Leaky News Archives for November 2004
Emma Watson Wins Total Film Magazine Award
According to Emma-Watson.net, Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has won the Total Film magazine award for "Child Performance of the Year" for her work in the Prisoner of Azkaban movie. The actress said "My parents and I are so excited about this... I do read Total Film, you know, I wouldContinued...
HP Fan Trip for 2005
HP Fan Trips are set to return to the UK in 2005, following in the days after Accio 2005, the UK Harry Potter conference in Reading, England. HP Fan Trips have added some new variety to the available tour packages, and there is a new itinerary to include visits to Oxford, Alnwick, and Edinburgh, Scotland. Please visit theContinued...
WB Contest: Win a Walk-On Role for Goblet of Fire
Warner Brothers is having a contest for a chance to win a walk-on role in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film. In a commercial this editor saw air on the Kids' WB, it said that there will be a sweepstakes to win this part in the new film. It was part of an add for theirContinued...
New GoF Set Photos
MysticMagic.co.uk has posted some more photos of the GoF Quidditch tents - check it out!
Lightmaker Wins MAX Award for JKRowling.com
Lightmaker has won the 2004 Macromedia MAX Site of the Year Award, a prestigious award in Web design, for their work designing and creating the JKRowling.com.
The award is in the Media, Entertainment and Gaming Experiences category and was given out in New Orleans, USA. It is a highly-coveted design award.Continued...
Dear Santa: New HP Noble Collection Merchandise
Just in time for that holiday wish list, the Noble Collection has updated its Harry Potter collection of merchandise. Many new products are available including a statue of Fawkes, a Basilisk Bookend, and a beautiful Godric Gryffindor Sword . There are also many new beautiful jewelry pieces includingContinued...
Followup: JKR Mini-Book Raises $20,000 for Charity
Previously, we told you of a special miniature book that author J.K.Rowling wrote in order to raise money for the 999Club, a charity to help the homeless. Last night the private auction was held, and the book by JKRowling sold for £11,000 ($20,223 USD). The highest seller of the night wasContinued...
Student Refuses to Answer Potter Question
A South African student refused to answer an English exam question about Harry Potter because he believes the books promote witchcraft.
The mother of eighteen year old student John Smit told Reuters "He wouldn't answer it because it supports witchcraft, and we're against witchcraft ... theContinued...
Potter Conference: Is Harry Christian?
St Andrew Orthodox Christian Church at California Baptist University is having a two-day conference on Friday, November 19th called "Is Harry Potter Christian?" John Granger, the author of Hidden Key to Harry Potter: Understanding the Meaning, Genius, and Popularity of the Harry Potter Books (ZossimaContinued...