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Sorry for the delay everyone, we were busy cleaning up the mess after Peeves had a bit too much fun with a paintball gun, but the April 1st edition of The Quibbler is now online for your reading pleasure featuring the delightful, dashing and daring Gilderoy Lockhart, here to share with us the "untold truth of that night at Hogwarts when I defeated the Dark Lord" as well as a harrowing yet ultimately inspiring tale of his struggle to write in cursive.

You can read The Quibbler in pdf format here or as a zip file at this link. Find The Quibbler's archives and guidelines on Quibbler submissions right here.

Two of our book clubs at the LeakyLounge have selected brand new books to read. Firstly, the Harry Potter Book Club is reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and you can take part right here. Secondly, Jo's Book Nook (our non-Harry Potter book club) is reading The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett and you can take part at this link.

Happy reading!

The Lily and Stag Inn is open for business again. Come and discuss your favourite characters in our Reading Groups in a cozy atmosphere; we invite you to sort and join us for our reading of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Lily and Stag Inn is a subforum set apart from the rest of the Leaky Lounge, allowing members a more intimate area to post and discuss their favourite books.

By sorting into the Reading Groups you gain access to three extra rooms called The Lily and Stag Inn where we discuss a book at a time: you can discuss chapters, in depth topics such as alchemy, characters and themes, or just hang out in our light hearted area where we also have some little surprises waiting for you. Simply move from room to room to find your favourite topics and dive into the fun and discussion that awaits you.

Take part at this link. Happy reading!

Yesterday, the Crafty Witches launched a brand new Craft-Along, this time inviting you to join them as they finish crafting all the WIPs (works in progress) or UFOs (unfinished objects) they have lying around. Dust off your unfinished Harry Potter-related craft projects, finish them and show them off on the Craft-Along thread at the Leaky Lounge. If you have no such WIPs or UFOs, design somethi... Read the rest of this post

Today is a special day for Leaky and all its loyal readers. Five years ago today the Leaky Lounge, our forum, was born, and Leaky itself changed forever: from a small news-posting blog to a worldwide community, from a one-way news posting service to a great depository of ideas, writing, theories, reading groups, creativity, laughter, parodies, essays, and much, much more. The Leaky Lounge blew ... Read the rest of this post

Our non-Harry Potter book club, Jo's Book Nook, has chosen to read Dodie Smith's timeless novel I Capture the Castle for the month of January. Jo's Book Nook is open to all MyLeaky members, providing the opportunity to discuss the chosen novel with others who are discovering or rediscovering it at the same time. This month, there is a quiz, a section to post your favourite quotations, a thread ... Read the rest of this post

Our very own Harry Potter Book Club has chosen to open the decade by revisiting the very first novel in the Harry Potter series. Join the Book Club in this section of the Leaky Lounge as they spend this month rereading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Sorcerer's Stone. The Harry Potter Book Club is open to all MyLeaky members. If you're not a MyLeaky member and wish to take part, please... Read the rest of this post

Today brings both a new year and a new Craft-Along, this time with an invitation to join the Crafty Witches and Wizards in crafting your own Weasley Family Clock. The January Craft-Along page has a list of the basic supplies and a link to a tutorial to help you get started on this month's project. A thread in the Leaky Lounge has been set up to tackle any questions you may have. Once you've fin... Read the rest of this post

Sorting for the reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in our Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group forums has been opened over on the Leaky Lounge.  Our Reading Groups offer Lounge members an intimate environment in which in-depth discussions about the Harry Potters novels take place with your fellow group members.  For the Half-Blood Prince reading group, members will travel along with H... Read the rest of this post

Both of our Leaky Lounge based Book Clubs have opened up readings for the month of October.  First, our Harry Potter Book Club is tackling the stories in The Tales of Beedle the Bard.  These five stories will be examined individually and as a whole as those who join in this reading go through these tales together.  Our non-Harry Potter Book Club, Jo's Book Nook, has before it the novel <>Northang... Read the rest of this post

Leaky's Crafty Witches and Wizards have a new feature to bring you today, their Featured Harry Potter Crafter of the Month.  Potter crafter Droxy is the first recipient of this title, for her many and varied contributions to the Harry Potter corner of the crafting world.  Her work, which can be seen right here, ranges from spectacularly detailed Snape, Ollivander, and Bellatrix costumes to high... Read the rest of this post

Jo's Book Nook, our very own non-Harry Potter book club housed on the Leaky Lounge, has opened a new reading for the month of September.  This time around, the Nook will be reading and discussing the first three novels in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by author Michael Scott: The Alchemyst, The Magician, and The Sorceress.  These three thought-provoking and intriguing novel... Read the rest of this post

