MuggleNet is the world’s #1 Harry Potter website! As a result, it has received a considerable amount of press attention over the years, especially during peak Potter periods – book and movie releases. Below you can find an archive of press articles in which MuggleNet was mentioned. Unfortunately, it is not complete; we have been recognized several other times by a number of media outlets but haven’t managed to keep a record of them.
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"Hogwarts Legacy Can't Cast Aside Debate of J.K. Rowling" - By Julia Jacobs | New York Times | February 9, 2023
"Hogwarts Legacy: Why are people boycotting one of the biggest games of the year?" - By Tom Acres | Sky News | February 10, 2023
"J.K. Rowling trans row unlikely to derail Hogwarts Legacy video game that lets Harry Potter fans explore wizarding school" - By dpa | South China Morning News | February 11, 2023
"10 Harry Potter Memes That Perfectly Sum Up Hermione's and Ron's Relationship" - By Ashvaria Rai | CBR post | April 12, 2023
"Harry Potter: 10 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up Wormtail As A Character" - By Ashvaria Rai | ScreenRant | November 1, 2022
"Harry Potter: 10 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up Percy Weasley As A Character" - By Ashvaria Rai | ScreenRant | October 23, 2022
"'Draco Malfoy' thanks J.K Rowling: There is still a human touch in the Snake House!" | QQ News | October 14, 2022
"Harry Potter: 10 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up Harry & Dumbledore’s Relationship" - By Ashvaria Rai | ScreenRant | October 5, 2022
"Harry Potter: 10 Memes That Sum Up The Triwizard Tournament" - By Sean Bassett | ScreenRant | September 15, 2022
"How did political correctness become a weapon of Killing Keyboard Man?" | Redian News | August 21, 2022
"Harry Potter 25 years old: In the twilight of J.K. Rowling, an idol that bewitched millions?" - By Carlos Restrepo | El Tiempo | July 3, 2022
"The Metamorphosis of J.K. Rowling" - By Sarah Wheaton | Politico | June 30, 2022
"10 Hilarious Disney And Harry Potter Mashup Memes" - By Ashvaria Rai | ScreenRant | June 29, 2022
"Emma Watson refused to star in J.K. Rowling's participation in the project? Do you believe it?" | QQ News | June 27, 2022
"Harry Potter must not go the way of Star Wars" - By Claire Allfree | Telegraph | June 25, 2022
"Musk repeats JK Rowling's mistakes" | Huxiu | June 21, 2022
"16 Best Harry Potter Podcasts in 2023 (Ranked)" - By Hrvoje Milakovic | Fiction Horizon | June 6, 2022
"Expecto Patronum! Is it still possible to be just a fan?" | Zeit Online | June 6, 2022
"Harry Potter: The Story That Changed the World" - By Gina McIntyre | LIFE | March 18, 2022
"Has the Harry Potter franchise lost its magic?" - By Devan Coggan | Entertainment Weekly | March 14, 2022
"The Larger Appeal of 'Harry Potter'" | Viewpoints Radio | February 27, 2022
"Harry Potter: Return To Hogwarts Fans Convinced Rupert Grint Didn't Attend Reunion In Person" - By Ali Condon | Tyla | January 10, 2022
"The Last Great Moment in the Harry Potter Fandom" - By Petrana Radulovic | Polygon | January 5, 2022
"Actor Harry Potter no estuvo en el reencuentro y lo agregaron con edición" | Plano Informativo | January 3, 2022
"Evanna Lynch: the Harry Potter star on how she recovered from anorexia" - By Hannah Swerling | The Times | October 23, 2021
Harry Potter: Fã cria game de Quadribol em Realidade Virtual - By Julia Macalossi | The Enemy | October 7, 2021
"The Real Reason Fans Hate ‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’" - By Hannah Wigandt | TheThings | September 18, 2021
"OwlCrate Reverses Decision To Sell Harry Potter Mugs After Community Backlash" - By Alyssa Shotwell | The Mary Sue | August 19, 2021
"Despite Pleas From Fans, OwlCrate Decides to Include Harry Potter Merch Once Again" - By Alyssa Shotwell | The Mary Sue | August 12, 2021
"New Characters For ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’?" - By Carolina Brigagao | Inside the Magic | April 2, 2021
"Hogwarts Legacy is already too toxic for some gamers" - By Carrie Marshall | TechRadar | March 13, 2021
"Evanna Lynch wrote 'Harry Potter' fan fiction before getting cast as Luna Lovegood" - By Annie Stallings | Business Insider India | February 18, 2021
Crossword | The New York Times | August 6, 2020 | MuggleNet was quoted in the New York Times as a crossword clue.
