The Leaky Cauldron - TLC Interviews

Video: New Clip of Luna in Lion Hat shown during Rupert Grint, Emma Watson on GMTV

Tue Jul 07 08:05:00 -0400 2009

Rupert Grint and Emma Watson were both guests on GMTV today where they discussed the building romance of Hermione and Ron Weasley in Half-Blood Prince; video of this interview now available here that includes a NEW CLIP of Luna in her Lion hat, and the possible dose of Felix Felicis.

A History of Harry for MTV

Tue Sep 23 17:55:00 -0400 2008

As readers will recall, TLC’s own webmistress Melissa Anelli is the author of a new book called “Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon,” which contains an interview and a foreward from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. This week, MTV is doing a series of features on the world of Harry Potter, and has a new interview with Melissa,...

TLC talks to David Heyman on HBP move, Deathly Hallows Scripts and more

Fri Sep 19 15:27:00 -0400 2008

Harry Potter film producer David Heyman has been conducting interviews in conjunction with the release of his newest film “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” which stars actor David Thewlis (Remus Lupin). Along with many other Harry Potter fan sites, we here at the Leaky Cauldron were able to speak to Mr. Heyman, who answered this editor’s questions regarding the recent move of “Half-Blood Prince

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PotterCast 131 J.K. Rowling Interview Transcript

Wed Jan 02 15:41:00 -0500 2008

The portion of PotterCast 131 with J.K. Rowling on it has been transcribed, as always, by our excellent PotterCast elves (if you’d like to join the transcription team, send an email to staff@pottercast.com!) – to hear it yourself, visit PotterCast.com/jkrowling, or just:

And now, enjoy!

SU: We have to ask this, or we’ll get yelled at: Draco Malfoy. (JKR: Yeah?) did he graduate, and who did he

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PotterCast 131: Rowling Along

Mon Dec 24 01:57:00 -0500 2007

Happy Holidays! We’re back with the second part of our JK Rowling interview on our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast.

To listen, subscribe via iTunes (subscribers, hit “Update this Podcast” if you don’t see it right away), or grab it via direct download, or just hit the "Play" button on the right side of the page (->.

Show info:

An intro with just the trio – we talk about the week’s news as well as

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Transcript of Part 1 of PotterCast's JK Rowling Interview

Sun Dec 23 17:54:00 -0500 2007

Thanks to our wonderful transcription elves, you can now read the transcript of the first part of our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast's interview with J.K. Rowling (to hear it yourself, just click the play button on the right side of this page, or visit this link for all the appropriate information or just:

And now, enjoy! The audio for part two will be up later tonight or early tomorrow. :

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TLC's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Press Junket Report

Fri Jun 22 20:02:00 -0400 2007

Earlier today a press junket for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was held in London. There, the cast and crew gathered to answer questions about the newest film and share insight on many topics related to the film. Lorie Damerell covered this event for The Leaky Cauldron and her report of the press conference follows below. Thank you Lorie!

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Harry Potter and the Order of the

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Spells, Music and More in Part Two of EA Set Visit Report

Sat May 12 13:32:40 -0400 2007

We have a new report for you today about the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game. In the second of our three part report on a visit to EA, the makers of the Harry Potter video games, we learn more about the spells, music and other tidbits fans can expect. In this article regarding our visit to the Electronic Arts facility in England last month, we learn that there will

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EA Games Set Report: A New Visit with the Makers of Harry Potter Video Games

Fri May 04 09:48:00 -0400 2007

Last August, the Leaky Cauldron made a visit to the Electronic Arts company in England to learn about the new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video games. Recently a second opportunity was made available to various fan sites, and Donna Hosie made a return trip to visit with the people at Electronic Arts about their new game and all the many new things in store for fans. Along with thi

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Associated Press Feature on Harry Potter Fansites

Wed Apr 11 15:06:00 -0400 2007

Harry Potter fan sites are the subject of a new feature by the Associated Press. In the new article which describes the rise and development of various fansites such as the Sugar Quill, Floo partner the Harry Potter Lexicon, MuggleNet, Harry Potter for Grownups, and our very own Leaky Cauldron, the piece describes how the sites have evolved and grown in scope and variety over the years, gaining

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Introducing Michael Goldenberg: The OotP scribe on the Harry Potter films, franchise, and fandom

Tue Apr 10 03:00:43 -0400 2007

Last night, Leaky had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Goldenberg, the screenwriter for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. After an untrue report surfaced online yesterday claiming that the scribe had said the the fifth film would suffer for its plot cuts, and that J.K. Rowling was so dissatisfied with WB's work that she wanted to join the scriptwriting team for the last films, Mr.

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Severus Snape and a Fandom Enthralled

Wed Mar 21 09:18:43 -0400 2007

Severus Snape. The mention of his very name immediately gets attention and never fails to conjure up a strong reaction among Harry Potter fans, especially given the events in Half-Blood Prince. The Baltimore Sun has a new article online featuring the nefarious Potionsmaster and how this character has become such a popular and widely discussed figure in the Harry Potter world.

"Severus Snape" on

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Evanna Lynch on PotterCast Transcript

Sat Dec 23 14:26:24 -0500 2006

We've made a quick transcript of the Evanna Lynch phone call from this morning's PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, since the audio was hard to hear in places. If you read this along with it, you should be able to make it out better.
As a reminder, you can get the show on iTunes, here, or by direct download here. Enjoy!

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Melissa Anelli: ...once we announced this, we asked for people to send

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PotterCast 69: Hallows, Gallows and a (Evanna) Lynch

Sat Dec 23 07:52:58 -0500 2006

On our 69th Harry Potter podcast, a special call-in edition to discuss the new Harry Potter title, our first caller is none other than Evanna Lynch, who will play Luna Lovegood in the fifth Harry Potter film. She joins us to talk about the title, what she did when she found out, what she thinks it means, and much more. The rest of the show features calls from you and as well as commentary from

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PotterCast Reminders: Submit your Canon Conundrums Feedback and Questions for the Official Video Games Producers

Thu Oct 12 12:08:06 -0400 2006

The next PotterCast will be back to its normal tricks, with tons of theory discussion, interviews and more, but since it's been two weeks since we said it, here's a reminder: Call in your answer to the Canon Conundrums question of the week, "How did anyone find baby Harry after his parents were killed if the Fidelius Charm stops anyone but Pettigrew from leaking the location?" In other words, h

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