Emma Watson Poses For 21st Birthday Portraits by Mark Demsteader
In celebration of Emma Watson's 21st birthday last month, renowned artist Mark Demsteader created a collection of portraits featuring the actress.
The Hermione Granger actress originally planned on purchasing one of Mr. Demsteader's pieces when the tables were turned and she becameContinued...
49 Days Until LeakyCon 2011! Reminders, Previews, and More
Support Lumos and Light a Birthday Candle for on International Children's Day
Lumos, the charity started by Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling supporting disadvantaged and institutionalised care in Eastern and Central Europe, has launched a campaign for International Children's Day on June 1st to Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos. AccordingContinued...
Vote for IQA to Win $25k Grant, Support Muggle Youth Quidditch
The International Quidditch Association has been accepted as a candidate for the Pepsi Refresh Project. The organization is eligible to win a $25,000 grant to start youth Quidditch programs in elementary and middle schools - but they need your help to win!
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Pre-Orders Open for "Dear Mr. Potter"
"Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic" is a new book featuring hundreds of letters and pictures from fans who have been impacted and inspired by Harry Potter.
Some familiar fandom names also pop up in the book, including Leaky's own webmistress and author of "Harry, A History" Melissa Anelli, actressContinued...
Reminder: Nine Days Left to Donate to Accio Books! Help Build a Library
There are only nine days left to take part in the Accio Books Fundraiser, the HP Alliance's annual book drive which has donated over 50,000 books to date. As readers will recall, the HPA aims to build an entire library of books in partnership with the Bedford-StuyvesantContinued...
J.K. Rowling Donates Signed Books for Young Fan's Fundraiser, Money to Centre of Hope
Two reports have surfaced online recently regarding generous donations Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has made to various charities.
The first comes from The Daily Record in Scotland which reported that Ms. Rowling donated 50,000GBP ($81,400) to help victims ofContinued...
A Very Different April Fool's
Hey everyone. Every year since 2003 Leaky has taken part in April Fool's celebrations, transforming, in some cases, the entire site: We have been hacked by Peeves, we have discovered the wizarding version of Twitter, we have hired Sybill Trelawney as a disastrous news editor, and we have turned into a Glee-lover'sContinued...
Trevor Project to Honor Daniel Radcliffe with Hero Award
The AP is reporting that Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) will receive the Trevor Project's Hero Award at a ceremony in New York City this June.
Radcliffe has been a strong supporter of the Trevor Project for the past couple of years, an organization "for suicide prevention efforts among gay,Continued...
Accio Books: Help Build the Imagine Better Library; LiveStream Event NOW!
The HP Alliance is holding a fundraising venture this weekend which aims to fund the supplying of books a new library for the children of the Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School in New York City. The HPA has partnered with Borders to offer thisContinued...
Join the HPA Livestream Now to Wrock for Marriage Equality!
Hurry along to The Harry Potter Alliance's Wrock for Equality Livestream, at this link. The Harry Potter Alliance is continuing their fight for LGBTQ equality with Wrock for Equality again this year - this time in Rhode Island! Various wizard rockers, including The Whomping Willows, TheContinued...
Helping Haiti Heal Anniversary LiveStream and Signed JKR Books Prize Pull!
It has been a year since the Harry Potter fandom came together to raise $123,000 for the victims of the Haiti earthquakes, and we are celebrating by, finally, raffling off the full signed set of J.K. Rowling books - which means you have about TWO HOURS to enter to win thisContinued...
"Why the Body Bind is My Nightmare": Evanna Lynch Blogs for HPA's "Body Bind Horcrux" Campaign
The Harry Potter Alliance's Deathly Hallows Campaign is focusing on The Body Bind Horcrux throughout January to tackle the "feeling of being cut off from this most fundamental part of ourselves: our bodies" and to find out how we can better celebrate our bodies in the world. EvannaContinued...
Signed JKR Books Raffle Livestream - starting soon!
