It’s always strange to me when a series is finished. Complete. There’s something just so final about the words “The End” that I don’t know what to do when I read them. I definitely feel a sense of closure but also a tugging sense of loss. Is there a hole? No, but I don’t know …read more!

As it is now August, we have an exciting new contest to bring you today. The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Sorting Hat Song Contest asks you to provide the lyrics to the Sorting Hat song one would have heard during Harry’s seventh year at Hogwarts, the year following the Dark Lord’s downfall, or …read more!

Our Lounge wide Harry Potter book club is now open once again and has started reading the third book, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Join your fellow Leaky Loungers in being with Harry during his third year at Hogwarts and discussing the various aspects and elements that make up the story. This book …read more!

Playbill.com has two new publicity photos online featuring actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) from their upcoming stateside revival of the play “Equus.” The photos, showing the pair together as well as a Radcliffe solo, can be viewed via this link. In addition to this, Playbill is also reporting that performances …read more!

Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have updated their website with additional information regarding some of the content to be found in the new “Tales of the Beedle the Bard” book by J.K. Rowling due December 4 of this year. Noting the material written 18 months before his death, Professor Albus Dumbledore …read more!

Along with the birthdays of Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, and the announcement of the publication of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” actor Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) is also celebrating his birthday on July 31st. The actor turns 61 today. Please join us in wishing Mr. Griffiths a most happy day! Cheers!

« Back to Contests color=”#A50000″ face=”Comic Sans MS”>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Sorting Hat Song Contest The Hogwarts Sorting Hat sings an original song at the start of each school year. The lyrics explain, for the benefit of new students, the characteristics of the school’s four houses and the way in which students are …read more!

WARNING DARK KNIGHT SPOILERS For full information on spoiler policy read my first blog entry “Through Wizarding Eyes” The movie that is taking the box office by storm this summer and a movie that will be forever remembered for a brilliant performance by the late Heath Ledger. If any of you haven’t seen this film …read more!

Universal Orlando Resorts has new concept art online depicting the Three Broomsticks pub for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction currently under construction in Florida. The official website for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter was updated with this new early concept work which showcases the atmosphere and architecture of the popular …read more!

Thanks to some major news this morning (see below) we’re a little late on this, but nonetheless, this is our annual Happy Birthday Harry and J.K. Rowling thread, with our traditional Happy Birthday artwork! Some new faces on it this time, thanks to a certain epilogue and a certain Leaky artist name Frak: Click for …read more!