(Hi guys, Melissa here: Just a quick note that we hope you’ll join us in welcoming Rosi Halse, our newest News Editor, as she makes her first post on Leaky. Rosi is a longtime Leaky reader, prominent vlogger, university student and longtime Harry Potter fan. We are thrilled to have her and hope you are …read more!

In a fun nod to the house from the Harry Potter series, The Telegraph reports that students at Oxford University’s Magdalen College have changed the name of their Junior Common Room to Gryffindor House. The article, which can be read at this link, suggests more Harry Potter related name changes are to follow if students …read more!

So many of you e-mailed this we had to post what is undoubtedly one of the funniest HP parodies in an age: Hermione Granger does good in the wizarding ‘hood!style=”padding:5px 0; text-align:center; width:400px;”>See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. (Parents: There is one PG-13-level word in here and it starts with B. Happy …read more!

Just in time for the holidays, an early present has arrived in the form of the December issue of The Quibbler, Leaky’s publication that contains “all the news you won’t find anywhere else.” This issue is packed with news regarding the plight of Christmas Elves around the globe. An investigative report explores the current situation …read more!

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There are a series of new construction photos from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios, Orlando from Orlando United and OrlandoParkNews online today. First, Orlando United has a series of high res shots showcasing up close views of the many towers, turrets, and buildings that comprise the Hogwarts castle; the fine …read more!

The Telegraph has ranked Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling in the number one spot of their list compiling the top 100 bestselling authors of the decade. With over twenty-nine million copies sold, Miss Rowling’s novels beat out books by such other authors as Dan Brown, John Grisham, J. R. R. Tolkien, William Shakespeare, and …read more!

BroadwayWorld.com has a report online from a private reading of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” featuring actor Dan Radclliffe (Harry Potter) in New York yesterday. As readers will recall, rumors first surfaced of Mr. Radcliffe’s involvement in this reading via a report in Variety Magazine last October. Today, the report, available to …read more!

Emma Watson has just launched a Christmas microsite, where she has recorded a video message for her fans where she discusses being back on set after returning from her first semester at Brown University. She has also included new pictures, links to music she’ll be listening this holiday season, and message area where you can …read more!

As 2009 comes to a close, newspapers continue to take stock of the decade, compiling lists which look back the past ten years. Tonight, the Guardian has such a list, naming the Harry Potter series as one of their “Icons of the Decade.” In this profile, the newspaper goes through the history of the series, …read more!