The HP Alliance has a new episode of its Potterwatch podcast out today – click here to get to the feed’s iTunes listing to subscribe! You can also listen to the episode by direct-downloading it here! This episode, “One World, One Dream!” asks Harry Potter fans to help embrace Olympic/TriWizard goals of unity, by working …read more!

Nick Rhein, our young forum administrator, is 24 today! Nick is responsible for keeping tens of thousands of users happy over at LeakyLounge and we hope that they’ll all join us in wishing him the happiest day today!

Video Game resource IGN.com has a review online of the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” video game on the Nintendo DS platform. This review details the activities, tasks, and experiences when playing the game as well as comments on the controls when playing. Similar to the previous Harry Potter video games, “Half-Blood Prince” …read more!

The September issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK magazine contains a feature on actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger). As noted on her official website, the article focuses on some of Emma’s favorite styles and clothes, including some of her outfits from the legendary couture House of Chanel. You can see the scans from the magazine via …read more!

Now, you may be wondering why I chose “Alastor Moody” as my third blog. Well, technically I didn’t choose. It was random. I opened my nearest HP book, closed my eyes, flipped the pages and pointed. Then I read until I got to a name. It sounds more convoluted than it was, but it only …read more!

Actress Geraldine Somerville has confirmed her intent to return as Lily Potter for the final “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” film, as well as the upcoming “Half-Blood Prince.” In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Ms. Somerville, who appearances in the films have been brief, says “I’ll just come in and do my …read more!

I told you yesterday how disappointed I was to hear about fans disrupting Catherine Tate’s play the night David Tennant went to see it. One of my readers, Helen, was nice enough to point out there’s some doubt about the reports. I checked into it, and she’s right. (Thanks to the folks at the former …read more!

I told you yesterday how disappointed I was to hear about fans disrupting Catherine Tate’s play the night David Tennant went to see it. One of my readers, Helen, was nice enough to point out there’s some doubt about the reports. I checked into it, and she’s right. (Thanks to the folks at the former …read more!

USA Today has an article online discussing the scientific advances in technology that would make it possible for an invisibility cloak object to exist. Once only something of fiction from the Harry Potter novels, the article reports that scientists have created two prototyped materials that bend light, the first of many steps in advancing the …read more!

When I heard that Who fanatics caused a huge disruption at Catherine Tate’s new play, ultimate forcing David Tennant to sneak out early when they held sonic screwdrivers aloft and hummed the theme song at him, I was very disappointed. Come on, guys! Go to the play to catch a glimpse… but don’t be rude …read more!