Hey all! Sorry this reply was more than a little tardy… I was a little caught up in this little vampire book that came out. I drove to NYC for that one… and then decided to drive to Chicago, too, and stay for part of this other little thing for some other books. You may …read more!

What is up with that? I liked the idea of getting Half-Blood Prince before Twilight. It’s a silly little thing but since I started reading HP before Twilight that’s how I wanted to see the movies. Instead, Half-Blood Prince gets pushed back to almost a year from now, and Twilight takes it’s place. I’m curious …read more!

Happy 17th birthday today to Evanna Lynch, who plays lovable, loopy Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films. We hope you’ll join us at Leaky in wishing her a day full of dirigible plums, Quibbler puzzles and the clues leading to the Crumple-Horned Snorkack. Or, some cake and good friends, that too. Happy birthday, lady!

So shortly after 4pm, Thursday, August 14, I get an email containing a link to a story on Marketwatch.com Now the fact that I get an email is nothing new because all of us at Leaky get literally hundreds of emails a day. I took a glance at the headline, paused for just a moment, …read more!

The third edition of The Quibbler, our new magazine which prints “all the news you won’t find anywhere else’ is hot off the presses and available for your reading pleasure. This issue contains much news that rarely ever finds its way into typical magical or muggle publications. Our third issue includes a cover story about …read more!

The newest issue of “Vogue” magazine contains a new feature on actor Dan Radcliffe, and his upcoming Broadway debut with the play “Equus.” Thanks to our Order partner DanRadcliffe.com we can now see scans of the article, page one here, and page two, where the Harry Potter actor discusses reprising the role of a troubled …read more!

Ladies and Gentlemen, now in glorious high res: The Unbreakable Vow with Snape (Alan Rickman), Narcissa Malfoy (Helen McCrory), and Bellatrix LeStrange (Helena Bonham Carter) in a scene from “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Thanks to WB who also sent us another high res photos as seen in the Entertainment Weekly preview we told …read more!

While we have new photos from “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” and news about “Deathly Hallows” (see below) to occupy our time, reaction to the news that HBP has been pushed back until next July continues to dominate the press. Today, the LA Times has a new article online that notes the furious reaction …read more!

As the fallout continues from the stunning announcement yesterday by Warner Bros to reschedule the release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” to July 17, 2009, the publicity machine had already been in place, including the upcoming feature on the sixth film that is due in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. In a …read more!

The sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, originally scheduled for a November 21 release, has now been moved to July 17, 2009 in the US and major international markets, according to MarketWatch.com. WB has confirmed the move to TLC. Update: The the official website has changed to reflect the date. The …read more!