"The Harry Potter fandom: What's next for trans fans and allies?" - By Saul Marquez | Bookstacked | July 31, 2020
"Como J.K. Rowling pode estragar o legado de Harry Potter?" - By Julia Harumi Morita | Rolling Stone | July 31, 2020
"Harry Potter Fan Sites Denounce J.K. Rowling for Her Transphobic Comments" - By Rachel Leishman | The Mary Sue | July 6, 2020
"JK Rowling breaks her silence after Harry Potter fan sites distance themselves from author’s ‘harmful and disproven’ anti-trans views" - By Patrick Kelleher | Pink News | July 4, 2020
"Harry Potter fan sites step back from Rowling over transgender views" - By Jill Serjeant | ABS-CBN News | July 3, 2020
"JK Rowling: Harry Potter fan sites reject author's trans comments" | The BBC | July 3, 2020
"'Harry Potter' fan sites distance themselves from J.K. Rowling over gender identity comments" - By Aleesha Khaliq | CNN | July 3, 2020
"Harry Potter fan sites decide to stop giving J.K. Rowling attention" - By Sam Barsanti | The A.V. Club | July 2, 2020
"Harry Potter fan sites condemn J.K. Rowling's trans stance, announce changes" - By James Hibberd | Entertainment Weekly | July 2, 2020
"Harry Potter fan sites distance themselves from JK Rowling over transgender rights" | The Guardian | July 2, 2020
"‘Harry Potter’ Fan Sites Will Minimize Future J.K. Rowling Coverage After Condemning Anti-Trans Views" - By J. Kim Murphy | Variety | July 2, 2020
"Some Harry Potter Game Developers Rattled by J.K. Rowling Backlash" - By Jason Schreier | Bloomberg | June 29, 2020
"How the Harry Potter Fandom is Reacting to J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Statements" - By Jordan Hoffman | Vanity Fair | June 14, 2020
"Harry Potter Fans Reimagine Their World Without Its Creator" - By Julia Jacobs | The New York Times | June 12, 2020
“'Transgender Women Are Women': Daniel Radcliffe Responds To J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Tweets" - By Versha Sharma | NowThis | June 9, 2020
"Game Of Thrones & Harry Potter Are Over. But For Diehard Fans, It’s Still A Way Of Life" - By Kathryn Lindsay | Refinery29 | August 23, 2019
Crossword | The New York Times | May 1, 2019 | MuggleNet was quoted in the New York Times as a crossword clue.
"PUFFS Will Offer Digital Download, Script And Performance Rights" | BroadwayWorld | November 22, 2018
"A Harry Potter fan just fixed one of the book's biggest mistakes" - By Dusty Baxter-Wright | Cosmopolitan | November 7, 2018
"Newt Scamander: The Hufflepuff Hero We Need More Than Ever" - By Amy Hogan, Lizzie Gladwyn, and Alison Siggard | Newsweek | November 2, 2018
"Diagon Alley: Exploring the "Harry Potter' World's Famous Wizarding Street" | Newsweek | July 22, 2018
"This ‘Harry Potter’ Cookbook Helps You Recreate Meals From The Series" - By Bridget Sharkey | Simplemost | July 17, 2018
"THE FALL OF FANDOM ETIQUETTE AND THE RISE OF THE SHIP WAR" - By Clare McBride | Syfy Wire | May 16, 2018
"Greenfield resident plays key role in No. 1 Harry Potter fan website" - By Christie Wisniewski | The Recorder | May 11, 2018
"Why devoted 'Harry Potter' fans feel betrayed by J.K. Rowling and the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise" - By Kim Renfro | Insider | February 2, 2018
"We Celebrated HARRY POTTER's '19 Years Later' By Teaching Oliver Wood Magic" - By Dan Casey | Nerdist | September 15, 2017
"MuggleNet Live; Wonderland Cookie Dough; latest news - Attractions The Show!" | Attractions Magazine | September 7, 2017
"Universal Orlando Special After Hours Harry Potter Event In The Wizarding World!" - By TheTimTracker | YouTube | September 3, 2017
"19 years later: Harry Potter fans and JK Rowling celebrate Albus Severus Potter boarding Hogwarts Express" - By Jack Shepherd | Independent | September 1, 2017
"19 Years Later: Five Fast Facts You Need to Know" - By Jack Fennimore | Heavy.com | September 1, 2017
"There's an Epic HARRY POTTER Party Happening in Florida This Fall" - By Alicia Lutes | Nerdist | July 7, 2017
"Celebrating 20 Years of Harry Potter With Al Jazeera" | Jazeera | June 26, 2017 | Claire Furner is interviewed by Al Jazeera.
