According to an exclusive report from Entertainment Weekly, J.K. Rowling has created an American alternative to the word “Muggle” for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films. “No-Maj” (pronounced “no madge”) is the American version of the word used to describe non-magic folk. The film series will commence in 1926 New York, …read more!

Yesterday, Emma Watson had the honor to sit down with women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai. After being shot and almost killed for standing up for her right to go to school when the Taliban in Pakistan were trying to limit educational opportunities for women, Malala was not deterred from her beliefs that women should receive …read more!

This weekend, Scholastic is releasing an official Harry Potter Coloring Book. The Leaky Cauldron was fortunate enough to receive a sneak peak at this amazing new Harry Potter product, made to “unleash your creativity and escape to one of the most beloved series of all time.”     This beautiful new coloring book from Scholastic …read more!

In an interview with BBC Radio 2 to discuss Robert Galbraith’s Career of Evil, Rowling said, “I have written part of a children’s book that I really love so there will be another children’s book and I have ideas for other adult books…”  when asked if she would ever write as J.K. Rowling again.  Several …read more!

Pottermore have just shared Entertainment Weekly’s release of their newest issue, featuring our first look at Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’! They released 8 photos of Redmayne and others filming in action. The issue is available to buy online, or at newsstands this Friday. It features information from the set …read more!

Pottermore have just revealed the official designs for the Fantastic Beasts logo, along with 10 international versions and the promise of ‘more local language title treatments’ to come in the next few weeks. They have also released ‘Secrets of the Fantastic Beasts Logo’, an exclusive interview revealing more about the design: ‘ The designers remain tight-lipped on potential …read more!

Last month J.K. Rowling tweeted that she would give us Sirius Black’s birthday if Scotland won their rugby match. The Scottish were victorious, and today we are able to celebrate Harry’s godfather’s birthday! Sirius Black was an amazing character. He was the father figure Harry never had growing up at the Dursley’s. In addition to …read more!

As reported previously, J.K. Rowling (and…or Robert Galbraith) was to talk of her new novel, Career of Evil, and her Cormoran Strike series on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour segment. For those who missed the segment yesterday morning, the transcript of the interview is available on NPR (if you’re short on time, they also posted a …read more!

Zoë Wanamaker is set to appear in Terence Rattigan’s Harlequinade, directed by Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford.  The synopsis is as follows: “A classical theatre company attempts to produce The Winter’s Tale and Romeo and Juliet, while the intrigues and dalliances of the company members are accidently revealed with increasingly chaotic and hysterical consequences.” Wanamaker – who played Madam …read more!

Today we celebrate Natalia Tena’s 31st birthday! Natalia Tena plays the vibrant (Nymphadora, please forgive us) Tonks in the Harry Potter films! Since the Potter films, Tena has been involved in many films (including her own independent projects), Game of Thrones, and many stage productions. Tena is also known for her musical talent, and her …read more!