Aug 18, 2011
Two of our lovely readers have sent us some cool things that we now happily present to you in this week’s Fun Friday post! From mudblood_and_proud we have the six types of people you might find watching a Harry Potter movie. Did you spot any of these people when you went to see “Harry Potter …read more!
Aug 18, 2011
As readers will recall from the post below, this morning Leaky received early beta access to Pottermore, J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter online reading experience. After spending the last few hours going through the the first part of the experience and checking out some of Pottermore’s features, here is a early review of the experience. …read more!
Aug 18, 2011
The Pottermore Insider blog has been updated to mark the progress of the first few days of beta access to the Harry Potter online reading experience. The blog post reads, in part: At the start of this week, we sent out Welcome emails to a small number of Beta users. These people have been busy …read more!
Aug 18, 2011
As readers will recall, “Who Do You Think You Are?,” which searches through birth records and other historical data in order to discover a person’s ancestry and family history, profiled Harry Potter author, J. K. Rowling on an episode which aired last night in the UK. Video has now made its way online of this …read more!
Aug 18, 2011
This morning, Leaky was lucky enough to gain early beta access to Pottermore, J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter online reading experience. As I go through the process of exploring Pottermore, this post will live blog my latest reactions, experiences, and discoveries. Those who wish to wait to experience Pottermore for themselves please do read with …read more!
Aug 17, 2011
Yahoo has a new interview up with Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) where he discusses why he decided to make “The Woman in Black” his first post-Harry Potter film: Radcliffe said, “It was certainly not a part that people can really compare to Harry¦ But [the] main attraction, to be honest, was simply the story, and …read more!
Aug 17, 2011
Parade is hosting a Harry Potter essay contest for long time fans of the series to voice which book they think they would most recommend to readers who are new to the Wizarding World: In a short essay (300 words or less) tell us your favorite Harry Potter book and why. We want to know …read more!
Aug 17, 2011
A teaser trailer has been released for Dan Radcliffe’s (Harry Potter) upcoming horror film, “The Woman in Black.” You can watch the trailer here or below.The official site for “The Woman in Black” is now also available. As of right now the site only has a few stills of the movie and the movie’s synopsis, …read more!
Aug 16, 2011
Please join us here at Leaky in sending birthday wishes of happiness, joy, and fun to actress Evanna Lynch. Ms. Lynch, who portrays the character of Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, is today celebrating her twentieth birthday. Cheers to you, Evy! Many happy returns!
Aug 16, 2011
Project Teddy Bear, a part of LisaWalks.com, puts small, autographed teddy bears up for auction with all proceeds going towards the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. A few Harry Potter cast members are some of the latest celebrities to show their support for the auction, which includes the autographed tag and a photo of the …read more!