"Podcasts Every Harry Potter Fan Needs In Their Life" - By Melissa Ragsdale | Bustle | June 12, 2017
"Will Jude Law's Dumbledore be openly gay?" | The BBC | April 13, 2017
"MuggleNet Live Nineteen Years Later event takes over Diagon Alley on September 1" - By Seth Kubersky | Attractions Magazine | March 22, 2017
"Harry Potter fans pay tribute to John Hurt in Universal’s Wizarding World" - By Banks Lee | Attractions Magazine | January 29, 2017
Poster | Puffs the Play | MuggleNet was quoted on New York City subway advertisements.
"Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts: The Secret Of The Wizarding World " - By Ali Plumb | BBC Radio 1 | November 16, 2016 | MuggleNet’s Lizzie Gladwyn with Sophie Reid present speaking at the 23:25–23:39, 26:13–26:20, and 26:34–26:40 marks. There is also a screenshot of the old MuggleNet home page at the 24:25–24:30 mark.
"FANTASTIC BEASTS and Where To Find Them Cast Interviews - World Press Conference" | Flicks and the City | November 11, 2016 | Kat Miller appears at the 26:17 mark.
"The cultural impacts of Harry Potter on the next generation" - By Tiffany Gee Lewis | Deseret News | November 11, 2016
"Claire Furner: the superfan" - By Mike Peake | Friday | September 4, 2016
"What sorcery is this? A £140 ticket for new Harry Potter play now costs £8,327" - By Rob Davies and Laurie Chen | The Guardian | August 13, 2016
"'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Live Q&A With The Cast" - By Fantastic Beasts | Facebook | July 23, 2016
"Harry Potter" - By Jim Kay | Jim Kay - Home of Illustrator Jim Kay | July 14, 2016
"WWW: Friendship is magic" - By Hadas | Common Room | December 13, 2015
"How Snape became Harry Potter's most unlikely sex symbol" - By Alice Vincent | The Telegraph | October 3, 2015
"People Are Leaving Notes In 'Harry Potter' Books" - By Emma Lord | Bustle | September 18, 2015
"Harry Potter's Luna Lovegood Writes Heartfelt Post Urging Fans to Audition for Potter Spin-Off Fantastic Beasts" - By Emily Zauzmer | People | July 13, 2015
"Expo Patronum! Fans attend Harry Potter convention at ExCel" - By Seema Hakim | Newham Recorder | April 21, 2015
"Expo Patronum, the Mugglenet Live 2015 Convention interviews" - By Colin Hart | HeyUGuys | April 21, 2015
"Harry Potter convention heads to ExCel" - By Seema Hakim | Newham Recorder | April 17, 2015
"Discover creative secrets and meet stars at Harry Potter expo at the Excel Centre this weekend" - By Rachel Bishop | The Wharf | April 15, 2015
Crossword | Los Angeles Times | March 12, 2015 | Los Angeles Times's crossword contained a clue about MuggleNet.
