Archive for December, 2009

Happy Birthday Melissa!

Dec 28, 2009

Posted by: John Admin

News

Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone.. but it’s a pretty big day today. She may not want to make a big fuss and hope everyone’s still distracted with their relatives and after Christmas sales to notice… But today is a day worth smiling about, as it is now only two weeks until droves of Harry Potter migrate …read more!

Harry Potter Series Best of the Year List RoundUp

Dec 26, 2009

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Books

As newspapers continue to take stock of this past decade, the books and films of the Harry Potter series make an appearance on a number of new end of the year lists. First, the Globe and Mail names the seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, their Book of the Decade. The Canadian newspaper …read more!

Happy Christmas, Everyone!

Dec 26, 2009

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Holidays

From our Leaky family to yours, as we had into Leaky’s 10th year online, we hope you have the most wonderful and blessed of holidays!

PotterCast 211: Never Be Afraid to Squee

Dec 25, 2009

Posted by: EdwardTLC

PotterCast

PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, has its holiday episode online, just in time for Christmas. Our 211th episode starts off with the latest in Potter news, including a preview of the One Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe book from photographer Tim Hailand, a teaser of the Harry Potter LEGO game, a report from …read more!

Harry Potter Novels Make USA Today List of Top Books of the 2000s

Dec 24, 2009

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Books

Novels from the Harry Potter series by author J. K. Rowling have been included in six of the ten spots on USA Today’s list of the Top Ten Books of the 2000s. Miss Rowling’s novels placed along side the popular Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer and the Dan Brown novel The Da Vinci Code on …read more!

Winners of Arthur’s Perfect Gift Contest Announced

Dec 24, 2009

Posted by: John Admin

Contests

(Hi guys, Melissa here: Just a quick note that we hope you’ll join us in welcoming Rosi Halse, our newest News Editor, as she makes her first post on Leaky. Rosi is a longtime Leaky reader, prominent vlogger, university student and longtime Harry Potter fan. We are thrilled to have her and hope you are …read more!

Oxford University Rename College Common Room “Gryffindor”

Dec 24, 2009

Posted by: John Admin

Books

In a fun nod to the house from the Harry Potter series, The Telegraph reports that students at Oxford University’s Magdalen College have changed the name of their Junior Common Room to Gryffindor House. The article, which can be read at this link, suggests more Harry Potter related name changes are to follow if students …read more!

Dangerous Wands: There are some problems you can’t fix with a Reparo Charm

Dec 24, 2009

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Humor

So many of you e-mailed this we had to post what is undoubtedly one of the funniest HP parodies in an age: Hermione Granger does good in the wizarding ‘hood!style=”padding:5px 0; text-align:center; width:400px;”>See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. (Parents: There is one PG-13-level word in here and it starts with B. Happy …read more!

December Issue of the Quibbler Now Online

Dec 24, 2009

Posted by: EdwardTLC

Leaky

Just in time for the holidays, an early present has arrived in the form of the December issue of The Quibbler, Leaky’s publication that contains “all the news you won’t find anywhere else.” This issue is packed with news regarding the plight of Christmas Elves around the globe. An investigative report explores the current situation …read more!

Looking for a few good programmers

Dec 23, 2009

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Leaky

Hello all! Leaky is looking for some help in the programming department. If you’d like to build your portfolio with work on a major web site, and especially if you have experience with or would like to learn Ruby on Rails, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you very much!



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