Leaky News Archives for December 2009
Emma Watson on InStyle's 100 Best Dresses of the Decade List
December 30, 2009, 01:42 PM
Actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has been included on InStyle.com's list of the 100 Best Dresses of the Decade. Thanks to InStyle for letting us know Miss Watson's Burberry Prorsum dress from London's Fashion Week 2009 made the 100th spot on their ranking. TheContinued...
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Winners of the October Hallowe'en/Deathday Party Contest Announced
December 30, 2009, 01:15 PM
Last October, our Crafty Witches and Wizards brought you their Hallowe'en/Deathday Party contest, which asked you to show them party favours, party decorations or party foods geared towards Deathday or Hallowe'en parties and related to the Harry Potterverse. The contest ended inContinued...
The 2009 Leakies: Nominations Announced
December 30, 2009, 02:57 AM
LeakyNews.com is excited to present the first annual Leakies, our very own award ceremony where we can wrap up the year together by voting on your favorites actors, news, moments, and more from the year.
Voting is open NOW, and runs through December 31st at 11:59pm EST.
The winners of the 2009 LeakiesContinued...
J. K. Rowling: Scotswoman Who Changed the Decade
December 29, 2009, 08:17 PM
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has been named one of the Ten Scotswomen Who Changed the Decade by the Scotsman, who has ranked the most influential Scottish women of the past ten years. The newspaper relates the following regarding the contributions made by J. K. Rowling over the pastContinued...
New Poster, Images from LEGO Harry Potter Video Game
December 29, 2009, 06:15 PM
MSN Brazil has posted a series of new stills, along with a new poster from the upcoming Harry Potter: Years 1-4 LEGO video game. The series of stills, available to view in our galleries here, contains new images of Harry, Ron, and Hermione in action; Hagrid; a pensive DumbledoreContinued...
Indigo Ranks Deathly Hallows as Best Young Adult Book of the Decade
December 29, 2009, 10:59 AM
A press release from Canadian book retailer Indigo Books & Music Inc. has ranked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the top book of the decade in their newly released Young Adult Fiction list. The list was put together by a "dedicated team of Indigo book buyers," withContinued...
"Half-Blood Prince" Grosses $302 Million Domestically, $632 Million Internationally in 2009
December 28, 2009, 09:02 PM
The "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film has grossed a total of $301.9 million domestically at the box office in 2009, according to a newly released list from AOL Movies. The sixth Potter film came in second overall stateside, with the "Transformers:Continued...
Grint and Watson Talk Potter Reading Habits in Ultimate Editions Special Features Clip
December 28, 2009, 02:02 PM
The newest issue of the official Harry Potter newsletter has been released, and contains a short clip of a special feature from the Ultimate Editions release of the first two Harry Potter films. The preview, available to view via this linkContinued...
Happy Birthday, Maggie Smith
December 28, 2009, 11:56 AM
Let's raise a glass to Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), who today celebrates her 75th birthday. Many happy returns, Dame Maggie!
New Hogsmeade Sign Cautions: "Please Respect the Spell Limits"
December 27, 2009, 07:30 PM
A fun, new sign has been added to the Hogsmeade section of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal Orlando as construction on the park continues. Available to view right here via OrlandoThemeParkNews, the iron sign features "Hogsmeade" above a skyline, and theContinued...
Happy Birthday Melissa!
December 27, 2009, 12:15 AM
Shhhh! Don't tell anyone.. but it's a pretty big day today. She may not want to make a big fuss and hope everyone's still distracted with their relatives and after Christmas sales to notice... But today is a day worth smiling about, as it is now only two weeks until droves of Harry Potter migrate to New York City - andContinued...
Harry Potter Series Best of the Year List RoundUp
December 26, 2009, 12:02 PM
As newspapers continue to take stock of this past decade, the books and films of the Harry Potter series make an appearance on a number of new end of the year lists. First, the Globe and Mail names the seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, their Book of the Decade. TheContinued...
Happy Christmas, Everyone!
December 25, 2009, 10:00 AM
From our Leaky family to yours, as we had into Leaky's 10th year online, we hope you have the most wonderful and blessed of holidays!
PotterCast 211: Never Be Afraid to Squee
December 24, 2009, 05:33 PM
PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, has its holiday episode online, just in time for Christmas. Our 211th episode starts off with the latest in Potter news, including a preview of the One Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe book from photographer Tim Hailand, a teaser of the Harry PotterContinued...
Winners of Arthur's Perfect Gift Contest Announced
December 24, 2009, 02:58 PM
(Hi guys, Melissa here: Just a quick note that we hope you'll join us in welcoming Rosi Halse, our newest News Editor, as she makes her first post on Leaky. Rosi is a longtime Leaky reader, prominent vlogger, university student and longtime Harry Potter fan. We are thrilled to have her andContinued...
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