“Harry Potter Fans: How to Unleash Your Inner Wizard” - By Sarah | Orlando Ticket Deals | February 26, 2015
"Fandom Friday: Harry Potter" - By Claire Furner | Radio Times | February 20, 2015
"Harry Potter fans flummoxed over origins of Albert Runcorn name" - By Oliver Clay | Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News | July 31, 2014
"Meet the First Viral Snapchat Stars" - By Laura Stampler | Time | July 24, 2014
"Harry Potter trip a dream for Cody family: Contest win brought disbelief" - By Rachel Walton | Cody Enterprise | July 14, 2014
"Adult Harry Potter Fans delight at new installment from J.K. Rowling" | Take Two | 89.3 KPCC | July 9, 2014
"Quidditch players are leaving Harry Potter behind as they aim for athletic credibility" - By Jessica Contrera | Washington Post | June 29, 2014
"10 Reasons You're Going to Love Diagon Alley – Universal Orlando Resort's New Wizarding World of Harry Potter Addition" - By Caleb Graves | Fandango | June 26, 2014
"Emma Watson as 'The Little Mermaid'" - By David Mikkelson | Snopes | February 27, 2014
"4 Reasons Harry Potter Fans Are Outraged and 5 Reasons Why They Shouldn't Be" - By Joal Ryan | Yahoo! Movies | February 3, 2014
"JK Rowling says Hermione should have married Harry Potter, not Ron" - By Saeed Ahmed | CNN | February 2, 2014
"Attention Harry Potter Fans! Nine Magical Places and Events You Won't Want to Miss" - By Casey Mullins | Babble | January 27, 2014
"Expelliarmus! Hogwarts fans lay into Russell Brand over his 'Harry Potter poofs' jibe at Cambridge University" - By Charlie Scott | Cambridge News | January 16, 2014
"Building a parallel library" - By Isha Arora | Deccan Herald | November 5, 2013
"Watching Harry Potter Films Helps the World Learn English" - By Martin | Kaplan International | December 11, 2012
"New JK Rowling Book: Harry Potter Author To Publish 'The Casual Vacancy'" - By Cristina Merrill | International Business Times | April 13, 2012
"J.K. Rowling's adult novel titled 'Lairs of Lady Po'" - By Stephan Lee | Entertainment Weekly | April 2, 2012
"Harry Potter fans consider life post-Potter" - By Josh Wigler | MTV News | July 22, 2011
"Growing up with 'Harry Potter'" - By Henry Hanks | CNN | July 18, 2011
"Harry Potter lives on through fan fiction" - By Michelle Miller | CBS News | July 11, 2011
"Rowling's next spell: Creating Pottermore online world for fans" - By Carol Memmott | USA TODAY | June 23, 2011
"J.K. Rowling previews mysterious 'Pottermore' site" - By Brandon Griggs | CNN | June 17, 2011
"Growing up 'Harry Potter': New York kids come of age with the wizards" - By Nicole Lyn Pesce and Gina Salamone | New York Daily News | November 14, 2010
"'Top Chef's' Marcel Vigneron cooks up Harry Potter edible wonders at Syfy Tour" - By Hanh Nguyen | Zap2it | October 13, 2010
"'Harry Potter' test screening earns rave reviews" - By Sean O'Connell | Hollywood News | August 23, 2010
"Harry Potter's Butterbeer Recipe Uncovered?" - By Associated Press | Fox News | July 2, 2010
No articles for this year
"Voldemort Hath No Fury Like Angry Harry Potter Fans" - By Lauren A.E. Schuker | The Wall Street Journal | September 8, 2008
"Time for MuggleNet creator to spread his wings" - By Margaret Fosmoe | South Bend Tribune | August 10, 2008
"Ulysses Press Builds on 'Mugglenet'" - By Bridget Kinsella | Publishers Weekly | August 24, 2007
"However the Harry Potter saga ends, it won't end" | The New York Times | July 20, 2007
"Harry Potter Book Spoilers Spread on Internet" - By Associated Press | Fox News | July 18, 2007
"Harry Potter spawns parallel Internet world" - By Mike Collett-White | Reuters | July 17, 2007
"Towns hope to keep Harry Potter magic going" - By Lisa Cornwell | USA Today | July 14, 2007
"Will Harry die?" - By Brian Bethune | Macleans Magazine | July 9, 2007
"Explaining Harry Potter's Lasting Magic" - By James Klatell | CBS News | June 30, 2007
"Harry Potter fan sites conjure success" - By Hillel Italie | Reno Gazette-Journal | April 15, 2007
"Potter sites wild about Harry" - By Hillel Italie | Toronto Star | April 11, 2007
"Children's Books" - By Lee Siegel | The New York Times | February 11, 2007
"2006 People's Choice Podcast Awards" | CNNMoney | September 29, 2006
"On Religion: What sort of end will Harry Potter meet?" - By Terry Mattingly, Scripps Howard News Service | Naples News | September 16, 2006
"The Other Boy Wizard" - By Sara Figiel | Washington Post | August 3, 2006
"'Harry Potter' fans are screaming with delight" - By Anthony Breznican | USA TODAY | November 20, 2005
"Me and Mad Eye Moody" - By Willie Dillon | The Irish Independent | November 12, 2005
"Potter Fans Get Spellbound" - By Etelka Lehoczky | The Chicago Tribune | July 15, 2005
Webcomic - By Owen Gieni and Chris Crosby | Sore Thumbs | July 15, 2005 | MuggleNet and Harry Potter in general received a mention in the webcomic.
