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General Resources:
www.jkrowling.com
J.K. Rowling’s Official Site is maintained by and for the author. For those of us who can get lost with so many pictures to look at, the Text-Only option for this site is a relief. The sections include News, Rumours, a Rubbish Bin to differentiate between published articles considered 'mouldy' or only 'starting to smell,' F.A.Q.s, Fan Sites, the author’s Biography, Extra Stuff, Wizard of the Month, and Links. This is the place to check on the truth of any story about the author and her books.
www.the-leaky-cauldron.org
The Leaky Cauldron is the next best site to J.K. Rowling’s Official Site (and it also has a text-only option). “Leaky was founded as a method of archiving the great amount of Potter news circulating on the Web” and has taken off dramatically since. J.K. Rowling herself admits to being a great fan of this website. News updates include many just-released pictures for The Goblet of Fire movie and publicized arguments about the turn of events in Book 6. There are many other features including a store. Lots to read, discuss, and see.
www.floo-network.org
The Floo Network is connected to the Leaky Cauldron, Quick Quotes Quill, the Hogwarts Galleries, and the Harry Potter Lexicon.
www.hp-lexicon.org
The Harry Potter Lexicon has many full to exploding categories: Encyclopedia of Potions, A Wizard’s Atlas including maps of Hogwarts, The Bestiary: the creatures of the wizarding world, Encyclopedia of Spells (where the spells are mentioned in the books), the Definitive Directory of Magical Items and Devices, The Sport of Warlocks: The Quidditch Handbook, Magic and Magical Theory ---Wand, Word, and Will: How Magic Works, and so much more.
www.mugglenet.com
Mugglenet was founded in the fall of 1999, has an average of 20 million + hits, and is viewed by fans in 153 countries. Most of the contributing writers appear to be just out of high school, some younger and a few older. This has an excellent list of Harry Potter links, many sites of which are created and run by kids under 18. There are many informative categories including the thorough, and seemingly endless, HP Encyclopedia. Another is the Wall of Shame and includes ridiculous false statements to giggle over like, “JKR said the title to book 7 on her website…”
www.pottersprophecy.com
Potter’s Prophecy – the Lost Prophecy Awakens! is run by teens and includes lots of information and interaction. Find out when is your favorite character’s birthday, explore the levels within the Ministry of Magic, learn about the Death Eaters, and read about Name Meanings, Quidditch, Transportation, and more.
HarrypotterMovies
The official website of Warner Brothers Studio shows trailers of the upcoming Harry Potter movie. Explore the magical world created in the books with the Marauder’s Map. Peek into the Daily Prophet and sign up for a newsletter. There are downloads, games, and a dozen very active message boards. The images are smashing.
www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/
This publisher’s website offers an Author’s section about J.K. Rowling: biography, interviews, and awards. The Books section includes the covers printed differently for the children’s versus adult editions as well as in Britain and the U.S. There are Events, News, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), and a fun Fan section where you can send your own Harry Potter e-card or choose a Howler or an Owler to send to your friends.“YOU SLYTHERIN TOAD RAT!” may be screamed or sent as text.
BACK TO TEEN LINKS
News Sources:
www.hpana.com
“The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator (HPANA) was created to monitor several of the top news sources on the Web and provide near-instant alerts when new information is published.” There is something new to read almost daily, links to the original sources, related stories, and the latest news. Other topic searches include animals, books, companies, fandom, HPANA news and announcements, movies, people, and religion.
www.wizardnews.com
The most complete online source for the latest Harry Potter News and Lord of the Rings News.” There is information about the books, movies, people, rumors, and J.K. Rowling. The blog connected to the Wizard News (www.wizardblog.com) has a helpful search box for archived news within the blog.
www.potterparties.com
An entire website dedicated to helping you find the closest and most convenient Harry Potter parties all over the world. One of many party game suggestions is “Pin the tail on Dudders.”
