Here now is Part Two of Leaky’s 2009 Year in Review of Harry Potter news! Part One is posted below. Enjoy!~*~*~ May After years of planning, the time had come for LeakyCon 2009, our very first Harry Potter fan conference. In the lead up to the event, two LeakyCon songs and our official schedule were …read more!

Last October, our Crafty Witches and Wizards brought you their Hallowe’en/Deathday Party contest, which asked you to show them party favours, party decorations or party foods geared towards Deathday or Hallowe’en parties and related to the Harry Potterverse. The contest ended in November and voting was opened to decide a winner. Run-off votes resulted in …read more!

A press release from Canadian book retailer Indigo Books & Music Inc. has ranked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the top book of the decade in their newly released Young Adult Fiction list. The list was put together by a “dedicated team of Indigo book buyers,” with the titles chosen based on their …read more!

LeakyNews.com is excited to present the first annual Leakies, our very own award ceremony where we can wrap up the year together by voting on your favorites actors, news, moments, and more from the year.Voting is open NOW, and runs through December 31st at 11:59pm EST.The winners of the 2009 Leakies will be announced on …read more!

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has been named one of the Ten Scotswomen Who Changed the Decade by the Scotsman, who has ranked the most influential Scottish women of the past ten years. The newspaper relates the following regarding the contributions made by J. K. Rowling over the past decade to literature, along with …read more!

MSN Brazil has posted a series of new stills, along with a new poster from the upcoming Harry Potter: Years 1-4 LEGO video game. The series of stills, available to view in our galleries here, contains new images of Harry, Ron, and Hermione in action; Hagrid; a pensive Dumbledore; the Trio during flying lessons, the …read more!

The “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film has grossed a total of $301.9 million domestically at the box office in 2009, according to a newly released list from AOL Movies. The sixth Potter film came in second overall stateside, with the “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” claiming the top spot. The full slideshow of …read more!

The newest issue of the official Harry Potter newsletter has been released, and contains a number of Available to view via this link, the December issue features an exclusive clip from the Ultimate Edition special features with actors Rupert Grint (Ron) and Emma Watson (Hermionie). In the clip, Miss Watson reveals herself to be a …read more!

The newest issue of the official Harry Potter newsletter has been released, and contains a short clip of a special feature from the Ultimate Editions release of the first two Harry Potter films. The preview, available to view via this link, features actors Rupert Grint (Ron) and Emma Watson (Hermione) speaking to their individual Harry …read more!

A fun, new sign has been added to the Hogsmeade section of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal Orlando as construction on the park continues. Available to view right here via OrlandoThemeParkNews, the iron sign features “Hogsmeade” above a skyline, and the words “Please Respect the Spell Limits” across the bottom. …read more!