Now with the anticipation of the final Harry Potter book arriving into stores, fans are celebrating this time with nostalgia, with some even regarding these “Harry Potter years” as among some of the best. Ten years ago, upon the release of Rowling’s first book, websites were constructed, however primitive, as a means of keeping up with the latest Harry Potter news and gossip.
Sites like www.mugglenet.com and http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org have been active due to the wide fan base. But now with the increased technology, the Internet has exploded with Harry Potter blogs as well as other various news sites, with many using audio and video interaction. Even Rowling herself has been known to check these sites on occasion, often skimming for facts, as well as granting the occasional interview.
Many have compared the Potter phenomenon with that of Star Trek and Star Wars, the only difference being that Potter fans tend to be in their teens or early twenties, while those devoted Star Trek and Star Wars fans are older.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is Rowling’s seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, and it is scheduled to release on July 21 of this year. So what will fans be doing once they know how Harry’s last year at Hogwarts will end? Blogging about it, of course.
USA
Your Talkback on this Story