Melissa Anelli was born on December 27,1979 and is an American author and webmistress.
16 Facts About Melissa Anelli
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Melissa Anelli is the author of Harry, A History, which chronicles the Harry Potter phenomenon.
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Melissa Anelli is one of three hosts of the Leaky Cauldron's official podcast PotterCast, which talks about various aspects of the Harry Potter books, movies, video games and more.
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Melissa Anelli was born in Brooklyn and raised on Staten Island, New York.
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Melissa Anelli is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she served as an editor for The Hoya.
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Melissa Anelli became fascinated with the Harry Potter books in 2000, and active in Harry Potter fandom the following summer, shortly before the September 11 attacks in the United States.
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Melissa Anelli says she was drawn into the series by its underlying message of tolerance and love, which she believes was especially needed as the United States geared for war.
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In 2001, Melissa Anelli joined the all-volunteer staff of The Leaky Cauldron, a relatively new web site devoted to the Harry Potter universe.
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On her own initiative, Melissa Anelli began contacting individuals at Warner Bros.
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Melissa Anelli organized a campaign to have fans combine their money to purchase the card.
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At one point, Spartz referred to fans who believed that characters Harry Potter and Hermione Granger would become a couple as "delusional", and Melissa Anelli and Rowling laughed.
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Melissa Anelli serves as a host of PotterCast, a Harry Potter-centered podcast sponsored by The Leaky Cauldron.
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In 2008, Melissa Anelli began receiving threatening messages from Jessica Elizabeth Parker, a resident of New Zealand, whom she had banned from commenting at The Leaky Cauldron for offensive behavior.
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Melissa Anelli initially found it difficult to take legal action against Parker because she was a resident of a different country, and because cyberstalking laws were in a nascent stage, but in 2011, with the help of the FBI and Interpol, Parker was arrested in New Zealand for criminal harassment.
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In 2001, Melissa Anelli began working at MTV Networks' Pages Online, a magazine for the entertainment industry.
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Melissa Anelli is a freelance journalist based in New York City.