As previously announced J.K. Rowling will be giving the commencement address at Harvard University, Thursday June 5. While tickets to the event were limited, fans everywhere will be able to watch this event live via this link, with the text and video reposted immediately following on this link to Harvard Magazine. Jo is scheduled to …read more!

Actress Helen McCrory was a guest on the BBC Radio 4 program “Woman’s Hour” during which she spoke of her upcoming role as Narcissa Malfoy in the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film. Appearing on the show to discuss her current role in an Ibsen play now running in London entitled “Rosmersholm,” Mrs. McCrory …read more!

Playbill.com is reporting today, actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon) are among those scheduled to be presenters at the upcoming 62nd Annual Tony Awards. This first list of presenters includes Radcliffe and Griffiths along other actors such as Kristin Chenoweth, Glenn Close, Laura Linney, John Lithgow, Liza Minnelli, Mary-Louise Parker, Alec …read more!

Tonight we have for you the 154th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, online for your listening pleasure. The entire quartet is back this week and poised to discuss the big news of a Harry Potter prequel written by J. K. Rowling being auctioned on June 11th. Sue brings us the latest news on …read more!

Our Leaky Contest Crew has launched a new two-part contest which will span the months of June and July. This contest will stretch your mind and test your wits as we ask for Harry Potter related riddles for you to solve. Part One begins today with a call for riddles which relate to a person, …read more!

« Back to Contests color=”#A50000″ face=”Comic Sans MS”>Two-part riddle Contest The Contest Team has decided to do a two-part riddle contest that involves stretching the minds of Leaky’s readers. Part One occurs during the month of June. You are invited to submit a riddle that relates to a person, place or thing found in the …read more!

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The curious series of new photos supposedly from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince continues as yet another new photo has now emerged online. This photo shows Harry (Dan Radcliffe) sitting in a hallway or a room somewhere, looking somber and reflective. As we are uncertain as to the original source is of …read more!

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling hosted a special charity ball last night in Scotland to benefit the MS Society Scotland. The Sunday Mail reports that this gala ball, which was held at the Harburn House, West Lothian, included music and dance, and an auction for a special prize donated by Jo. This prize was “the …read more!

Congratulations are in order today for Jim Dale who won an Audie Award last night in Los Angeles for best “Solo Narration-Male” for his work on the US audio book of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As we first reported back in February, Mr. Dale had been nominated in two categories for his work …read more!