Interviews with JK Rowling:
www.godricshollow.org
“There are many sites that list interviews that JK Rowling has given to the press. We have searched the internet to find a few of the best sites that list a lot of interviews given by JK Rowling.”
www.quick-quote-quill.org
Quick Quotes Quill considers itself “the largest archive of JKR interviews on the web.” The interviews run from 1997 to the present. The Search box can look for exact phrases and “sound-alike matching” words from date and place specific locations.
www.madamscoop.org
Madam Scoop's Index to J.K. Rowling Interviews includes collections of full-text interviews on the Web, Harry Potter Search Engine, Links, Hoaxes and Rumors, and Galleries. “Madam Scoop has read and/or listened to all 168 interviews, articles, TV specials and chats that J.K. Rowling has done since 1997, and has summarized all Jo's book-related comments for you!” The whole article is linked here so you can read J.K. Rowling’s exact words.
Harry Potter Filks
Harry Potter Filks is an unusual site slightly different from the others. It features “over 2200 filks (i.e., musical parodies) by more than 200 authors from at least five continents, all on Rowling-related themes.” Read the definition of “Filk” on Wikipedia.com. Listen to Harry Potter and the Fab Four or selections from The Young Wizard's Songbook.
noblecollection.com
The Noble Collection is in the business of selling Harry Potter items from the movies. There are classy replicas of Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Professor Snape, and Draco Malfoy’s wands. Fawkes the Phoenix is even for sale. Other fantasy purchases are available at this online store.
www.wizardspell.net
WizardSpell has good general information as well as a nice selection of Harry Potter cartoons and comic strips for all ages.
BACK TO TEEN LINKS
Blogs
www.marysia.com
Harry Potter Canon Characterization Guide for the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. The characters are listed in alphabetical order and in order of appearance by chapter (ex. Dursley, Petunia - Harry's aunt, thin, blonde, long neck, nosey). When you click on the hyperlinked names there are pages of information about that character in the other books too.The Hagrid Dictionary includes word translations (ex. blabbing = rabbitin).
The Grim index
On this “Grim” website, join discussion forums. Spend time in the Hogwarts Entrance Hall, Hogsmeade, or risk travel into Knockturn Alley.
www.sectumsempra.tk
Sectumsempra website is a very serious home of theories and queries about the secrets let out in earlier books to foreshadow what will end the series.Some postings are broken down by character.Where do Percy Weasley’s loyalties lie? Are there any clues to the Horcruxes locations? Very insightful ideas.
Compiled by Helena Richardson 8/05
www.jkrowling.com
J.K. Rowling’s Official Site is maintained by and for the author. For those of us who can get lost with so many pictures to look at, the Text-Only option for this site is a relief. The sections include News, Rumours, a Rubbish Bin to differentiate between published articles considered 'mouldy' or only 'starting to smell,' F.A.Q.s, Fan Sites, the author’s Biography, Extra Stuff, Wizard of the Month, and Links. This is the place to check on the truth of any story about the author and her books.
www.the-leaky-cauldron.org
The Leaky Cauldron is the next best site to J.K. Rowling’s Official Site (and it also has a text-only option). “Leaky was founded as a method of archiving the great amount of Potter news circulating on the Web” and has taken off dramatically since. J.K. Rowling herself admits to being a great fan of this website. News updates include many just-released pictures for The Goblet of Fire movie and publicized arguments about the turn of events in Book 6. There are many other features including a store. Lots to read, discuss, and see.
www.floo-network.org
The Floo Network is connected to the Leaky Cauldron, Quick Quotes Quill, the Hogwarts Galleries, and the Harry Potter Lexicon.
www.hp-lexicon.org
The Harry Potter Lexicon has many full to exploding categories: Encyclopedia of Potions, A Wizard’s Atlas including maps of Hogwarts, The Bestiary: the creatures of the wizarding world, Encyclopedia of Spells (where the spells are mentioned in the books), the Definitive Directory of Magical Items and Devices, The Sport of Warlocks: The Quidditch Handbook, Magic and Magical Theory ---Wand, Word, and Will: How Magic Works, and so much more.
www.mugglenet.com
Mugglenet was founded in the fall of 1999, has an average of 20 million + hits, and is viewed by fans in 153 countries. Most of the contributing writers appear to be just out of high school, some younger and a few older. This has an excellent list of Harry Potter links, many sites of which are created and run by kids under 18. There are many informative categories including the thorough, and seemingly endless, HP Encyclopedia. Another is the Wall of Shame and includes ridiculous false statements to giggle over like, “JKR said the title to book 7 on her website…”
www.pottersprophecy.com
Potter’s Prophecy – the Lost Prophecy Awakens! is run by teens and includes lots of information and interaction. Find out when is your favorite character’s birthday, explore the levels within the Ministry of Magic, learn about the Death Eaters, and read about Name Meanings, Quidditch, Transportation, and more.
