Archive for September, 2009

Live PotterCast Tonight!

Sep 25, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

PotterCast

UPDATE: The show has now concluded, thanks for joining us! Hey all! Please join us tonight for a live PotterCast tonight on Ustream, starting shortly at 6:45pm (Eastern). There is lots to talk about tonight including DVD news, Princely Pieces; so much it’s got us all atwitter … 😉 Listening is easy via this link, …read more!

J.K. Rowling Opens Twitter Account

Sep 25, 2009

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

J.K. Rowling

It’s #followfriday on Leaky! Or as many readers have called it: the best #followfriday ever! Reader Cassandra wrote in to tell us that J.K. Rowling apparently has a Twitter account here, at username @jk_rowling. While Twitter calls it a verified account, we checked, just to be sure, and have received confirmation: it is Jo. She …read more!

Battle of Hogwarts to be Filmed Later this Fall

Sep 25, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

DH Film

At yesterday’s balloon launch for the forthcoming release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD in London, actors Matt Lewis and Evanna Lynch spoke about their work in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Speaking to the BBC, Matt Lewis said “I’ve done a few days which went fantastically,” said Matthew …read more!

Official Harry Potter DVD Website Updated with Info on Half-Blood Prince, Ultimate Collector’s Editions

Sep 24, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

Home Video / DVD

The official Harry Potter DVD website from Warner Bros has now been updated. The US site now contains the special trailer (available here in our galleries) for the Ultimate Collectors editions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as well as the upcoming Harry Potter and the …read more!

Book Rumor: Bush administration denied J.K. Rowling medal because Harry Potter books “encouraged witchcraft”

Sep 24, 2009

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

J.K. Rowling

The new book SPEECH-LESS: Tales of a White House Survivor, a behind-the-scenes account of life in the George W. Bush presidential administration (published by Crown Books), has an interesting nugget for Harry Potter fans, as a reader has pointed out: according to the book’s author, Matthew Latimer, J.K. Rowling’s name was once in consideration for …read more!

Can I ask you a question?

Sep 24, 2009

Posted by: SuperJenn

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My friends often ask me where I find the time to knit. It’s a valid question, as I have four kids, two pets, a husband, school work, practices, church responsibilities, my own schooling restarting again, and a house to maintain. I pretty much tell them “anywhere I can find it!” It is not uncommon to …read more!

Lift Off! Photos, Video of Matt Lewis and Evanna Lynch at Half-Blood Prince DVD Launch in London

Sep 24, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

DH Film

Check it out! Thanks so much to Ollie for this great photo of Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom) & Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) at the special launch event held today in London. More photos are available here in our image galleries, and video for download in our galleries via This is London Matt & Evanna released …read more!

Deathly Hallows Filming Update: 100 Extras Used for Hogwarts Express Scene

Sep 24, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

DH Film

An update today regarding filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. First, there is more on the filming in Scotland for a scene involving the Hogwarts Express. The Press and Journal reports: “The Harry Potter crew were making a return to the Highlands and the west Highland railway line was once again the location …read more!

Cover Art for New Harry Potter DVD Game, More

Sep 23, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

Home Video / DVD

Thanks to WB we now have new nice quality artwork for the newly announced Harry Potter Wizarding World DVD game. Due out now on December 1st (not 8th as released earlier) with the HBP, and first two Ultimate Collectors DVDs, the cover for the new DVD game can be seen here, with the back image …read more!

Pre-Orders for JK Rowling “Female Force” Comic Book Now Available

Sep 23, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

J.K. Rowling

Earlier this month we told you of a new biographical comic book about Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling that is due in a few months. The press on this book said the comic “promises to chronicle the rags to riches story of a woman receiving government financial assistance through her ascendancy in becoming one of …read more!



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