Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, a forthcoming augmented reality mobile game from Niantic, Inc. and WB Games, began beta testing in New Zealand and Australia in April.  The feedback from the beta players has been useful.  According to the development team: Over the last several weeks we’ve learned a lot from beta players and have been …read more!

On Saturday 15th June, Cineworld Leicester Square will host a special screening of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone — and best of all, the screening’s FREE! The screening occurs after UK-wide survey by DiscoverLSQ – the UK’s “Home of Film” – voted the franchise the best to watch with the whole family, so what better time to …read more!

It’s Golden Week at House of MinaLima this week! After opening a pop-up store in Osaka, the graphic design duo behind the art of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series will be celebrating the third birthday of their London gallery, House of MinaLima! Until June 15th, MinaLima are offering free shipping on all online orders (except books), with …read more!

It may have been a quiet post-holiday week where you live, but not in the Wizarding World! Leaky had the chance to see Emma Watson in conversation with Denis Mukwege on women’s rights and treating victims of sexual violence, we shared the return of the the Dark Arts at Hogwarts to Universal Hollywood and Wizarding …read more!

It’s been a slow week in general news but a huge week in theater with the announcement that the 2018-19 Broadway season set a new industry record, and the magical numbers were due in large part to the ongoing success of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Additionally, West End theater continues to thrive with …read more!

The  “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle” attraction comes to Universal Studios Hollywood this summer from June 22 – August 11, unleashing a creepy display of lights, music, and special effects that showcases dark magic, and the creatures and wizards within the Potterverse who practice it. “As darkness falls on Hogwarts castle, Dementors, Death Eaters and other unspeakable creatures from Aragog and …read more!

Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima announced they will bring their design collaboration House of MinaLima to Osaka, Japan as a one-year pop-up store venture in the Orange Street district. The duo have been working together creatively for 18 years and are now most well known for the graphic design work featured in the Harry Potter …read more!

Earlier this month, Emma Watson took to the stage of the Emmanuel Centre in London for a live talk with Dr. Denis Mukwege on women’s rights, and the importance of Dr. Mukwege’s work treating survivors of sexual violence. The event was truly eye-opening, and for those wondering exactly what Emma Watson gets up to these days (beside starring …read more!

As we approach the grand opening of Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Orlando, we had the chance to get a closer look at the new storycoaster and share some of the sights fans will encounter along the ride. Also this week, Leakycon announced their Wizard Wrock lineup for both of this year’s events …read more!

Many of our readers will also follow J.K. Rowling’s other works outside of the Wizarding World, the most successful of which has arguably been her Cormoran Strike series, an ongoing detective/crime fiction series of novels published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The BBC adapted the series for TV, starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger, the next season of which will …read more!