HarrypotterMovies
The official website of Warner Brothers Studio shows trailers of the upcoming Harry Potter movie. Explore the magical world created in the books with the Marauder’s Map. Peek into the Daily Prophet and sign up for a newsletter. There are downloads, games, and a dozen very active message boards. The images are smashing.
www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/
This publisher’s website offers an Author’s section about J.K. Rowling: biography, interviews, and awards. The Books section includes the covers printed differently for the children’s versus adult editions as well as in Britain and the U.S. There are Events, News, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), and a fun Fan section where you can send your own Harry Potter e-card or choose a Howler or an Owler to send to your friends.“YOU SLYTHERIN TOAD RAT!” may be screamed or sent as text.
BACK TO TEEN LINKS
News Sources:
www.hpana.com
“The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator (HPANA) was created to monitor several of the top news sources on the Web and provide near-instant alerts when new information is published.” There is something new to read almost daily, links to the original sources, related stories, and the latest news. Other topic searches include animals, books, companies, fandom, HPANA news and announcements, movies, people, and religion.
www.wizardnews.com
The most complete online source for the latest Harry Potter News and Lord of the Rings News.” There is information about the books, movies, people, rumors, and J.K. Rowling. The blog connected to the Wizard News (www.wizardblog.com) has a helpful search box for archived news within the blog.
www.potterparties.com
An entire website dedicated to helping you find the closest and most convenient Harry Potter parties all over the world. One of many party game suggestions is “Pin the tail on Dudders.”
Interviews with JK Rowling:
www.godricshollow.org
“There are many sites that list interviews that JK Rowling has given to the press. We have searched the internet to find a few of the best sites that list a lot of interviews given by JK Rowling.”
www.quick-quote-quill.org
Quick Quotes Quill considers itself “the largest archive of JKR interviews on the web.” The interviews run from 1997 to the present. The Search box can look for exact phrases and “sound-alike matching” words from date and place specific locations.
www.madamscoop.org
Madam Scoop's Index to J.K. Rowling Interviews includes collections of full-text interviews on the Web, Harry Potter Search Engine, Links, Hoaxes and Rumors, and Galleries. “Madam Scoop has read and/or listened to all 168 interviews, articles, TV specials and chats that J.K. Rowling has done since 1997, and has summarized all Jo's book-related comments for you!” The whole article is linked here so you can read J.K. Rowling’s exact words.
Harry Potter Filks
Harry Potter Filks is an unusual site slightly different from the others. It features “over 2200 filks (i.e., musical parodies) by more than 200 authors from at least five continents, all on Rowling-related themes.” Read the definition of “Filk” on Wikipedia.com. Listen to Harry Potter and the Fab Four or selections from The Young Wizard's Songbook.
noblecollection.com
The Noble Collection is in the business of selling Harry Potter items from the movies. There are classy replicas of Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Professor Snape, and Draco Malfoy’s wands. Fawkes the Phoenix is even for sale. Other fantasy purchases are available at this online store.
www.wizardspell.net
WizardSpell has good general information as well as a nice selection of Harry Potter cartoons and comic strips for all ages.
BACK TO TEEN LINKS
Blogs
www.marysia.com
Harry Potter Canon Characterization Guide for the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. The characters are listed in alphabetical order and in order of appearance by chapter (ex. Dursley, Petunia - Harry's aunt, thin, blonde, long neck, nosey). When you click on the hyperlinked names there are pages of information about that character in the other books too.The Hagrid Dictionary includes word translations (ex. blabbing = rabbitin).
The Grim index
On this “Grim” website, join discussion forums. Spend time in the Hogwarts Entrance Hall, Hogsmeade, or risk travel into Knockturn Alley.
www.sectumsempra.tk
Sectumsempra website is a very serious home of theories and queries about the secrets let out in earlier books to foreshadow what will end the series.Some postings are broken down by character.Where do Percy Weasley’s loyalties lie? Are there any clues to the Horcruxes locations? Very insightful ideas.
Compiled by Helena Richardson 8/05