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About UsThis is the page where you can learn a bit about the people who run this website, including Emerson the webmaster and all of his pawns! Translators | Site Statistics | Press Recognition Emerson Spartz
Position: Founder/Owner/WebmasterAge: 21 (Birthday: February 17th) Location: Indiana, near Chicago Email: Use the feedback form Favorite Bands: Yellowcard, The Starting Line, Linkin Park, The Academy Is..., Panic! At the Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Something Corporate, Green Day, and Fall Out Boy Favorite Movies: Caddyshack, Austin Powers (I and II), Star Wars (all) and It's a Wonderful Life Favorite T.V. Shows: The Simpsons, Family Guy, West Wing, Daily Show Favorite Food: McDonalds' Sausage McMuffin w/Egg and I am a cereal addict A Little About Me: MuggleNet was born a month after I began homeschooling as a 12-year-old in the fall of 1999. I had too much time on my hands and I thought it would be fun to make a website. I had no idea what I was getting in to. Leaving aside the details of my abnormal obsession with the boy wizard, I love to read and I have played every sport competitively at some point in my life; notably, paintball, golf, tennis, basketball and baseball. I have wonderful, supportive parents and two brothers - a 17-year-old (scroll down this page) and a 7-year-old that I absolutely adore. I'm now a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame and I bleed blue and gold! I also enjoy losing to Ben in ping pong, and a nice pair of slacks. By the way, if you email me and don't get a response back, please don't take it personally. My typing monkeys have been threatening to strike, and my inbox is a disaster area.
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Jamie Lawrence
Age: 20 (Birthday: December 7th)Location: Suffolk, England Email: jamie at staff dot mugglenet dot com Favorite Movies: Children of Men, Fight Club, High Fidelity, Withnail and I, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, The Green Mile Favorite TV Shows: Prison Break, Have I Got News For You, Queer as Folk, Punk'd Favorite Bands/Music: Queen, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Bee Gees, Bob Dylan, Tenacious D, Kelly Clarkson, REM, Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Breaking Benjamin, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Dashboard Confessional, Our Lady Peace, Ocean Colour Scene A Little About Me: I got my job here at MuggleNet back in January 2003 and have enjoyed every minute of it! I suppose you could say I was a fan of the Harry Potter books from the start; my teacher read us the first book and the rest, as they say, is history. (I could have launched into a carefully concocted monologue about how my love for the books has grown, but let's face it.. if I didn't love them I wouldn't be working here now, would I?) Aside from being a regular on MuggleNet's weekly radio show, MuggleCast, I do a variety of jobs around the site and also spend time travelling the UK to various Harry Potter related events to cover them for the site. Aside from Harry Potter, I enjoy playing badminton and table-tennis, reading classical literature, writing and going to the theatre. I'm currently a sophomore at the University of Durham studying Political Science. Andrew Sims Email: Feedback Form Online: Facebook | MySpace | Twitter Favorite Movies: U23D, Sweeney Todd, Enchanted, Hairspray, Anchorman, Austin Powers, all Jurassic Parks, Fahrenheit 9/11, Harry Potter, BORAT, Casino Royale, Superbad, All Pixar Films, Fight Club, Man of the Year, Transformers Favorite TV Shows: FAMILY GUY, SOUTH PARK, Price is Right (even with Drew Carey), Letterman, Conan, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Dirty Jobs, Cash Cab Favorite Bands: Springsteen, U2, Zeppelin, Guns 'N Roses, Beatles, Kansas, Queen, Billy Joel, Elton John, everything classic rock A Little About Me: I'm entering my senior year at Shawnee High School, located in sunny South Jersey. This means I'm supposed to be preparing for college and all that. However, I find myself being distracted by Harry Potter. MuggleCast keeps me busy on a weekly basis, MuggleNet's news keeps me busy on a daily basis, and managing the site and its staff keeps me busy on an hourly basis. Strangely similar to Jamie's story, I too learned about Harry Potter when my teacher read Sorcerer's Stone to my class. Soon after we finished reading it, I went to the local book store with a friend to pick up a new book to enjoy. To my huge surprise, RIGHT at the front of the book store was the "Newly Released" Chamber of Secrets. I purchased the book and began reading it with a friend during our millionth sleepover. It is nice to reminisce about how I first heard of the book. Thanks, Mrs. Wilson! Ciaran Age: 18 Location: Ireland Email: Use the feedback form AIM: mnciaran MSN: mnciaran@hotmail.com Favorite Food: Pizza, Chinese, cereal... Favorite Music: The Kooks, Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Arctic Monkeys, Razorlight, The Killers, Hard-Fi Favorite TV Shows: None at the moment Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows A Little About Me: I started reading Harry Potter when I was ten and instantly became a fan. Soon after that I discovered MuggleNet and it wasn't long before I began working here early in 2005. I still thoroughly enjoy the job which helps curb my crazy obsession with the books (which I've read The hightlight of my Potter, um, "journey" was meeting the author of the series, Joanne Rowling. Jo - as she's known to her friends, family, and fans - generously (huge understatement) invited me to London this past summer for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (see picture inset). Meeting the woman I've idolised for almost a decade was without a doubt one of the most incredible experiences of my life. If you're reading this, Jo, thanks again!
