Scores of readers let us know that J.K. Rowling has donated £1million to the Labour Party in the UK. The BBC reports this very generous donation from the Harry Potter author was made because “she was motivated by Labour’s record on child poverty.” Jo, who has spoken openly about the pressures she had faced in …read more!

The Telegraph has a new photo of author J.K. Rowling with the Edinburgh Award, which was presented to the Harry Potter author tonight in Scotland. Reuters also has a few small photos of Jo at this event here. The Scotsman is reporting that Jo with her husband, Dr. Neil Murray, attended the gala dinner event …read more!

Emma Watson continues to enjoy her love of fashion, as the Hermione Granger actress is featured in the October edition of the US “Harper’s Bazaar” magazine. Thanks to our order partner EmmaWatson.net, via this link, you can see these simply beautiful photos, where Emma sports a variety of couture gowns. Thanks to EW.net!

As we reported several weeks ago, the FAQ on the official Wizarding World of Harry Potter website at Universal was updated to state an opening of “2010.” The front of the same site now reads ‘Harry Potter “Theme Park within a Theme Park” will be revealed in 2010-Fans to be Immersed in the Adventures of …read more!

Harry Potter film producer David Heyman has been conducting interviews in conjunction with the release of his newest film “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” which stars actor David Thewlis (Remus Lupin). Along with many other Harry Potter fan sites, we here at the Leaky Cauldron were able to speak to Mr. Heyman, who answered …read more!

I remember when I first joined TLC as a member of the Forums, the rules pertaining to political discussions were that they had to relate to the books directly. And, while this is quite a treat in and of itself, I recall wondering why they wouldn’t allow us fans of the series to discuss politics …read more!

As London Fashion Week continues, actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has been in attendance at a number of the events. A new set of images now available in our Image Galleries show the fashion forward actress in the audience at various fashion shows that took place today. As readers will remember, Emma and fellow Harry …read more!

The calendar on Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling’s website has been updated to mark the September 19th birthday of Hermione Granger. Many Happy Birthday wishes, Hermione. Cheers!

Today I’m deviating from the usual topic. I have a list of author blogs that I check regularly, and one of them is Jeaniene Frost, author of the bestselling Night Huntress series. Today she posted on her blog about Cystic Fibrosis, and how it affected her through someone very close to her. She also linked …read more!

Hey guys, firstly I am going to quickly condemn the stupid amount of work teachers give you in GCSE year, and now¦ I will return to my main topic of discussion¦ Aberforth Dumbledore! I am known with my friends to absolutely ADORE this old man, ever since the Deathly Hallows came out. So in a …read more!