Our two book clubs are ready to start out the month of July with two new selections for you to read and discuss with your fellow Lounge members.  First, the Jane Austen classic Emma is the next selection in our own non-Harry Potter book club: Jo's Book Nook.  With discussion open to all registered Lounge members, this book club delves into a classic novel, dissecting its characters and story, w... Read the rest of this post

This afternoon, our wonderful Lily and Stag Inn Reading Group Organizers will be hosting a live UStream chat featuring discussion of a number of topics from the first three chapters of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.  Kicking off at 4 p.m. Eastern this afternoon on the PotterCast UStream Channel, this event will bring together all those who wish to discuss this parts of the fifth Har... Read the rest of this post

Jo's Book Nook has opened up the reading of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers over in the Leaky Lounge.  The reading of this J. R. R. Tolkien classic fantasy novel is open to all registered members of the Lounge who wish to take part in a communal reading of a non-Harry Potter book, focusing on the characters, plot, and message of a particular book.  All are welcome, so do not delay in join... Read the rest of this post

Two of our Book Clubs hosted over on the Leaky Lounge forums have opened up readings of two new books starting today.  First up, our Harry Potter Book Club has now started their reading of the forth novel in author J. K. Rowling's series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  Secondly, Jo's Book Nook, home of our Non-Harry Potter book club, has chosen the Charles Dickens classic David Copperfie... Read the rest of this post

The Lily and Stag Inn, hosts of our fun and intimate reading group discussions of the Harry Potter books, has opened up sorting for their upcoming reading of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  Located in the Leaky Lounge, our Harry Potter reading group offers its members a unique, family-like environment where small groups can discuss all aspects of a particular Harry Potter book, and discov... Read the rest of this post

Our Contest Crew has opened up their latest contest which asks you to design a portrait for a Chocolate Frog Collectible Card of Neville Longbottom.  To enter this contest, please design a Chocolate Frog Card, complete with original illustration (hand-drawn or computer generated) and a biography in 75-words or less.  An example of a character biography found on a Chocolate Frog Card can be view... Read the rest of this post

The doors of our Non-Harry Potter Book Club have opened once again today for the reading of three novels from the The Chronicles of Narnia series by author C. S. Lewis.  This time around, focus in Jo's Book Nook turns to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle books.  Join in now to take part in discussions of the series, its heros, and an abundance of other topics... Read the rest of this post

It is time for a Jane Austen classic, Sense and Sensibility, to be read in Jo's Book Nook, our non-Harry Potter book club over on the Leaky Lounge forums.  Opening today, our book club is open to all who wish to take part in a discussion, examination, and group reading with their fellow Lounge members.  Many topics regarding the story and the author are set to be featured during this reading, s... Read the rest of this post

The Leaky Lounge, Leaky's very own forum, is turning four years old today, and to celebrate we have for you a weekend-long party full of games, scavenger hunts, and fun.  The Leaky Lounge Birthday Bash and Yule Ball features a mountain of fun and games to participate in with you fellow Lounge members over in the Shrieking Shack, our packed games arcade.  Be sure to join in the fun now, as we al... Read the rest of this post

As it now a new year and a new month, we now bring you the start of the latest Craft-Along Event over on the Leaky Lounge.  This month, our always creative Crafty Witches have come up with a fun and handy event that will have you brushing up on your magical needlework.  Work at your own pace, practicing stitches from a variety of needlework projects along with your fellow crafters for the Janua... Read the rest of this post

The winners of our November Fat Friar Story Contest have been chosen by our Contest Crew and are ready to be announced.  Last month we asked you to pen an original, 600-word story about how the Fat Friar became a ghost at Hogwarts.  After receiving many splendid entries, we now have for you the first place winner who will receive their very own custom made wand from Wizard Wood Wands as a grand... Read the rest of this post

While the gnomes in our muggle gardens may not spring to life, the gnomes at The Burrow surely do and are your starting point for our Garden Gnome Christmas Tree Contest.  In this latest contest, those small creatures with large heads and hard, bony feet from the Harry Potter series are required as a tree topper for the Weasley family Christmas Tree.  To take part in this contest, please design... Read the rest of this post

The winners of our October Harry Potter Halloween Contest have been chosen from many amazing entries and are ready to be announced.  Last month, we asked you to create a costume based on any character from the Harry Potter series.  Our Contest Crew has divided up the winners into three categories based on the type of costume they created:  Inexperienced Handmade, Experienced Handmade, and Comme... Read the rest of this post