Issue 57; Vol. 2; June 18, 2007

Owl Post: Bringing you the best in Harry Potter

The Official Newsletter of LeakyNews.com!
Jo Glamour

Do Not Disturb Sign Gone on J.K. Rowling.com, Final WOMBAT Test Revealed

JKRowling.com's mysterious "Do Not Disturb" Sign is gone - revealing a third WOMBAT test underneath. This is the FINAL WOMBAT, and more difficult than the rest; also, certain answers are sure to "LOSE YOU MARKS," the test warns (in all those caps, too). It is on Magical History, the bodies and laws of the International Wizarding Community, Magical Theory and Dark Magic. It will take 35 minutes to take.

While the third and final WOMBAT is still open as of this mailing, when it closes, you will not get a chance to take any of the tests again. Be sure not to miss out on Jo's final test of Harry Potter knowledge before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21st.

Further information, including the way to gain access to the Room of Requirement, can be found right here.

Jo

J.K. Rowling to Tour in US, October 2007

J.K. Rowling has updated her website with the news she would be touring here in the United States in October of 2007. Jo says "The Open Book Tour" will include "four events, three to be held for schoolchildren in Los Angeles, New Orleans and New York City and one event in New York City for any U.S. Harry Potter fan who wins a ticket through a sweepstakes to be held by Scholastic, my US publishers. At each event, I will read from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, answer questions about the entire series, and sign copies of the latest book."

Wow. She continues on with the details:

"I will be appearing at the Los Angeles Kodak Theater on Monday, October 15th; in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Auditorium at the Convention Center on Thursday, October 18th; and at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 19th. In September, at the beginning of the 2007/2008 school year, Scholastic will select schools in each of the three cities to send students to the events. Each selected school will then be given a Sorting Hat to place in their school where they will have their own random drawing of students and classes to attend the events. In addition to these three events for schoolchildren, there will be an event on the evening of October 19, 2007 in New York City, open to fans of all ages. One thousand readers will be selected in a sweepstakes and will receive a pair of tickets to the event at Carnegie Hall on Friday October 19 at 7 p.m. Scholastic will launch the J.K. Rowling and the Open Book Tour Sweepstakes on July 30, 2007. Visit www.scholastic.com/harrypotter beginning July 30 for information on how to enter and complete rules."

More Big News...

Borders Special "Harry Potter Book Club" Now Available
Sneak Preview of Entire "Order of the Phoenix" Soundtrack Now Online
J.K.Rowling Adds "Gadget" for Vista Users
J.K. Rowling to Appear on Jonathan Ross, Today Show

What's HOT in the Leaky Lounge

Harry Potter 101, the Research & Resources section on the Leaky Lounge, has tomes of carefully created threads containing explained theories and summarized research on a wide selection of canon centered topics. The purpose of this unique area on the Lounge, is to provide readers a one stop destination for academic research, expanded discussion and summaries of complex topics for all! Much knowledge lurks within the threads of HP 101, be sure to explore around today!

New from PotterCast

Your favorite Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast, has just kicked off their multi city tour with stops all over the country! We are traveling west to east, east to west, south to north and making stops in London for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film premiere, eventually winding up in Naperville, IL for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book release. Check out our tour schedule to see when we'll be near you in the coming weeks and check back often for tour diary blog, to keep tabs on our travels. See YOU on the road!

The latest in HP essays!

Scribbulus is new this month, with the theme of character analyses. Explore a few of your favorite characters, their lives and actions in four wonderful essays as well as read about what may behind all the "Hogs" in J. K. Rowling's series plus more. Issue 17 of Leaky's essay project Scribbulus, is now online. Click and read your issue today!

New and featured items

A sneak peak was granted to fans this week, short clips from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Motion Picture Soundtrack were released online along with the song titles. This soundtrack, scored by first time Potter composer Nicholas Hooper, is set to be released on July 10th, one day before the US release of the film and can be pre-ordered now through our own Cauldron Shop.

 
 
  New Pictures
Emma Watson Photos from "Bravo" Magazine

OotP EA Video Game "The Walla" Video
Reader E-mails

Dear Leaky Cauldron,

The WOMBAT door just closed, and I didn't get to take the test? How can I take it?

A Devoted Reader



Dear Devoted Reader,

While the test is simply no longer available, you can visit the HP Lexicon, which has a page devoted to Jo's website and the WOMBAT tests - that address is HP-Lexicon.org.

-Kristin for TLC