Previously, we told you J.K. Rowling was to be honored with the Edinburgh Award, given by the city in Scotland where she resides. Update This event is now confirmed for tonight, Friday, September 19 in Edinburgh, with the The Herald reporting the following statement from JKR : “It is an absolute honour to receive this …read more!

Previously we told you that Scholastic would be holding a special read-a-thon to celebrate the release of the Tenth Anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” This Cover to Cover event is to be held next week in New York City at the Scholastic store on Tuesday, September 23. There, you can take turns …read more!

‘The times, they are a-changing’ …so the song goes, and so goes events in our world. As such, our Leaky Lounge has added a new forum to discuss these ever changing times, the myriad of political and social events that are grabbing headlines and impacting our everyday life. The forum is called “The Muggle Underground: …read more!

Thanks to Alejandro from Bloghogwarts who let us know that he has obtained several new photos from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Found in a new official 2009 HBP desk agenda, you can see a new photo of Luna Lovegood and Harry Potter standing outside the gates of Hogwarts, with Filch and …read more!

Back in 2004, my life as a Potter fan was very different. I had read all the published works (1-5), but I did not have nearly the same connection with the films, the first two of which had been released. When Prisoner of Azkaban came out, my fanaticism took a turn. I remember developing an …read more!

As we reported previously, actor Rupert Grint, who portrays the character of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, was recently cast in a new film entitled “Wild Target.” News on this production comes today from the Isle of Man Today newspaper which reports filming is set to being today in London, England before moving …read more!

Great leaping Tardis! New reports are online tonight regarding how Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling had been favored to be a guest on the popular UK program Doctor Who for the Christmas 2007 show. The BBC is reporting that Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies had wanted Jo to star in the episode, however the …read more!

London Fashion week is currently ongoing over in the UK, and a few members of the Harry Potter films attended several of the fashion shows today. Thanks to Jackie from our Order partner BonnieWrightOnline.com for letting us know that Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and Katie Leung (Cho Chang) both attended the Ashley Isham show, with …read more!

Well, the rumor mill over Paul McGann possibly returning as the 8th Doctor in one of next year’s specials seems to now have two conflicting sources. One says definitely, McGann’s in, the other says definitely, McGann’s just a rumor and isn’t involved. Both seem credible. Who do you believe? But possiblly even more interesting is …read more!

Details magazine has launched a new contest to win a trip for two to the New York City premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince next summer. Previously it had been thought the premiere of the film was to be in Los Angeles, California. However, with the move in release date to July 17 …read more!