Leaky Presents the Harry Potter Quote Conjurer

We've got a great, fun, just-plain-cool-if-I-do-say-so-myself widget for you: The Harry Potter Quote Conjurer for Mac AND Windows.
The conjurer is the latest from our Truly Awesome Widget Guy, Chris Chang, and today, its first day online, it has been named a featured widget by Apple.com!

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Goblet of Fire DVD Pics, Screenshots

Thanks to reader Leigh, we have more than 20 new shots of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD menus and casing, in our galleries. Enjoy!
The DVD will be available March 7 in the U .S. in widescreen, fullscreen, widescreen deluxe and as part of a gift set.

Thanks Leigh!

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The Lynches Discuss the New Luna

At this link, at about 44:37 minutes in, you can hear an interview with the mom and sister of recently cast Evanna Lynch, who was recently cast as play Luna Lovegood. Some bits:
-She has read each book at least six or seven times; her mom says she is 'absolutely obsessed'
-Bodyguards were placed at her schoolContinued...

Exclusive Leaky Reader Designed S.P.E.W. T-Shirts Now Available, More Noble Collectibles

The spew - that is, S.P.E.W. - shirts that Leaky readers designed are here! You can get them in hoodies, adult tees, kids' tees and women's fitted tees sizes.
Last year, you all created an "I Solemnly Swear" shirt with a WB rep in our CauldronContinued...

New, More Complete Image of the Black Family Tree

Our partners at The Harry Potter Lexicon have sent over a scan from Italian Newspaper La Repubblica, of a more complete version (with some parts still blurred, on Jo Rowling's Request) of the Black Family Tree, which you can see here (a cleaned up version is here, and a redone version (typedContinued...

Official, Signed GrandPre Art for Sale

ArtInsights, a gallery which handles American Harry Potter illustrator Mary GrandPre's original art and Harry Potter limited editions, has released two pieces of new artwork, which Art Inisghts sent us and you can now see in our gallery:

Dueling Wizards
Counting the Days

Sean Biggerstaff Film "Cashback" Nominated for Oscar

Actor Sean Biggerstaff's film "Cashback" has been nominated for an Academy Award in the "Best Live Action Short Film " category. Sean, who is known to Potter movie fans world wide for his portrayal of Gryffindor Quidditch Captain Oliver Wood, stars in this 18 -minute shortContinued...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD Now Available for Pre-Order

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is now available for pre-order from Amazon in the US, for widescreen, while the links are up but the items are not yet available for pre-order from widescreen deluxe, full screen and four-movie gift set. We're sure they'll be availableContinued...

PotterCast #24: The Final Part of the Arthur Levine Interview and More

PotterCast #24, temporarily held hostage by the release of the site's redeisgn, is now available for download!

In this show:
The third and final portion of the interview with Arthur Levine, co-editor of the Harry Potter books. We talk about the anticipation for book seven, theContinued...

Tonks, Luna, Bellatrix, Mrs. Figg Cast, Umbridge Confirmed; Production to Begin Feb. 6

Warner Bros. has announced that filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will begin Feb 6, along with a ton of new casting:
The company has confirmed that the strong-rumored Imelda Staunton will play Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixContinued...

More Casting News for Order of the Phoenix; Big Announcement Expected Shortly

Newsround reports that another role has been cast for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. The article says that the " role of Magorian, a centaur in the Forbidden Forest will be played by Michael Wildman, his agency revealed. "Continued...

GoF Receives Oscar Nomination

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has received a nomination for an Academy Award, in the category of Art Direction. Congratulations to Stuart Craig (Art Direction) and Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)! This is Mr. Craig's eighth Oscar nomination, and Ms. McMillan's third. The Academy Awards winnersContinued...

New Interview with J.K. Rowling about Child Welfare

While in Romania, author J.K. Rowling gave a new interview to the Associated Press, discussing her concerns about child welfare and her involvement in the Children's High Level Group. Some excerpts from this interview are now online, and during the course of this interview Jo reiterated whatContinued...

JKR in Romania: Day Two with Photos and More

J.K. Rowling is in her second day of her visit with the Children's High Level Group visit to Romania as part of an effort to raise awareness and funds for the orphans of Eastern Europe. Last night Jo attended a gala fundraising event, where thousands of dollars were raised from an auction, includingContinued...

PotterCast 23: Part two with Arthur Levine and More

PotterCast #23 is now available for download!

In this show:
-Part two of the interview Arthur Levine, co-editor of the Harry Potter books: Working with Jo, establishing the author/writer relationship, remembering the milestones, and a huge amount on the differences between editions - including theContinued...