After leaving the Crystal Ball festivities, The Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley & the Sugar Quills head off toward the Oklahoma City Yule Ball, dubbed the Mistletoe Masquerade.

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With an abundance of piano and sleigh-bells, The Leaky Cauldron has released a holiday compilation album, Jingle Spells 2. Aptly named, it is the sequel to 2007’s Jingle Spells, their first holiday charity album. All proceeds from the sale of Jingle Spells 2 are going to Book Aid International and the HP Alliance. This album really does have something for everyone. If you are a fan of classic carols, Christmas hymns, or just need some good old fashioned wrock or wrap, you can find it here.

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Earlier, we posted about LeakyCon’s wizard rock event, Wrocking and Wrolling. Today we have information about the other major summer conference, Azkatraz, and their wizard rock event - Wrock around the Rock.

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If you are planning to be at LeakyCon in May, we’ve got some wizard rock news for you. The Leaky Cauldron announced their lineup for the wrock portion of the conference. With your registration for the con, you will have access to these three shows. (more…)

It’s taken us a few weeks, but we’ve finally discovered the meaning behind the mysterious and enchanted pieces delivered to me via owl. We, staff members and site visitors, helped me in figuring out that it was an album. This morning, however, the spell encrypting the puzzle pieces dissolved itself. The colorful “tangerine spaghetti” clips ended up being the album artwork, clearly contributed by Frak Franco, while the screen shots established the album’s track list. It’s taken me a few hours (and several handfuls of owl food) to gather the remaining details.

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