An amusing video which retells the entire Harry Potter series in a single minute has been entered into the Virgin Radio Fake Film Festival. You can watch the video here or below. Many thanks to Sam M. and Alex M. for owling!

The National Railway Museum, located in York, will be holding “Wizard Week” celebration February 11th to February 19th. You can see the list of activities happening at the celebration here. Thanks to gordn cunningham for the tip!

Can’t get enough of Harry Potter? Curious about the Law?Law Made Fun Through Harry Potter’s Adventures explores the intersection of Harry Potter’s adventures and Muggle law (or the law of our society). The book recounts vignettes from the Harry Potter series, discusses relevant Muggle law, and applies the law to the story lines. Among the …read more!

Be sure to catch THE SCORPIO RACES, the book that Seventeen.com called “A wonderful combination of Harry Potter and The Hunger Games that you won’t ever want to end.” Written by bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater of SHIVER and FOREVER, THE SCORPIO RACES tells the magical adventure of the most dangerous race in the world where …read more!

Andrew Slack, creator of the Harry Potter Alliance, recently gave a TEDx talk in Rome. The TED company holds conferences about “ideas worth spreading.” Of the TEDx talk he gave, Andrew Slack had to say:

For a little fun to wrap up your weekend, a sports blog has posted an interesting, statistically oriented look at the game of Quidditch: Gryffindor is always considered the best team, but why do they always lose to Hufflepuff? After Harry’s nigh immediate Snitch catch in his first year during the Snape-refereed match against Hufflepuff, …read more!

Thanks to UniversHarryPotter, we have some additional information on the Harry Potter: Page to Screen book: With 1200 photographs, sketches, and diagrams, the book will provide unbridled access to every aspect of the film-making process. It will tell the stories behind each individual film and cover the design and technology behind all the astounding effects. …read more!

Berry, the German Shepherd who played Padfoot in “Prisoner of Azkban,” is up for adoption: The ten-year-old mutt, who played the animal version of Gary Oldman’s character Sirius Black and the godfather to Radcliffe’s character Harry can no longer be looked after by his owner, Paul Thompson. Trained stuntman Mr Thompson, said he spends too …read more!

On October 25th, Harpercollins will be releasing Harry Potter: Page to Screen, a new in-depth look at the making of the Harry Potter films: Harry Potter: Page to Screen…is packed with spellbinding details and hundred of never-before-seen photographs and illustrations that provide an insightful, in-depth look at the inner workings of the world of Harry …read more!

In a very cleverly written article sent to us by Leaky reader Valerie K., the end of the war with Voldemort as written by J. K. Rowling, is compared to current foreign policy issues facing the Muggle world today: A legitimate process must hold the victors to account as well. Remember, under the ruthless Barty …read more!