« Back to Contests Mrs. Lovegood’s Experiment ContestLuna Lovegood is one of the favorite characters in the Harry Potter series as she walks around the school with her Quibbler and talks about Crumple-Horned Snorkack and Nargles. We met Xenophilius Lovegood in Deathly Hallows, but we know very little about Mrs. Lovegood. We know Luna resembles …read more!

Today brings both a new year and a new Craft-Along, this time with an invitation to join the Crafty Witches and Wizards in crafting your own Weasley Family Clock. The January Craft-Along page has a list of the basic supplies and a link to a tutorial to help you get started on this month’s project. …read more!

Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter Overcast as January’s Featured Crafter of the Month. Overcast has used her skill with crochet hooks and knitting needles to produce crafts such as Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump, a lightning bolt scarf and even a Leaky Cauldron hand towel. One of the Crafty Witches asked …read more!

It was quite the year for Harry Potter. Two years following the release of the final book of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, fans continued to express their creativity for the boy who lived in nearly every medium. Film wise, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” appeared in theaters across the world, …read more!

Have you read that one book? For many of you who know what I’m talking about, you know what I mean, for others, you might be confused. Remember that one book? That “one book” that makes sense, that helped you connect with the world, the one that you could not stop talking or thinking about. …read more!

With 2010 nearly upon us, Empire Magazine has looked back at the past decade and listed a number of the biggest film related happenings in their Review of the Decade. The Harry Potter series made the list in a number of different categories. First, box office receipts are totaled for the profiled on the “10 …read more!

size=”3″>As you read this message, I’m probably sitting on a beach in Riviera Maya, Mexico, sipping a fruity drink with an umbrella in it, and applying copious amounts of sunscreen so I don’t look like an overcooked lobster when I come back to freezing Canada temperatures. I know, I know, you would sssooo cry for …read more!

A quick reminder this morning that there are only a few more hours left to vote for the 2009 Leakies, our first annual award ceremony where we can wrap up the year together by voting on your favorites actors, news, moments, and more from the year. Voting will remain open until 11:59 pm EST tonight. …read more!

Actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has been included on InStyle.com’s list of the 100 Best Dresses of the Decade. Thanks to InStyle for letting us know Miss Watson’s Burberry Prorsum dress from London’s Fashion Week 2009 made the 100th spot on their ranking. The magazine notes: Emma Watson in Burberry Prorsum, 2009 WHERE London Fashion …read more!

Closing out Leaky’s 2009 Year in Review is the third part of our look back at the year in Harry Potter news. Parts One and Two are online below. Enjoy!~*~*~September The long rumored Scottish Book project by J. K. Rowling was back in the news this month, thanks to an interview from Ian Rankin who …read more!