If you had the chance to share in the first reading experience of the next Harry Potter generation, would you take it? What would you say to someone picking up a Harry Potter book for the first time? Would you let them know exactly how the magic of the wizarding world touched your life? This is exactly what thousands of fans around the world have been doing with the Potter It Forward campaign.
The movement encourages fans to share messages of love, friendship, or bravery with the next generation of Harry Potter readers by tucking a note into the pages of a bookstore or library copy of the boy wizard’s adventures. Fans have been posting pictures of their notes on social media, using the hashtag #PotterItForward. With encouraging and heartfelt messages coming from all around the globe, the first Potter generation is passing on a little bit of the magic that we all felt the first time we read Harry Potter.
Here’s to hoping the next generation discovers that same magic during their own journey through the pages that contributed so heavily to the lives of those who came before them.
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#PotterItForward in the Press
- 4 Your Excitement | September 22, 2015 | "Always: Harry Potter Fans Share Messages in Copies of Books with #PotterItForward"
- 9News | September 20, 2015 | "‘#PotterItForward’: Harry Potter lovers launch global campaign to inspire next generation of fans"
- B92 | September 21, 2015 | "Tajne Poruke u Hari Poter Knjigama"
- Brit + Co | September 21, 2015 | "You’ll Love the Way Adult Harry Potter Fans Are Spreading Love of the Series"
- Business Insider (Australia) | September 22, 2015 | "Harry Potter fans are leaving secret messages in books around the world"
- Bustle | September 18, 2015 | "People Are Leaving Anonymous Notes in Harry Potter Books"
- BuzzFeed | September 22, 2015 | "'Harry Potter' Fans Are Paying It Forward And Leaving Heartfelt Notes for Future Readers"
- BuzzFeed (Community Post) | September 28, 2015 | "39 Mensajes Secretos De #PotterItForward Que Te Harán Creer En La Magia"
- Celebrity Cafe | September 21, 2015 | "The First Generation of ‘Harry Potter’ Readers Is Doing Something Very Magical"
- College Candy | September 21, 2015 | "#PotterItForward to Future 'Harry Potter' Fans with These Awesome Notes"
- Comicbook.com | September 24, 2015 |"Harry Potter Fans Are Leaving Notes in Books for Future Readers"
- Cultura Colectiva | September 21, 2015 | "#PotterItForward, el movimiento de Harry Potter para inspirar a nuevas generaciones"
- Daily Mail | September 22, 2015 | "Harry Potter Fans Are Hiding Heartfelt, Inspiring Notes in J.K. Rowling's Books for New Readers to Find"
- Digital Spy | September 21, 2015 |"Harry Potter fans are sharing the impact it had on their lives with #PotterItForward"
- Elite Daily | September 21, 2015 | "People Are Leaving Messages for Future Readers in ‘Harry Potter’ Books"
- Europe Newsweek | September 21, 2015 | "Harry Potter Fans Hide Inspirational Notes Inside Copies of the Book"
- Hello Giggles | September 21, 2015 | "PotterItForward: Harry Potter fans are giving first-time readers the best gift ever"
- Het Laatste Nieuws | September 21, 2015 | "Hoe Harry Potterfans de wereld (een beetje) redden"
- Hypable | September 21, 2015 | "#PotterItForward movement asks fans to leave secret notes for new generation of readers"
- Independent IE | September 20, 2015 | "#PotterItForward: Harry Potter fans leave inspiring notes in books for future readers to find"
- Independent UK | September 19, 2015 | "Harry Potter fans leave notes describing the impact the books had on them for future readers"
- Inilah | September 21, 2015 | "Fans Tulis Catatan Rahasia di Buku Harry Potter"
- Inquisitr | September 20, 2015 | "‘Harry Potter’ Fans Pay It Forward to a New Generation of Readers with #PotterItForward"
- Irish Mirror | September 21, 2015 | "Harry Potter fans are leaving secret notes in JK Rowling's books - and this is why"
- Le Soir | September 20, 2015 |"De mystérieuses notes laissées dans les livres Harry Potter"
- The Mary Sue | September 21, 2015 | "Fans Are Leaving Heartfelt Notes in Harry Potter Books"
- Mashable | September 21, 2015 | "Harry Potter fans are welcoming the next generation of readers with hidden messages"
- Mashable via Snapchat | November 21, 2015 | View here
- Mental Floss | September 22, 2015 | "Harry Potter Fans Welcome New Readers with #PotterItForward"
- Metro | September 22, 2015 | "Geek Girl in Hollywood: On the inspirational nature of #PotterItForward"
- Metro UK | September 20, 2015 | "This is why Harry Potter fans are leaving secret notes in JK Rowling’s books"
- MTV | September 20, 2015 | "The First Generation of ‘Harry Potter’ Readers Is Doing Something Very Magical for the New Generation"
- News Monkey | September 21, 2015 | "Harry Potter-fans hebben de boeken nog magischer gemaakt voor nieuwe, jonge lezers"
- Now Magazine (UK) | September 21, 2015 | "‘Harry Potter saved me during my darkest hours’: #PotterItForward sees fans share what books mean to them"
- Pedestrian | September 20, 2015 | "Harry Potter Fans Are Leaving Secret #PotterItForward Notes in the Books"
- Pop Sugar | September 26, 2015 | "Harry Potter Fans Are Hiding Notes in Books for a Beautiful Reason"
- Refinery 29 | September 21, 2015 | "The Inspiring Way Harry Potter Fans Are Paying It Forward"
- Scholastic | September 25, 2015 | "In Our Feeds: #PotterItForward, the first-ever Hemingway-centric exhibit, and the 411 on the invisibility cloak"
- Seventeen Magazine | September 21, 2015 | "People Are Leaving Touching Notes in "Harry Potter" Books for the Next Generation of Readers"
- She Knows | September 22, 2015 | "Harry Potter fans are making us believe in magic with this cool new trend"
- Smithsonian | September 23, 2015 | "People are Leaving Secret Letters to Fellow Fans in Harry Potter Books"
- Tech Insider | September 21, 2015 | "Harry Potter fans are leaving secret messages in books around the world"
- Toronto Star | September 21, 2015 | "Harry Potter Fans Leave Notes for First-Time Readers"
- UPROXX | September 21, 2015 | "Why Are ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Leaving Secret Notes for Future Readers?"
- Zimbio | September 18, 2015 | "Here's Why People Are Leaving Notes in 'Harry Potter' Books"