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!

Can you remember last year how we were all excited and hyped up for the Deathly Hallows release? Amidst all of that excitement, there was also a small pang of longing and a bittersweet feeling because that was the last time we would stand in line for a midnight release for a Harry Potter release. …read more!

Update: The hi-res version of the USA artwork, with art by Mary Grandpre, is right here in our galleries and the UK cover right here! Today, on J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter’s birthdays, JKR has announced that her children’s charity, Children’s High Level Group, will publish The Tales of Beedle the Bard on December 4, …read more!

Ah, what a beautiful day. The sun is shining, the butterflies are chasing each other, and I bet the sea is just the right temperature for swimming right now. Soooo¦ why am I sitting here writing this? Well, it’s for my Leaky blog! Which I am so excited to be writing! I hope that this …read more!

Today, on J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter’s birthdays, JKR has announced that her children’s charity, Children’s High Level Group, will publish The Tales of Beedle the Bard on December 4, in an exclusive deal with Bloomsbury, Scholastic and Amazon. (You can pre-order from Amazon now.) Pre-order now through our Cauldron Shop: collector’s edition, standard edition. …read more!

The clock is now ticking down to mere hours left until the submission deadline is reached for the August issue of Quibbler and I thought I’d give you an insight into my writing process as, believe it or not, I haven’t finished my article yet. Yes that’s right I’m riding it down to the wire …read more!