TLC is very happy to report to you that Warner Brothers has put an end to the speculation from earlier today, and confirmed to us that in fact, Gary Oldman will return in the role of Sirius Black for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. There is further good news today , for …read more!

It’s award season, folks, and Harry Potter has scored two more nominations, this time for Nickelodeon’s 19th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has been nominated for Favorite Movie and the Harry Potter book series has been nominated in the Favorite book category. Viewers can vote for their favorites beginning …read more!

In response to your hundreds of emails: There has been some question (read: wild rumor-mongering) in the past two days about whether Gary Oldman will portray Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with Oldman’s agent supposedly decrying WB for not recasting him in the film and urging fans to write …read more!

It was recently rumored that in the Daily Record that Susie Shinner had been cast in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as the young Lily Potter (for the scene in which Harry visits Snape’s Worst Memory). Since then, our friends at MuggleNet have posted a pic of the 17-year-old actress. While Ms. …read more!

The Goblet of Fire product page on Amazon now has another clip available for viewing, in which Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint talk about movies five and six, based on questions from fans. (And the person who asks the question on the video is wearing the “I Solemnly Swear” shirt designed by Leaky …read more!

Actor Jason Isaacs has signed a special calendar for auction, with proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Jason, who so memorably portrays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, hilariously signed the cover of calendar which features a photo of him as the nefarious Death Eater to read “Have an evil year! ” Hilary …read more!

The calendar on JKRowling.com for February 6 had been updated to say “Happy Birthday Arthur Weasley.” Cheers to you Arthur!

We’ve been promising it for ages, and now it’s here, our first video podcast: the Live Leaky Mug from NYC video, documenting our show (which took place on Nov. 12 at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square) is available for download. This show discussed the movie and featured call-ins from Emma Watson, Robert Pattinson, …read more!

Actor Sean Biggerstaff’s film “Cashback” has been nominated for an Academy Award in the “Best Live Action Short Film ” category. Sean, who is known to Potter movie fans world wide for his portrayal of Gryffindor Quidditch Captain Oliver Wood, stars in this 18 -minute short film where he plays the lead character named Ben. …read more!

Today’s Sunday Times in Britain features an article written by J.K. Rowling in which our favorite author chronicles her efforts to end cage beds in east European mental hospitals. In the piece, Jo describes the article that originally sparked her involvement in this cause, the letter-writing campaign she initiated, her decision to become involved with …read more!