"Web site casts spell on 'Potter' author" - By Eric Gwinn | The Chicago Tribune | July 11, 2005
"Will era of superfan end with 'Star Wars'?" | Associated Press | May 27, 2005
"Fan Site award goes to Mugglenet" | SnitchSeeker.com | September 6, 2004
"Rowling Web Site Rife with 'Potter' Trivia" | Fox News | May 27, 2004
"Harry Potter: Ask the experts" | BBC News | June 21, 2003
"A New Sign on Harry's Forehead: For Sale" - By David D. Kirkpatrick | The New York Times | June 16, 2003
No articles for this year
"TV Guide.com - October 2001" | TV Guide | October 28, 2001
People Magazine | June 2007 | People Magazine quoted Emerson Spartz on the subject of whether or not Harry will survive to the end of Book 7.
Wall Street Journal | May 11, 2007 | As the Harry Potter series draws to a close, the Wall Street Journal mentions MuggleNet's book in an article titled "Last Hurrah for 'Harry' Offshoots?" The article discusses how the market for similar books may spike then fade after the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The Australian | April 2, 2007 | An article on April Fools' Day online pranks gives MuggleNet's joke a mention.
Ventura County Star | March 22, 2007 | The newspaper discusses MuggleNet's book What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7? and also talks to Ben Schoen about the reason why MuggleNet wrote a book in the first place.
USA Today | June 2006 | Potter doomsday approaches, but for whom?
Disney Adventures | May 2006 | In a brief write-up about Book 7, the May edition of the magazine said, "There's not much news yet about the final book of the series, though Rowling did tell MuggleNet.com that in Book 7, 'you will know more about Dumbledore.'"
Drogheda Independent | February 26, 2006 | In an interview with the Irish newspaper, upcoming Luna Lovegood actress Evanna Lynch stated that she heard of the open auditions for the quirky Ravenclaw on MuggleNet.
Channel 4 (Florida) | CNN | AmNY | Fox News | Cincinnati Enquirer | Herald Leader (Kentucky) | November 18, 200 | With scores of global news stations reporting on the release of the latest Harry Potter flick, some even referred viewers to our site. They cited us as a place to learn "HP Lingo."
The Indianapolis Star | November 17, 2005 | The newspaper's front page featured a story on MuggleNet and its founder, Emerson, describing how the site helps pay for him to attend the University of Notre Dame.
Nickelodeon Magazine | November 2005 | The November issue of the magazine talked about the vast amount of Harry Potter fansites online and did a spoof on MuggleNet.
Movies.com | September 27, 2005 | MuggleNet won Movies.com's prestigious "Best Movie Fansite" award, as voted by the fans.
The London Times | CBS2Chicago (video) | The Times of London | ABC News | Chicago Sun-Times | Philadelphia Inquirer | LA Daily News | Jerusalem Post | Seattle Post-Intelligence | China Daily | Indianapolis Star | Miami Herald | Charlotte Observer | New Orleans Times-Picayune | Newsday | San Jose Mercury News | MSNBC | Yahoo News | June 9, 2005 | Emerson Spartz was personally invited to interview author J.K. Rowling in her home in Scotland on the day of the sixth book's release. The story received phenomenal media attention, hitting the AP wire and several TV and radio stations.
Netscape | April 29, 2005 | MuggleNet was named Netscape's site of the day.
Urban Wire | June 16, 2004 | The website ranked MuggleNet #3 on a list of the Internet's top 10 Harry Potter sites.
Detroit Radio Talk Show | July 20, 2003 | A radio talk show in Detroit spoke to MuggleNet shortly before the release of the fifth Harry Potter book.
LA Times | July 7, 2003 | The LA Times conducted a brief interview with MuggleNet's Emerson Spartz on the night of Book 5's release.
New York Daily News | June 15, 2003 | This article takes a look at the events taking place around the world in the run-up to the release of the fifth Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix, and mentions MuggleNet as one site that is constantly updated with tidbits of information related to the books.
NBC 5 Chicago | November 19, 2002 | The article talks about Emerson's love for the site and how it's ranked the #1 Harry Potter site in the world.
The BBC | November 1, 2002 | The article has MuggleNet as a top Harry Potter site and gives it a five-Snitch rating. It talks about the eye-catching design and the extensive info that's more varied than a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | November 21, 2001 | The article talks about MuggleNet's extensive content, from mistakes, book covers, and movie information to games, puzzles, and downloads.
The Guardian | ovember 8, 2001 | This article rates MuggleNet as a top Pottermania site and the best site for Potter fans.
The BBC | Date Not Available | This article rates MuggleNet as the #1 Harry Potter site in the world.
Washington Post | Date Not Available | This article shows MuggleNet as one of the best Harry Potter sites in the world.
WebUser Magazine | Date Not Available | Rated #1 in 2001 and in 2002.
