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Happy Birthday, Draco Malfoy!

Jun 05, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Character Birthdays, Felton, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, J.K. Rowling, News

Today we celebrate Draco Malfoy’s 37th birthday. Any walk down memory lane with the pure-blood wizarding heir is bound to conjure mixed feelings, but this loyal and ambitious Slytherin is, nonetheless, an integral player in the Harry Potter story and one whose tangential and personal arc is well worth revisiting! Draco grew up idolizing his father, Lucius, …read more!

Big Week for ‘Harry Potter’: 20th Anniversary Editions, Audiobooks in Bookstores, Topping Amazon Charts and More

Jun 02, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Books, Books - Release Dates, Contests, Cover Art, Fun, Fun - Contests, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Media, News, Pottermore

It’s been a huge week for Harry Potter as the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone draws near. To kick off the month we’re bringing you news about the 20th anniversary house themed editions of Philosopher’s Stone, an exciting announcement for independent bookstores, proof that Harry Potter remains a favorite among readers, and a …read more!

LeakyCon Announces POTTER WATCH!

May 28, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Events, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Films, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, HPPS/SS Film, LeakyCon, Movies, News, PotterWatch

Could there be anything more spellbinding for Potter fans than watching their favorite films together? Relive the magic of all eight Harry Potter films this summer with loads of your fellow Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws and Slytherins during Potter Watch. LeakyCon is excited to announce Potter Watch, a Harry Potter movie watch-along for the LeakyCon community and …read more!

Guests at Charity Dinner Could Win a Role in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel

May 27, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fun, Misc, News

A charity dinner hosted by The Hunter Foundation is auctioning off two walk on roles in the next Fantastic Beasts film to raise money for children’s charities. According to The Guardian, Barack Obama will be attending the event and delivering a speech to over 1,000 business leaders as well as the winner of a secondary school essay …read more!

Happy Birthday to Jim Broadbent

May 24, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Broadbent, Film Awards, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, HP Cast, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Today we celebrate the 68th birthday of the talented British actor James “Jim” Broadbent, best known to the Potter fandom as Potions Professor Horace Slughorn. Whether this head of Slytherin was loathed, adored or something in between, the actor brought J.K. Rowling’s character to life in all of his humanness, (when he wasn’t a chair). …read more!

YA ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Round-Up: Radcliffe, Pattinson, Wright, Lynch, and Lewis

May 19, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Education, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, HP Cast, Lewis, Lynch, Movies, News, Pattinson, Pottermore, Radcliffe, Television Programmes, Wright

The young cast of the Harry Potter series grew up over the course of filming, as their fans did. And now, nearly six years after the opening of Deathly Hallows Part II, they’ve all truly come into their own, discovering their personal passions and expanding their craft beyond that of the wizarding variety. Daniel Radcliffe, …read more!

Leaky’s Melissa Anelli Set to Charm MISTI-Con 2017

May 17, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Conventions, Events, Fan Events, Fandom, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry, A History, JKR Interviews, Leaky, LeakyCon, News, PotterCast

Back in 2001, not long after the birth of the Potterverse, a young woman enamoured with the Boy Who Lived quickly helped make The Leaky Cauldron a destination for wizarding entertainment and discussion. Four years into her leadership of The Leaky Cauldron, in addition to the creation of Pottercast, resident webmistress Anelli and Mugglenet founder Emerson Spartz were granted one …read more!

Latest on The Girl Who Lived

May 16, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

Books, Celebration of Harry Potter, Fans, Felton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, News, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Juniper French melts the hearts of Potter fans with each new step in her miraculous journey. Six years after conquering all odds and surviving birth at 23 weeks-old, Juniper has continued to spread joy with her Potter-related escapades. Back in January, Juniper attended A Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando with her friends and family. The young fan was granted …read more!

Happy Birthday, Zoe Wanamaker!

May 13, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Films, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, HP Cast, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Today Zoe Wanamaker celebrates another year, and we celebrate her long career in television and film. We know her as the no-nonsense Madam Hooch from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, but she has worked steadily in the industry since the early 1970s. She perfectly embodied the Quidditch teacher and, as such, made her expectations abundantly clear to the first …read more!

Cheers to Domhnall Gleeson on His Birthday!

May 12, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Films, Gleeson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Domhnall Gleeson, who celebrates his 34th birthday today, may be best known to Harry Potter fans as eldest Weasley brother Bill, victim of a mauling by werewolf Fenrir Greyback and husband to the beautifully bewitching Beauxbaton Triwizard champion, Fleur Delacour, but this Potter alum has been one of the busiest of the bunch the past …read more!



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