In a major announcement today about their intent to print Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book on recycled paper, Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels said that the last Harry Potter book will have “784” pages. This will make the book the second longest of the series, behind Harry Potter and …read more!

Starting on August 1, several of the new 2008 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie calendars will be available for purchase. You can now see the covers to four of these calendars here in our galleries. These feature images of Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and Emma Watson (Hermione …read more!

Please note that this is still very much a rumor, and even IF true, may change if there are further revisions, but as reader and friend Tom pointed out to Leaky, bookseller Waterstones has listed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at 608 pages. Going by former comparisons, this would put an American version at …read more!

A new segment, Horcruxes, and rock’n’roll stories are in this week’s PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, which is now available. To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. In the show this week: -A whole new segment: Scribby 5! -The mailbag and …read more!

Today, Bloomsbury, the UK publishers of the Harry Potter novels, told TLC that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be printed on “100% ancient forest friendly papers.” A part of the publishing company’s expanding efforts to use a more forest friendly process in printing their books, the papers to be used are ” c …read more!

Over the weekend in London, EA previewed several of their upcoming video games and the BBC reports the new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game “was on schedule for release a week before the film.” In the article, a rep from EA describes some of the cool new features and events …read more!

If you’ve written to us, you’ve probably heard from her. She’s the most tactful penpal around, that Kristin Brown, and when Leaky mail beckons she has gotten quite the workout. She’s answered about WOMBATs precisely 211 times to date (You. Can’t. Take. The. Test, Guys!). She has broken countless hearts of those who write Leaky …read more!

There have been a spate of claims over the past few months stating that actress Emma Watson may or may not return in her role as Hermione Granger in the last two Harry Potter films, and this reached a fevered pitch over the weekend with several tabloid reports stating that she was definitely quitting. Here …read more!

Today is a dark day here in the Leaky Cauldron, as Death Eaters have made their mark on our forum. The sign of the Dark Lord hangs over our Leaky Lounge, and help is needed in resisting this nefarious band of followers of Voldemort. There are DADA classes to help fend off the likes of …read more!

In the wake of the big announcement this week from US Harry Potter publishers Scholastic on their plans for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, comes word now that Canadian publishers Raincoast are still in the final stages of planning how they will go about promoting the launch of the last book. …read more!