MuggleNet has also provided some other great perks, all of which paled enormously in comparison to meeting
But, there's (a little) more to me than Harry Potter. I love music and (can) play five instruments. I also enjoy sport, particularly tennis, swimming, and sailing. Rachel Godoy
Age: 21 (Birthday: December 20th)Location: California Email: Rachel at staff dot mugglenet dot com Favorite Movies: Shaun of the Dead, Green Street Hooligans, Fight Club Favorite TV Show: Six Feet Under Favorite Bands: Interpol, The Sex Pistols, Alexisonfire, The Pixies, most good rock music basically. A Little About Me: I've been around MuggleNet three years now - amazing, huh? Working here on the site has enabled me to meet other Harry Potter devotees, and it's great knowing you're part of this immense fandom. My staff email continues to be a disaster area so I apologize at my lack of organization and laziness to get my email sorted. I'm sure I'll get around to it - one day. Aside from my life here on MuggleNet, I am just your average adolescent, attending University, reading, writing, and watching the English Premier (soccer). It's been a great time here at MuggleNet, and it continues to be great - which is the main reason why I still hang around here! Staff Members
When I’m not busy working on the site or studying I love spending time with my family and friends. Music is quite significant in my life; I enjoy playing the keyboard and listening to music from bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Lost Prophets, The All-American Rejects, Arctic Monkeys, Linkin Park and Yellowcard, to name just a few. Just as significant is watching some of my favourite TV shows, which includes 24, Lost, Prison Break, My Family, The Simpson’s and Little Britain. I also share Rachel’s obsession for football.
Rosey I consider myself a fan just like everyone else. I enjoy wizard rock, fan fiction, and Harry Potter Facebook groups. Throughout my time in this fandom I have met so many amazing people, including those through the MuggleCast fan forums and the vultures (gak!), whom I all love dearly. Harry Potter aside, I am a senior in high school, with a hope to major in either aeronautics engineering or medicine in college. I enjoy baseball, football, music (such as Kill Hannah, Keane, and The Remus Lupins), math, TV (Eureka, Psych, 24, Mythbusters, Law and Order: SVU), reading, and believe it or not, I still enjoy Pokemon!
In my spare time I like to read books such as Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and anything written by Malorie Blackman. The last thing I read was Wicked by Gregory Maguire (I love the musical at the moment) and I'm pretty sure he's going to become one of my favourite authors once I've read more of his work. On my iPod there's a lot of Bloc Party, Panic at the Disco, Death Cab for Cutie, Imogen Heap and musicals like Rent and Wicked. Oh and MuggleCast, of course. I also play piano, clarinet and guitar. In school I have theories about everything and anything, and I tend to find myself trying to persuade my friends that Ron is not going to die in the 7th book ;-)
Eric Scull Originally from Reading, Pennsylvania, USA I completed my first year of tertiary study at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and have returned to the States hoping to continue my college education where I reside currently in Chicago, IL. No time difference has kept me from my work here on MuggleNet, and the most rewarding bits of it are the responses from fans who enjoy the content and discussions we work to provide. Recent updates have included the emergence of the Caption Contest v2.0, which allows for even MORE user interactivity. Check it out!
Laura Thompson
Dylan Spartz
Position: Graphics DesignerAge: 18(Birthday: December 15th) AIM: dylnhp Email: dylan at staff dot mugglenet dot com A Little About Me: I'm MuggleNet's resident photoshop wizard - I do all the graphics and image work for the site. How did I get this coveted position? I'm just that good. On a completely unrelated note, I'm Emerson's brother. So I also get to tag along at the movie premieres and press events he goes to. Michael Writhe Kat
Sara Age: 27 (Birthday: March 14) Location: Biloxi, MS Contact: sara at staff dot mugglenet dot com, via Twitter Sections maintained: Editorials, The U-Bend, The Magic Quill, The Burrow, The Book Trolley, whatever else falls underneath the label "editorials" A Little About Me: I was one of two very lucky Harry Potter/MuggleNet fans chosen in September 2004 to help keep up with the growing number of editorials sent to the site each day. A fan of the series since GoF, my obsession had progressed so much by then that I needed a creative outlet before I blew up like Aunt Marge. So, here I am, grateful for the chance to live and breathe HP and MN, and to meet countless people whose sometimes profound, sometimes wacky ideas have kept me entertained for (gasp!) years now. In my real life, I work as a page designer and copy editor for a daily newspaper and hope to escape the trenches of journalism one day for a cushy consulting gig I can do in my pajamas from home. Amy
Age: 30 (Birthday: June 24)Location: Vancouver, WA E-mail: amy at staff dot mugglenet dot com Sections maintained: Editorials, The Burrow, The Book Trolley (sometimes) A Little About Me: My Potter obsession started when a very good friend of mine was reading GoF and couldn't put it down when she was hanging out at my place. She offered to read some aloud and it was the Triwizard Tournament, the first task. I was instantly captured and ran out the next day to get book one. Well - I read it in a day and a half and the rest is history. In my real life, I've been very happily (if you can believe it) married for just over ten years now, and have a nine-year-old daughter. I homeschool my little girl and we have tons of fun every day (she's reading HBP right now). I haven't actually realized that I'm not 20 anymore and people always think I look like it or younger. My geekiness is growing as I age though, and since joining the MN team in January of 2007, I've discovered all kinds of new outlets for my inner geek. I've been educated in all things geek by a great friend (who may or may not be on staff as well). (Edit: I am! -Sara) A few facts about MuggleNet
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