For the first contest of 2012 we’re asking you to think up a magical accident Harry might have had during his childhood with the Dursley’s and describe it in 750 words or less. The first place winner will receive a handcrafted wand (design changes each month) and a copy of the book The Practitioners Guide …read more!

The winners of Leaky’s November contest, where readers were charged with creating a new obstacle to protect the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone, have been chosen! First place went to Lady Black, second place to A Sluggish Memory, third place went to Laura Keaton, and honorable mentions went to Calum Wilson and Clara Guinez. You can see what …read more!

In this month, where wishes and dreams run wild during our holiday celebrations, your task is to select any Hogwarts Professor and reveal to us (in 150 words or less) what they would see if they chanced to look into the Mirror of Erised. Use your imagination and try to capture that Professor’s essence as …read more!

Thanks for entering in day two of our giveaway; the potential winners will be contacted privately in order to claim the prize. Now for your FINAL chance to win! The Leaky Cauldron and Best Buy have teamed up to offer a special three-day-long Harry Potter contest in the lead up to the Black Friday sales …read more!

Thanks for entering in day one of our giveaway; the potential winners will be contacted privately in order to claim the prize. Now for day two! The Leaky Cauldron and Best Buy have teamed up to offer a special three-day-long Harry Potter contest in the lead up to the Black Friday sales taking place the …read more!

The Leaky Cauldron and Best Buy have teamed up to offer a special three-day-long Harry Potter contest in the lead up to the Black Friday sales taking place the day after Thanksgiving. Best Buy is getting into the Harry Potter spirit for this event with special screenings of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part …read more!

Imagine you’re part of the Hogwarts faculty and Dumbledore has asked you to create an obstacle to protect the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone. For Leaky’s November contest, that’s exactly what we’re asking you to do! To enter the contest, tell us in 200 words or less which teacher or staff member you are and describe the obstacle …read more!

The winners for last month’s Room of Requirement Contest have been announced! First Place: agarwalsonika7 For me, the Room of Requirement will work like Google. It’ll provide information, moving images, maps and answer all my questions. I’ll see videos in the form of a memory of the person in the video. With my ‘Come and …read more!

For this month’s contest we are going Pensieve diving! On each of the five Saturdays in October we will provide you with the description of one place and object pair as observed by our muggle friends. Your job will be to figure out both parts: the location and the item of focus. These ambiguous clues …read more!

WB is currently having a sweepstakes to win a three day vacation for four people to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter on November 11 – 13. As readers will recall, this is when some of the cast of Harry Potter will also be at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. So naturally, part of …read more!