The Leaky Cauldron - News

Charity Auction for Jason Isaacs Malfoy Manor Photo Now Underway

Sat Nov 29 20:52:00 -0500 2008

There is a new charity auction underway tonight, for an autographed photo of actor Jason Isaacs. The auction is for a photo taken of the actor in his role in the Harry Potter films as Lucius Malfoy, showing the actor lounging at Malfoy Manor in high style, sitting by the fire with brandy in hand, the lads at rest nearby. Jason signed the piece in typical humorous fashion, with the sentence "Thr...

Tales of Beedle the Bard Pre-Orders "Shipping Soon"

Sat Nov 29 19:23:00 -0500 2008

With just four days left until the release of the new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, fans (including this editor) who have pre-ordered their copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard have started seeing their order status set to "shipping soon" or "dispatching soon." Very exciting business indeed!
On a related note, the LA Times is one of many papers starting to preview the book which go...

Jingle Spells 2: More than 60 percent gone!

Sat Nov 29 11:34:00 -0500 2008

Jingle Spells 2, the item being sold in our seventh annual Get A Clue chairty drive, is MORE THAN SIXTY PERCENT SOLD OUT. That means of the 1800 hard copies we are selling, about 1100 are gone. More than 1000 were gone in the first three days. So, if you want the hard copy of this album, you need to act fast.

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Jingle Spells 2 is the sequel to last year's album, Jingle Spells, a

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Dan Radcliffe on "Deathly Hallows" film, "Equus" Run, and More in New Interviews

Fri Nov 28 23:18:00 -0500 2008

There are two new clips online this evening thanks to DanRadcliffe.com from cable network E! programming that feature actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) discussing a number of subjects, including his role in the play Equus, the upcoming filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, a recent auction of a pair of jeans from his role in Equus, and his thoughts on Harry Potter co-star Robert Pa...

Report: Sirius Black's Motorcycle, Dumbledore's Deluminator Prop to be used in "Deathly Hallows" Filming

Fri Nov 28 22:03:00 -0500 2008

We have a bit of a fun report tonight regarding some of the props from the Harry Potter films that are currently on display at the Warner Bros Studio tour in Burbank, California. Longtime TLC reader and contributor Pinkmoosely emailed to say he recently took this tour, and while at the museum section which houses a large collection of items used in the Potter films, noted that several of the it...

Emma Watson to Guest on UK Show "Blue Peter"

Fri Nov 28 20:50:00 -0500 2008

Thanks to our Order Partner EmmaWatson.net for the news that actress Emma Watson will be a guest this week on the popular UK BBC children's program "Blue Peter." Emma is scheduled to be appearing on this program Wednesday, December 3. If anyone can capture video, please send this in!

On a related note, Emma was out and about recently, attending a play in London, England called "In a Dark Dark Ho...

Happy Birthday, Bill Weasley!

Fri Nov 28 18:58:00 -0500 2008

The calendar on Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling's website has been updated to mark the November 29th birthday of the eldest Weasley son, Bill. Here's to you! Cheers Bill!

Happy Birthday, Alfonso Cuarón

Fri Nov 28 13:41:00 -0500 2008

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón, who is celebrating his 47th birthday today. Many happy returns, Alfonso. Cheers!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu Nov 27 15:46:00 -0500 2008

Gobble gobble, everyone! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day no matter where you are in the world. Today we are grateful to you, this excellent community that comes together to do amazing things - like aid Darfur and literacy. To show our gratitude, John is going to share his famous recipe for a delicious post-feast Thanksgiving sandwich at PotterCast's YouTube channel. Have a great day everyone!

Contest to Win Signed Copy of "Beedle the Bard" Collector's Edition from Amazon France

Tue Nov 25 11:42:00 -0500 2008

As the publication of The Tales of Beedle the Bard by Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling nears, Amazon France has launched a contest for French residents to win a signed Collector's Edition of the book. To enter, residents must correctly answer five Harry Potter related questions in order to win one of ten signed Collector's Editions of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Winners of the contest will...

PotterCast 174: Ballious Repello

Tue Nov 25 01:29:00 -0500 2008

The 174th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is here for you today, ready to give you your super high-energy Harry Potter fix. In the news this week, we have for you information on a new picture of Ginny Weasley from the Half-Blood Prince film, location scouting for Deathly Hallows, the call for LeakyCon Proposals now being open, the upcoming release for Beedle the Bard, the Wizar

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ABC Family to Show HBP Exclusives During "Goblet" World Premiere

Mon Nov 24 13:57:00 -0500 2008

During the weekend of December 5 through 7, as ABC Family debuts Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on television, the channel will also reveal several never-before-seen clips, behind-the-scenes footage and cast/crew interviews of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Over three days the channel will intersperse interviews with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Michael Gambon. Th...

Get A Clue 7: Jingle Spells 2! ON SALE NOW!

Sun Nov 23 20:46:00 -0500 2008

It is our seventh Get a Clue fundraiser, and it is our best yet. Last year, for the holiday season, Leaky, in cooperation with 14 wizard rock bands, produced a charity compilation CD that raised more than $35,000 for literacy. So we are doing it again.

Presenting Jingle Spells 2, a bigger, better, more festive, more fun, more attitudinous, holiday wizard rock compilation. This time we have 1

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Clips of Dan Radcliffe's "Inside the Actors Studio" Appearance (Updated)

Sun Nov 23 20:11:00 -0500 2008

As TLC reported previously, actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) was a guest on the acclaimed Bravo program Inside the Actors Studio for their new season. While the entirety of Mr. Radcliffe's interview will premiere on December 1st, a number of short clips from the interview are now online via the Bravo site. In these various clips, Mr. Radcliffe discusses with host James Lipton such things as...

UK Amazon Contest for Ten Signed Copies of "Beedle the Bard" Collector's Edition

Sun Nov 23 08:38:00 -0500 2008

Another contest has now opened to win a signed Collector's Edition copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling, this one from Amazon Great Britain. Residents of the UK who pre-order, or already have pre-ordered, the special Collector's Edition of the new book by the Harry Potter author, will be entered in a "prize draw" for one of ten copies of the book. To enter you must pre-order the...