Issue 37; Vol. 1; December 18, 2006

Owl Post: Bringing you the best in Harry Potter

The Official Newsletter of LeakyNews.com!

New Scholastic Book Seven Placeholder Art

Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter series, has now added new Book Seven placeholder art on the Amazon.com Harry Potter 7 page. You can also see this artwork in the icon with this post. Readers will remember earlier this fall, Scholastic upated the image; this is now the second image that we have. Again, we stress this does NOT mean that a title or release date in imminent for certain, just that this is the new artwork for the time being now on the page.

More Big News...

Georgia State Board of Education Votes to Keep Potter on Shelves; Mallory Considers Appeal
Author Terry Pratchett Comments Again on JKR and Fantasy Elements
New High Res Still Photo of Dan Radcliffe and OotP Director David Yates
"Premiere" Magazine Previews Order of the Phoenix
New Lucius Malfoy Wand Game; OotP DVD Due by Christmas 2007?
New Interview with HP AudioBook Narrator Jim Dale
Intramural Quidditch Hits U.S. College Campuses

What's HOT in the Leaky Lounge

In case you missed our last Lounge Event, the Holiday Yule Ball, be sure to check out the archives of this fun event for some cool holiday photos, graphics, filks, recipes and more here.
With all those new films released over the holidays, be sure to post your review and thoughts about those new movies in our Wizarding Wireless network section of the forum.

New from PotterCast

PotterCast gets festive as we present PC 68 Our Holiday Filk Show. Harry Potter and classic holiday music join as one as we showcase some of the creative talents of the readers and staff of the Leaky Cauldron. Enjoy!
For further reading on the Yule Ball report heard in this show, be sure to read Melissa's report via this link.

The latest in HP essays!

The latest Scribbulus contains a fascinating essay about Lord Voldemort's future plans, including the possibility of a takeover of the Durmstrang Institute! Read all about it in "Voldemort's Plan to Spread Chaos," by Shard.

New and featured items

There is still time for some last minute shopping, so be sure to check out the Cauldron Shop for some last minute gifts for the Harry Potter fan on your list. Also, anything you purchase from Amazon using this special link will benefit TLC and the entire Floo Network, so be sure to use this any time you shop, all year long. We at TLC would like to thank you for your continued support; we appreciate it very much!

New Pictures
Leaky Attends the Yule Ball Wizard Rock Concert, Dec. 2006

VIDEO: "Harry Potter and the Chamberpot of Azerbaijan" Spoof for Comic Relief, 2003

Reader E-mails

Dear Leaky Cauldron,

What did Dumbledore really see in the Mirror of Erised?

A Devoted Reader

Dear Devoted Reader,

I think he saw socks.
It seems impossible to most of us that a man as educated and brilliant as Dumbledore would claim this as his heart's desire, knowing that Lord Voldemort has returned and his world is again at risk. You would think he would claim that to defeat Voldemort is his heart's desire. But, while Voldemort's destruction would clearly bring great relief and probably satisfaction to Dumbledore, would it bring lasting contentment?
So instead of thinking of the socks as what they are, think about what they might represent -- maybe Dumbledore's desire is for the world to be the kind of place where he wants for nothing more than a nice pair of handknit socks.

Sincerely,

-Kristin for TLC