
Sep 26, 2017
Leaky was lucky enough to be invited to Bloomsbury’s preview event for the illustrated editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, both released next month. Jim Kay’s Prisoner of Azkaban continues his illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books, which he says are ‘like a welcome home’. Every character, he …read more!

Sep 22, 2017
The new illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is currently available for pre-order from Bloomsbury UK. As a lead up to the official release date of the book, Bloomsbury suprised us with a sneak peek! Across social media, Bloomsbury revealed the Marauder’s Map as drawn by Jim Kay for this edition. This …read more!

Sep 22, 2017
It looks like we can put put another face with a character from the 2018 sequel to Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them. Danish-Japanese actor, director, writer and martial artist, David Sakurai is the newest addition to the cast of Fantastic Beasts 2, and it doesn’t sound like he’ll be one of the good …read more!

Sep 22, 2017
Today we celebrate Tom Felton’s 30th year–so let us reflect on what he has meant to the Potter fandom and how he has grown professionally through the continued passing of birthdays! As one of the young stars of the Harry Potter series, he literally grew up before our eyes, at first raising our ire as the smug, obnoxious, …read more!

Sep 21, 2017
Licensed collectible company Funko has conjured a new round of Potter Pop!s just in time for the upcoming New York Comic Con. Let’s take a look at this trio of mini wizards headed to the Big Apple… First up is the quirky but adorable Luna Lovegood Funko Rock Candy in her full Gryffindor regalia. As …read more!

Sep 20, 2017
We’ve kept you apprised of 2017 Harry Potter-related book releases, but this one slipped between the seat cushions on the Hogwarts Express. A Magical Yearbook: Cinematic Journey: Imagine, Draw, Create has a somewhat unwieldy title, and we haven’t been privy to an inside look, but it appears to be a Fantastic Beasts-based activity book, similar to last …read more!

Sep 17, 2017
Exciting new information surfaced this week, which seems to confirm that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 will return to Hogwarts! In light of this, we can’t resist reviewing what we know about the movie so far–and speculating as best we can about the rest. Getting Back to Hogwarts: Leaky reported on some suspiciously coincidental …read more!

Sep 13, 2017
The Crowdrise Campaign for J.K. Rowling’s children’s charity Lumos has been in high gear since it’s announcement last month by Fantastic Beasts co-stars, Alison Sudol and recent LeakyCon guest Dan Fogler, via livestream with Lumos. The competition originally planned to award one lucky grand prize winner and their guest a full behind-the-scenes experience of the …read more!

Sep 09, 2017
The commensurate actors associated with the Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and Cormoran Strike stories have been busy indeed–and the emerging medium for provoking and entertaining performances continues to be television! Here we review the upcoming small-screen endeavors of Jude Law in Neo Yokio, Warwick Davis in Star Wars Rebels, Holliday Grainger and Timothy Spall in …read more!

Sep 09, 2017
Josh Herdman, best known to the Potter fandom as Slytherin and Draco Malfoy sidekick Gregory Goyle, celebrates his 30th birthday today. Herdman appeared in all eight of the Harry Potter films and managed to live through the Battle of Hogwarts to the end of the saga even though his cohort in crime, Vincent Crabbe, perished …read more!