Glenn Bowes, the Head of Pediatrics at Melbourne University in Australia, is presenting a lecture for nursing and medical students entitled Harry Potter: Implications for Child and Adolescent Health on Tuesday, March 23 from six to seven p.m. We don’t know if it’s open to the non-medical public but if you’re in Melbourne you can …read more!

A small school in Sweden is the latest to ban the Harry Potter series, according to an article that appeared in Sweden’s newspaper Expressen. Our thanks to Lumos for the translation. “Harry Potter is dangerous for our children.” That’s the opinion of principal Iréne Ivarsson of the Christian Immanuelskolan in Borlänge. She has forbidden the …read more!

You’ve probably already guessed that completing the redesign was a drain on a lot of our time and energy. Now that Leaky4.0 is up and running, SetReport2.0 is (really this time) this close to completion. Also coming soon to TLC: An interview with Ed Kern, who wrote The Wisdom of Harry Potter; a report from …read more!

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, there should still be a full moon for the June 4th release of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” Say it with me: Hooooowwl! Thanks Jenny! Slight correction: June 3 is the actual full moon, but as it will still technically be that night that PoA debuts (midnight …read more!

The guest speakers for this year’s Convention Alley have been announced: Steve Vander Ark and Dr. Judith Robertson. Dr. Robertson is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is author of the book “Teaching About Genocide and Intolerance,” and was recently awarded the Faculty of Education Prize for Excellence in Teaching. …read more!

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Earlier, we told you about the new Movie Magic magazine now available featuring some 40 pages on the upcoming POA film. Here are page one and page two of one of the articles. Also in the new magazine is an article about fan fiction written by TLC editor Heidi Tandy. Here’s the first page – …read more!

According to fansite JWFan.net, the soundtrack for “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” will be available on Monday, May 31st in the UK and Tuesday, June 1st in the USA. Thanks C.S!

In a interview with Newsday, Shirley Henderson(Moaning Myrtle) says that she’ll be back for Goblet of Fire. Calling her character ‘totally ridiculous’, Henderson says this of Myrtle: “She’s 14!” the diminutive, seemingly delicate 38-year-old actress says with a laugh. And then she reconsiders. “But she’s an old, bad-tempered 14-year- old. And she’s dead. And she’s …read more!

Ah. That’s more like it, isn’t it? Welcome to The Leaky Cauldron v. 4.0. We’ve had a bit of a renovation, so pull up a barstool and relax. Be careful as you poke around; there may be some snags in the carpet or paint splotches on the walls. Let us know if you trip across …read more!