MuggleCast Nominated for Fave Podcast at Kids Choice Awards, Australia

Our friends at MuggleCast have been nominated for a Kids Choice Award in Australia in the "Fave Podcast" category; to support the show, go here, create a NickName, and vote! Congrats, guys!

Leaky and MuggleNet to Face Off in Trivia Battle at Podcast; More Vegas and Podcast Updates

The rumors are true: the PotterCast team from Leaky and the MuggleCast team from MuggleNet will face off in the ultimate Harry Potter trivia battle at the end of the LeakyMug podcast on Saturday. It will be hosted and moderated by the Harry Potter LexiconContinued...

Welcome, Emily and Susan, New Scribbulus Organizers

As you heard on this week's PotterCast, we're proud (and late, but still proud) to welcome Emily Bytheway and Susan Faust to Leaky as the new organizers of Scribbulus, our essay section. These two have been writing essays - mostly on Harry Potter - for years and having them here to guideContinued...

The All-New Chamber of Chat

Chamber of Chat, Leaky's graphic chat experience (MMRPG, as some call it), has been given a complete overhaul; check it out at this link; besides the new design, there's a news and announcements system as well as downloadable wallpapers for your computer. The system has been moved to its own dedicated server,Continued...

Matt Lewis Returns to PotterCast (and you get to talk to him, too)

PotterCast will soon welcome back its guest of a year ago, Matt Lewis (aka Neville Longbottom), for a long chat about the changes of the past year, Order of the Phoenix and more; and we want you to talk to him too.
We'll be talking to Matt this Tuesday, and want to open the linesContinued...

Vegas Day in the Leaky Lounge!

Today is the July meet-and-greet at our forum, Leaky Lounge, and in honor of all the Las Vegas activities happening later this month, it's themed Viva Las Vegas.
The festivities start at 9 a.m. EST, when the Shrieking Shack opens up with arcade/casino games. There will be Wizard Hold'em Poker ( a scavengerContinued...

Leaky and PotterCast Present: Chamber of Secrets Fan Commentary

Leaky and PotterCast present the second fan DVD commentary track! This time, the PotterCast trio meets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, where Dobby is very freeeee.
First things first, some housekeeping:

-Time is running out to vote for PotterCast in the Podcast Awards; nominationsContinued...

M. Night Shyamalan: "I would be the greatest protector" of Rowling's work

Director M. Night Shyamalan would treat J.K. Rowling's source material as "sacred," he told PotterCast earlier today.
"I would be the greatest protector of an author's stuff," he said when asked how much liberty he'd take with Harry Potter plotContinued...

Announcement: New Scribbulus Feature, "If You Like Harry Potter..."

We've got a special new feature of Scribbulus, our essay section, with a whole new way for you to share the things you love with your fellow Potterfans - and I've written the first essay to start it off. It's called, "If you liked Harry Potter..." and it'sContinued...

The Odds on Harry Deaths, According to Webmasters

USA Today asked me and Emerson of MuggleNet yesterday our odds on specific characters dying in book seven. We were asked on separate phone calls, not that you can tell from the results, which are nearly identical. Voldemort? 100 percent chance of death. Hermione and Ron, at most 12 percent. Enjoy!Continued...

Melissa is "The Most" Today on MSNBC

With all the recent press coverage stemming from Jo's new interview on the "Richard & Judy" show, Harry Potter is back in the spotlight. Today, our own Melissa Anelli will be appearing on MSNBC's "The Most" program hosted by Alison Stewart at 3:10pm (ET), which highlights the hottestContinued...

Outages at the Lexicon, Quotes and Shop

Some of our sister sites on the Floo Network - The Harry Potter Lexicon, Quick Quotes and The Cauldron Shop - are having some server burps and giggles this week, and have been unable to update; please be patient and it will all be fixed shortly. Thanks much!

Lounge Luau: June's Meet-n-Greet Rockahulas Tomorrow

Tomorrow the Leaky Lounge will hold its monthly meet-n-greet, this time in the form of a luau - complete with a filk writing contest, "beach blanket bingo," custom avatars, decorations, a Horcrux hunt, and much more. Chamber of Chat will also participate, and the Corner Booth (textContinued...

Leaky and Potter Fans At the Webbys

On Monday night, John Noe and I went to the Webby Awards, the "Oscars of the Net," to represent you all and pick up the People's Voice award for best Celebrity/Fan site; it was the first time a fan site has taken home a Webby and we were unbelievably thrilled to do it. We've uploaded pics inContinued...

WOMBAT Review Course Now Open

The WOMBAT review center at the LeakyLounge is now open! Get your wits about you, and prepare for the next pop quiz from JKRowling.com!