In order to mark this past Valentine’s Day holiday, our own Leaky Lounge has opened up a flurry of activities for a few hours of love today. From now until 2pm EST, the event will take place in Madam Puddifoot’s Tearoom, where we’ll have a slew of activities and threads to get you into the …read more!

A few days ago we told you about LeakyCon, Leaky’s first-ever fan conference, coming to Boston in 2009. You can keep up to date on the goings-on, now, via our LiveJournal and Facebook group for the event. We will soon have a MySpace and a forum, and will soon bring you details on our hotel …read more!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Entertainment Weekly has released a list of Pop Culture’s Best Couples, a ranking of 26 of our favorite true (fictional) lovers. The fictional pairing of characters Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series are included on the list. Along side such iconic fictional couples as Superman …read more!

Actor Jason Isaacs has spoken once again of his hope to return as the character of Lucius Malfoy in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” film. While there is no new information, this interview with Rotten Tomatoes does feature the actor discussing this subject and more in comments made at the BAFTA awards …read more!

As we reported previously, author J.K. Rowling was to receive a special James Joyce award at University College in Dublin. That event was held last night, and Irish newspaper Independent reports on the event where JKR read from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, signed copies of the book, and answered questions from fans. At …read more!

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve taken on a new venture at Leaky and it’s one that will bring together fans from all over the world: the first-ever LeakyCon is coming to Boston in 2009! This conference, a celebration of the HP series and our time as fans, will serve to aid two charities: Book …read more!

Ahem Ahem! There will be no Phlegm for the Half-Blood Prince!…well no part for actress Clemence Poesy in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie that is. In a new interview with MTV, the actress says she has not been asked back to reprise her role as Fleur Delacour (aka Phlegm) for the …read more!

Further award nomination news comes today from Emma Watson’s official site which has been updated noting Emma’s recent nomination at the Glamor Magazine Awards for her role as Pauline in the previously released TV film, “Ballet Shoes.” Miss Watson (Hermione Granger) was nominated in the category of “Best UK TV Actress” as part of the …read more!

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is set to receive another honor in the form of the James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society at the University College Dublin in Ireland. The event is set to take place Tuesday, February 12th and we hope to have more information on the presentation shortly. The …read more!

Construction has begun on building Hogwarts Castle for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park at Universal Orlando, Florida. Longtime theme park blogger Jim Hill reports today that work is underway on the castle that will serve as the centerpiece of the Harry Potter attraction, and has photos of the steel beams that are …read more!