What a week to be a Potterhead. Although Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has only been roaring in cinemas for a few weeks, our resident Demiguises at Leaky HQ have called upon their precognitive sight to give us the latest on the DVD and Blu-ray release. According to reports from Amazon, Warner Bros. …read more!

This year has seen the world of Potter make a comeback, and its success is showing in the charts! After its debut on the West End, Cursed Child sold over 2 million copies within two days, and has officially been deemed Amazon’s best-selling book of 2016. The post-Potter scriptbook, the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Original Screenplay and Jim …read more!

A new species of spider discovered in India was named  “Eriovixia gryffindori” after Godric Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, and original owner of the Sorting Hat. Researchers discovered the spider in forestlands of the central Western Ghats, Karnataka, India. The spider camouflages itself by mimicking dry-foliage, and (as an added bonus) resembles …read more!

Following the trend of Pottermore’s release of books such as Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard,  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will finally be getting it’s own E-book release on the website. While the Fantastic Beasts Original Screenplay has it’s own e-book adaptation, we’re still patiently waiting for the original book version to be available. …read more!

Hagrid may look a little intimidating at first glance, but once you get to know him he has the kindest heart of anyone you will ever have the pleasure of knowing. All he ever wanted was for Harry to be happy, and for Hogwarts to always be a safe place for everyone. Yesterday, December 6th, …read more!

Yesterday, a women named Kelley Benham French uploaded an article to upworthy.com about the most terrifying six months of her life. Her baby girl was born 16 weeks too early, and in critical condition. She only weighed one pound and had to kept in a incubator for the majority of the time. One night, Kelley’s …read more!

This Christmas season, there are a couple sites where Harry Potter fans may venture to add a little more magic to their holiday vacation. If museums and studio tours are to your liking, add Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood and Edinburgh’s Writers’ Museum, across the pond, to your list of possible Christmas destination vacations this year. …read more!

A lot has been happening in the Harry Potter world this year, both with Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts adding to the Wizarding World. Looking forward, it is just going to get crazier with four more Fantastic Beasts films and Cursed Child coming to America. Jared Harris commented on fans calling for him to reprise …read more!

There are two exciting bookstore events coming around the corner, this Friday and next Fridayy. Tomorrow, Friday December 2, Waterstones London – Piccadilly location will be hosting an evening with three authors of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them companion books. The guest speakers of the evening include Dermot Power (concept artist on the film and author …read more!

As Leaky reported back in August, The British Library will be the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone.  The anniversary celebration will include a year long campaign, special anniversary edition books and co-hosting an exhibition from The British Library. Pottermore spoke with the medieval curator Julian Harrison, and uncovered details on the …read more!