Archive for May, 2005

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May 17, 2005

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May 17, 2005

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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We feel your pain Really we do No one wants to party As much as us with you We’re approaching the end And mean it, we swear So please keep your heads And hang out right there Our comments are open Though our forum is not We had to choose which Way to deal with …read more!

Server Update #2

May 17, 2005

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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We’re sorry guys. Yet again things are taking longer than expected. We’ll update as soon as we know more.

ADMIN: Update: Server #2, the Storgé of Storage, Arrives!

May 17, 2005

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Hi everyone – hang tight, our second server, called Storgé – our own pillar of storage – has arrived and is being installed. Thanks again for your patience.

Magical Role-Playing In Denver This Weekend

May 17, 2005

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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The OPUS Convention in Denver this weekend will feature a series of Harry Potter-themed events organized by the Avistrum Academy, a group that regularly organizes imaginative events where children and adults can “pretend to be students at a fictional school of magic similar to the Hogwarts school depicted in the Harry Potter books”. Their schedule …read more!

Transcript: Prez of Scholastic Publishing on Today’s Today

May 16, 2005

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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President of Scholastic Children Book Publishing Barbara Marcus was on the NBC “Today” show this morning to announce Scholastic’s HBP contest. Click below for the transcript. Note that at the bottom Katie Couric says she might be talking to J.K. Rowling about the book; this seems to be an off-hand comment and not a confirmation …read more!

ADMIN: Episode ?: Revenge of the Punctuation

May 16, 2005

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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We know that there are many sites fandom-wide that have been driving you all mad with the appearance of mysterious “?”s today and last night. It should have been over by now, the mystery solved, the big reveal unveiled. That was our plan, anyway. We didn’t count on turning our server into a very expensive …read more!

JKR.com: Answer to FAQ poll

May 16, 2005

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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BIG, long, huge, spoilery, very thought provoking answer to the FAQ poll RIGHT HERE.

ADMIN: Server Bogged, Downtime

May 16, 2005

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Our new server problems are a result of the culmination of all the wonderful news last week – Ms. Rowling linking to us through the Fan Site Award, and the Harry Potter Publishers and news media linking to her site via the major news regarding contests. As such, our server traffic is off the charts. …read more!

Scotsman: HP Books Instigated Adults Reading Children’s Fiction Trend

May 16, 2005

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The Scotsman reports that a survey by Waterstones shows that there are more adult HP book readers in Edinburgh than in any other British city, and that the HP books have instigated a trend of adults reading children’s fiction, including books like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, and …read more!



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