Balderdash is our word of the day, as it turns out the story in the Sun from a few days ago regarding a possible second screening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is false. WB has confirmed to Leaky that there was no “secret” second screening of the sixth Harry Potter movie held as …read more!

Here is a bit of news that is perhaps very cool and a bit sad for fans as well, as there are reports of a possible location for filming of the emotional scenes at Shell cottage in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Western Telegraph is reporting today that crews from WB …read more!

The Lily and Stag Inn on the Leaky Lounge, which house our Harry Potter Reading Groups, is hosting a fun and communal event for Inn members to mark Friday the 13th. This weekend, Reading Group members will have access to all the rooms in the Lily and Stag Inn for fun discussions and much more. …read more!

We are already gathering for the 7:30 pm start time of tonight’s special feature: A live PotterCast at this page with another visit from our friends Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters and Matt Maggiacomo of the Whomping Willows, who will be talking about many HPAlliance and wizard rock activities. Following the live PotterCast …read more!

Two quick bits of news today regarding the Harry Potter video games. First, EA, makers of the games, gave a presentation in France, and revealed several new stills from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince game. You can see our entire collection of game stills here. At last word, the game is due …read more!

Happy Birthday Sue! Huff, Huff, Hufflepuff! Huff, Huff, Hufflepuff! Huff, Huff, Hufflepuff! Everyone chant, no matter what house you’re in, because we’re all in Hufflepuff yellow today! As the person who writes most of this ‘ere main page, she’s someone you must know if you’re a Leaky reader. And if you’ve ever met her, or …read more!

Hang on everyone, as The Sun is reporting tonight a second “secret” test screening for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was held yesterday. In true tabloid fashion, the paper declares that “the handful of devotees came out blasting film bosses for making key characters and plot-lines from JK ROWLING‘s best-seller disappear…as if by magic.” …read more!

Twelve children and two teachers will be receiving a bit of a treat as their reward for raising money for the Comic Relief charity. The Watford Observer reports that a UK celebrity and host of a UK reality program Davina McCall paid a visit to Parmiter’s School, and told the students that as a reward …read more!

A few years ago, if you had asked me about the day I met J.K. Rowling, I probably would have mumbled something about how I told heard I liked to read just like Hermione and how much I loved this story. But that bit of history would have been slightly revisionist. I did say those …read more!

Readers will remember that late last month TLC reported actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) was set to grace the cover of the April issue of Blag Magazine, which will also feature an extended photo spread and profile of the actor. Today, thanks to our Order partners RupertGrint.net, we now have for you six high res …read more!