Today we wish a Happy Birthday to our favorite Seer, Professor Sybill Trelawney! You may have only made two real predictions (that we’re aware of at least), but we still honor your soothsaying abilities, because those two predictions were incredibly important to the Harry Potter series. Even though most of divination may be guesswork, there must be at least …read more!

Today marks the birthdays of Fantastic Beasts‘ Tina Goldstein, Katherine Waterston, as well as Harry Potter‘s Rita Skeeter, Miranda Richardson! Katherine Waterston quickly became a beloved witch through her performance as Tina, giving Newt a scolding and constantly trying to stitch him up to MACUSA – her honour is completely understood, we’re sure Hermione would get …read more!

If you were to poll the fandom on their favorite Potter character, what percentage do you think would cast their votes for Ron Weasley? Happy Birthday to #RonWeasley, played by @paulfthornley in #CursedChild. pic.twitter.com/vrcSS63L9b — Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) March 1, 2017 Ron is the loyal best friend, the quintessential sidekick, the wingman extraordinaire, the …read more!

Today we wish a very happy birthday to our new Ginny Weasley, Poppy Miller! Aside from being Ginny, Poppy has appeared in multiple theatre productions (Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Three Sisters) and  Line of Duty, House of Anubis and Marigold Hotel on screen, amongst many more credits. Miller does a fantastic job in Cursed Child, embodying the balance of fieriness and …read more!

Renowned British actor Timothy Spall, familiar to Harry Potter fans as the traitorous Peter Pettigrew, celebrates his 60th birthday today! Like many Harry Potter alums, Spall has been busy in the entertainment industry lately. Last year he won the Edgeware Outstanding Achievement Award at the UK Film Festival in London for his role in the …read more!

When Harry Potter fans think of Fred and George Weasley, comic relief may come to mind. Today on the 31st birthday of James and Oliver Phelps, the actors who played them in the films, we wanted to spread the word about how they’re using their brand of humor to help others in need. 2 of …read more!

Break out the birthday cake and celebrate another year for Eduardo Lima! (And let’s do better than Hagrid on this one, Potter fans. We’re sure it tasted fine–Dudley didn’t seem to mind–but in all fairness, the birthday cake he brought Harry looked quite rough.) So in honor of his day, let’s recognize Eduardo Lima for his significant contributions to the …read more!

Julie Walters, best known to Harry Potter fans as the beloved mum of the Weasley clan, Molly Weasley, celebrates her 67th birthday today. Walters has stayed busy since her time in the Potterverse, voicing the witch in Pixar’s Brave, and appearing in Paddington, the upcoming Paddington 2, and the British television series Indian Summers. Her …read more!

It’s been over a year since the brilliantly talented Alan Rickman passed away, yet fans and stars alike continue to pay tribute to this amazing man and actor. His friend, actress Kate Winslet told a touching story to Entertainment Weekly shortly before the one-year anniversary of his death as reported by Leaky here. “He was …read more!

Happy 26th birthday to Bonnie Wright, best known to Harry Potter fans as their favorite ginger sister Ginny Weasley Potter. Leaky has kept close tabs on the busy Ms. Wright in the past few months. As reported here in January, fans will be able to catch up with her in person at the Salt Lake …read more!