Harry Potter Conventions Reminder: Registrations Open for Leaky Con 2009, Azkatraz 2009
As the year begins to draw to an end, we've gotten many owls from those asking about Harry Potter gatherings due to be held next year, and so here is a reminder of two of the big events due in 2009.
First a reminder that our very first convention, Leaky ConContinued...
Boo! Ghostly Halloween Party in the Leaky Lounge
As All Hallows' Eve approaches, the Leaky Lounge forum is getting into the Halloween spirit with a few spirits and ghouls of our own, which can be found during our weekend-long event in the Ghostly Halloween Party Room. Stop in to hang out with your fellow Lounge members and chat with a fewContinued...
Capture the Golden Ticket in our New Open Book Club Reading
You need not a chocolate bar containing a golden ticket to take part in our latest Open Book Club reading in Jo’s Book Nook, even though we are now set to discuss the Roald Dahl classic “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Open to all registered Leaky Lounge members,Continued...
Harry Potter Costume Contest Launches
As it is now October, a slight crispness in the air signals that Halloween is almost upon us. In order to get in the spirit of the holiday, our Leaky Contest Crew has paired up with our Crafty Witches and has come up with a new contest which we are launching today. The Harry Potter Costume Contest asks youContinued...
Celebrate and Read a Challenged Book
Earlier this week, our Melissa posted a reminder that this week is Banned Book Week here in the US. This is an issue near and dear to all of us here at Leaky, and many of us are meeting this week by reading and reflecting on those books that have been banned or challenged. Thanks much to TLC’s projectContinued...
September Issue of The Quibbler Now Online
Prepare yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, for “all the news you won’t find anywhere else” is now available at your fingertips in the September issue of “The Quibbler.” The fourth issue of our magazine has just hit the newsstands, containing the latest exclusive coverage from theContinued...
Leaky Lounge Update: New Forum Added
‘The times, they are a-changing’ ...so the song goes, and so goes events in our world. As such, our Leaky Lounge has added a new forum to discuss these ever changing times, the myriad of political and social events that are grabbing headlines and impacting our everyday life. The forum is called “Continued...
Wall Street Journal on the Wrath of Harry Potter Fans
As readers are aware, the news of the delay in the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film until July 17, 2009 was met with great emotion, dismay, and a fair amount of anger. The Wall Street Journal has a new article online today, focusing on the reaction to the news from WarnerContinued...
Part One of "The Chronicles of Narnia" Book Club Opens on Leaky Lounge
Through a mysterious wardrobe we go for the next round of non-Harry Potter Book Club readings which have started over on our Leaky Lounge forum. The first book in the “Chronicles of Narnia” series by author C. S. Lewis, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,”Continued...
Winners of Deathly Hallows Sorting Hat Song Contest Now Online
Last month we first brought you our latest Leaky contest, the Deathly Hallows Sorting Hat Song Contest. With this contest we had you put fingers to keys and create a song you think the famed Sorting Hat would sing either at Harry’s seventh year at Hogwarts, the year following theContinued...
September Harry Potter Decor Contest Now Online
Just in time for this new month, our September contest is here and ready to be announced. Many of us have dreamed of having our very own Harry Potter room in our home. Now is your opportunity to make that dream a reality with our newest contest, the Harry Potter Themed Decor Contest, which asks youContinued...
Half-Blood Prince Countdown Updated and Available
Leaky’s Half-Blood Prince movie countdown has now been updated to reflect the new release date.
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Third Issue of The Quibbler Now Online
The third edition of The Quibbler, our new magazine which prints “all the news you won’t find anywhere else,” is hot off the presses and available for your reading pleasure. This issue contains much news that rarely ever finds its way into typical magical or muggle publications. Our third issue includesContinued...
Jo's Book Nook Opens Reading of "To Kill A Mockingbird"
It is time once again to dust off your classics, for Jo’s Book Nook is now starting to read the Harper Lee novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Our Non-Harry Potter Book opens up today with the reading of this book which examines life in the deep south during the 1930s. This bookContinued...
Winners of Two Part Riddle Contest Annoucned
After receiving many wonderful and fun entries, the winners of our Two-Part Riddle Contest are ready to be announced. Back in July, we asked you to answer the ten riddles that were picked during the first part of the contest in June. The winners of this contest, as chosen by raffle, are: