakfast – “Step Into the Magic” – will take place on the 28th of April from 8:00am to 9:15am at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Cabana …read more!

As we get closer to the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Florida, more visual details are making it online: here you can see a shot of the cart for “Flight of the Hippogriff.” Thanks to UHP for the heads up! Browse through all our WWoHP images right here in …read more!

NBC’s The Today Show recently ran a preview of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park, which you can see here in our video galleries. Also, the show is running a contest for a class trip to the amusement park: Teachers can visit the Today Show’s Web site, fill out a form, and submit …read more!

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