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2007: A Year in Review for Leaky and the Fandom

Mon Dec 31 17:03:00 -0500 2007

A new film and the final book: 2007 was a banner year for Harry Potter fans. But before we look back at the book and movie changes over this remarkable year, let’s take a look back at the changes here at Leaky and the fandom as a whole. This is the first of our traditional in-depth Year in Review series; books and movies will be shortly to follow, in these last moments of 2007.

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Cauldron Shop Update: New Solemnly Swear Mugs

Thu Dec 13 02:22:00 -0500 2007

Just in time for last minute holiday gift-giving the Cauldron Shop has a fun new mug in stock. Using the famous lines from the Marauders in "Prisoner of Azkaban," and based on an idea from one of TLC's readers, this is a new thermal mug when filled with a hot drink turns from "I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good" to "Mischief Managed" and it also turns from black to white. The same phrase

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Cauldron Shop Update: Harry Potter Box Set Reminder, New Harry Potter Hair Accessories and More

Sun Sep 30 20:39:00 -0400 2007

As we are about to start the month of October, a reminder today about some new Harry Potter products that we have in our Cauldron Shop, your one stop for all things Harry Potter.

First, a reminder the special box set of all seven of the Harry Potter novels is due to be released in a few weeks on October 16. This special set of hardback Harry Potter novels from Scholastic “are housed in a collec

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Tracklist for "Order of the Phoenix" Score

Sun Jun 10 12:07:41 -0400 2007

Amazon.com has now posted the list of music for the soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The score is composed by Nicholas Hooper and the soundtrack (available for pre-order here in our Cauldron Shop) will be released on July 10.
As this may be movie spoiler for some, you can click below to read the entire list (for those on the text only-stop now :) )

Thanks to runespoor, s

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Win a Free "Order of the Phoenix" Wii Video Game from EA

Tue Jun 05 14:00:30 -0400 2007

Electronic Arts, the makers of the Harry Potter video games, officially announced a new contest for fans to win a free copy of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Nintendo Wii video game. Beginning today, when you sign up for the OotP video game newsletter, you are automatically entered into a drawing to win the upcoming game. You are able to sign up for the newsletter via the EA home

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New EA Feature on Audio Used in OotP Video Game

Sat Jun 02 10:22:27 -0400 2007

Another new look at the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game is online. Courtesy of Gamers Hell, we can see another feature on the fascinating work the audio team did in creating the "sound of magic," as well as other cool things such as the sound effects (is that Malfoy being flipped over and over again?) for this new video game. You can watch this feature here in our

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NECA Launches New "Order of the Phoenix" Action Figure Series

Thu May 31 20:19:27 -0400 2007

With the new month of June comes the opportunity to get some new Harry Potter merchandise which is about to hit store shelves in the coming days. Thanks to NECA (who hold the North American license for Potter products) we can now tell you about some of these items including the launch of their Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix series 1 action figures. There is a new mini-site which spot

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New EA Video Featuring Music from "Order of the Phoenix" Video Game

Sat May 26 16:49:30 -0400 2007

The news keeps pouring in this weekend as we have word now that EA, the makers of the Harry Potter video game have posted a new video on Youtube featuring the gorgeous music heard in the new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix game, scored by new series composer James Hannigan. You can also see a new clip of Harry and Cho Chang speaking. Enjoy!
Thanks BJ and Matt from HarryPotterFanZone!

New Trailers for "Order of the Phoenix" Video Game

Thu May 24 10:00:15 -0400 2007

There are several new trailers online now for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game from Electronic Arts. A few days ago we showed you the one for the Wii; we now one for the Playstation 3 that is similar yet has new footage including Umbridge and the Centaurs, the Dementors and more. You can see this new one here in our galleries.
Also, a new one for the Xbox 360 (co

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OotP Wii Video Game Walkthrough Video Online

Sun May 20 13:54:51 -0400 2007

Another promotional video is online this week from GameTrailers.com showing a developer walk-through of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Wii platform video game. In this walk-through, we are taken through the gameâ€™s â€˜fully discoverable Hogwartsâ€™ and shown how to use the Wiimote as Harryâ€™s wand in order to preform spells from the books including: Accio, Wingardium Leviosa an

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New Photo of Dumbledore, Harry from OotP

Tue May 15 16:17:34 -0400 2007

The new issue of the Lego magazine contains a feature on that new Hogwarts castle we told you about previously. Along with the article detailing the new castle are two new photos, including one of Harry sitting in Dumbledore's office, as well as another look at the Great Hall with the proclamations on the wall. To see the photos, click here.
Thanks to Matt from HarryPotterFanzone.com!

New Scholastic Box Set of All Seven Harry Potter Novels

Wed May 09 21:49:25 -0400 2007

The first image of a special box set due from Scholastic containing all seven Harry Potter novels is now online. This set, which you can see here in our galleries, includes a nice case or trunk with the Harry Potter logo on it, as well as what seems to be printed hardback copies of all seven of the books, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. While we do not know if this is the actual

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Cauldron Shop Update: New NECA Action Figures, Marauders Map Banner, and More

Wed May 09 13:21:28 -0400 2007

For some time we have been telling you about the many new Harry Potter items you can expect to see this spring and summer. Today, the first wave of new products from NECA, who hold the North American license to Harry Potter items, is now available in our Cauldron Shop, your Harry Potter shopping one stop. We now have some great new things as we get closer to the release of Harry Potter and the

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Amazon.com: One Million Pre-Order for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (Updated)

Tue May 08 07:10:39 -0400 2007

Earlier we reported that many of the book retailers such as Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon were experiencing large and very brisk pre-sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Today that is quite evident as Amazon.com has announced they now have over one MILLION pre-orders already for the last Harry Potter novel. This number comes from the more than 620,000 copies pre-ordered in the U

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Security Tight Before Launch of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

Wed Apr 25 09:25:27 -0400 2007

Despite all the recent "Order of the Phoenix" trailer madness (new domestic trailer here, international trailer here, EA Video game trailer, here-phew!), there is a bit of Harry Potter book news to tell you about today. First, The Scotsman is reporting on security measures being taken before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21. Using methods that would no doubt make F

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