GEANIUS ESQUIRE OF YORKSHIRE III

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/25/happy-christmas-everyone

From our Leaky family to yours, as we had into Leaky's 10th year online, we hope you have the most wonderful and blessed of holidays!

Hey, merry Christmas from Vancouver!



This is a bit disingenuous, it's been unseasonably dry and mild in Vancouver this last week, but I'm sure it will be dark and wet again in no time.

Has everyone seen A Year Without Santa Claus? I think that it maybe didn't make it on TV up in Canada when I was a kid, I didn't see it until a few years ago,


So I've opted out of Christmas this year (I'm having kind of A Year Without Santa Claus myself, hur hur) and it is a real relief. I'm staying in Vancouver by myself and I'm away from my family for the first year ever. On Christmas Eve I made myself a lil' chicken and went alone to a bar. On Christmas morning I'm eating eggs with back bacon and playing videogames.

Hope things are going nice for you guys this holiday season!

http://www.cartoonlabs.com/comics/index.php?date=2009-12-25&show=sinfest

Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

http://xkcd.com/680/

A very happy holiday to all whom celebrate the festive December 25. And a Happy Friday to all else.

http://robotmonsterghost.com/christmas/09/

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/24/pottercast-211-never-be-afraid-to-squee

  PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast,
has its holiday episode online, just in time for Christmas.  Our 211th episode starts off with the latest in Potter news, including a preview of the One Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe book from photographer Tim Hailand, a teaser of the Harry Potter LEGO game, a report from the Economist on the economy of the Harry Potter series, the many end of the y...

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/24/winners-of-arthurs-perfect-gift-contest-announced

(Hi guys, Melissa here: Just a quick note that we hope you'll join us in welcoming Rosi Halse, our newest News Editor, as she makes her first post on Leaky. Rosi is a longtime Leaky reader, prominent vlogger, university student and longtime Harry Potter fan. We are thrilled to have her and hope you are too. Welcome, Rosi!)This month, our Contest Crew asked you to describe the perfect Christmas ...

I love this gif and now finally I have a reason to use it! :D



MERRY CHRISTMAS, LJ-FRIENDS!
I HOPE YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON WILL BE MERRY AND BRIGHT
AND FULL OF HOBO SANTAS AND HOBO ELVES!

( EVERYBODY'S ICON REQUESTS UNDER HERE! )

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/24/dangerous-wands-there-are-some-things-you-cant-fix-with-a-reparo-charm

So many of you e-mailed this we had to post what is undoubtedly one of the funniest HP parodies in an age: Hermione Granger does good in the wizarding 'hood!See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

(Parents: There is one PG-13-level word in here and it starts with B. Happy holidays!)

http://www.cartoonlabs.com/comics/index.php?date=2009-12-24&show=sinfest

Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/23/harry-potter-novels-make-usa-today-list-of-top-books-of-the-2000s

Novels from the Harry Potter series by author J. K. Rowling have been included in six of the ten spots on USA Today's list of the Top Ten Books of the 2000s.  Miss Rowling's novels placed along side the popular Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer and the Dan Brown novel The Da Vinci Code on this list.  The paper notes:Human readers made it a big decade for novels about wizards, vampires and a Ha...

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/23/new-photos-from-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-construction-at-universal-orlando

There are a series of new construction photos from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios, Orlando from Orlando United and OrlandoParkNews online today.  First, Orlando United has a series of high res shots showcasing up close views of the many towers, turrets, and buildings that comprise the Hogwarts castle; the fine details of the rock and surface structures; and ...

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/23/looking-for-a-few-good-programmers

Hello all! Leaky is looking for some help in the programming department. If you'd like to build your portfolio with work on a major web site, and especially if you have experience with or would like to learn Ruby on Rails, please contact us at jobs@leakynews.com. Thank you very much!

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/23/december-issue-of-the-quibbler-now-online

Just in time for the holidays, an early present has arrived in the form of the December issue of The Quibbler, Leaky's publication that contains "all the news you won't find anywhere else."  This issue is packed with news regarding the plight of Christmas Elves around the globe.  An investigative report explores the current situation over these most magical holiday creatures, and discusses the ...

http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=515

Seasons Greetings from all of us here A Softer World. We've had quite the year, haven't we? It's been a bit of a roller coaster. But there were peaks as well as valleys. For every unwanted pregnancy there was a fortuitous tumble down the stairs, and for every human trafficking police sting operation there was an incompetent handling of the evidence! Another year has come and gone, and neither of us have ruined our lives yet. We hope you're full of high proof cheer

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Sinfest
Tatsuya Ishida

http://xkcd.com/679/

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/22/telegraph-j-k-rowling-bestselling-author-of-the-decade

The Telegraph has ranked Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling in the number one spot of their list compiling the top 100 bestselling authors of the decade.  With over twenty-nine million copies sold, Miss Rowling's novels beat out books by such other authors as Dan Brown, John Grisham, J. R. R. Tolkien, William Shakespeare, and Frank McCourt.  According to the paper, sales figures the Harry Potter...

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/22/reading-of-how-to-succeed-in-business-with-dan-radcliffe-takes-place-in-nyc

BroadwayWorld.com has a report online from a private reading of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," featuring actor Dan Radclliffe (Harry Potter) in New York yesterday.  As readers will recall, rumors first surfaced of Mr. Radcliffe's involvement in this reading via a report in Variety Magazine last October.  Today, the report, available to read here, goes through the audience m...

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/12/22/emma-watson-launches-official-christmas-site

Emma Watson has just launched a Christmas microsite, where she has recorded a video message for her fans where she discusses being back on set after returning from her first semester at Brown University. She has also included new pictures, links to music she'll be listening this holiday season, and message area where you can say hello to the Potter star. Enjoy!