MuggleNet is the Internet's oldest and largest Harry Potter and Wizarding World fansite.
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24 Facts About MuggleNet
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Originally owned by founder Emerson Spartz, MuggleNet became an independently-owned and operated brand in early 2020 and, according to its Twitter bio, has been women-led since 2017.
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MuggleNet once benefitted from friendly relations with JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, and the producers of the films.
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MuggleNet has praised MuggleNet on her website and awarded it her Fan Site Award.
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Universal has extended invitations to MuggleNet to attend the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood in addition to the opening of Diagon Alley and Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort.
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MuggleNet Interactive was a website spin-off of MuggleNet.
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On November 14,2004, MuggleNet opened its fan fiction subsite, MuggleNet Fan Fiction, following in the footsteps of other Potter-specific fan fiction sites.
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The reception from MuggleNet's audience was great, so the team expanded the shows with a wealth of new cohosts and content.
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On December 20,2015, MuggleNet premiered SpeakBeasty, a podcast entirely dedicated to the Fantastic Beasts film series.
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MuggleNet Academia was a podcast hosted and produced by former MuggleNet managing editor Keith Hawk and the Hogwarts Professor, John Granger, revolving around a particular aspect of literature found within the Harry Potter book series.
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However, MuggleNet Academia created an entire show dedicated to one theoretical discussion topic as opposed to just a segment.
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In January 2017, MuggleNet Academia was discontinued following Hawk's departure from the site.
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In 2006, in advance of the arrival of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, five MuggleNet staff members coauthored the reference book What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Falls in Love, and How Will the Adventure Finally End, which was a published collection of unofficial fan predictions.
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In June 2020, MuggleNet published The Unofficial Harry Potter Character Compendium: MuggleNet's Ultimate Guide to Who's Who in the Wizarding World.
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In November 2020, MuggleNet celebrated the publication of Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts's Renowned Headmaster, the third edition of Irvin Khaytman's book The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
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On Saturday, MuggleNet hosted an in-person component of its MuggleNet 20th Anniversary Virtual 20K run.
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Saturday evening, MuggleNet hosted a dance party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square.
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MuggleNet has collaborated with several organizations over the years to raise awareness as well as funds to support causes and social justice.
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In July 2018, MuggleNet ran a campaign in honor of JK Rowling and Harry Potter's shared birthday called Thank You for the Magic.
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In July 2021, MuggleNet cohosted SKREWTs, a live trivia contest in partnership with the YouTube channel SuperCarlinBrothers, in benefit of the It Gets Better Project.
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MuggleNet was featured on an episode of UK game show The Chase on January 14,2014.
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MuggleNet was featured in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle on March 12,2015.
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MuggleNet was featured in the New York Times crossword puzzle on May 1,2019.
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