17 January 2007

Harry Potter at Leaky Lounge

From "The Leaky Lounge" -- one of J K Rowling's two favourite Harry Potter sites/fan clubs (the other being Mugglenet):

Our Harry Potter Book Club has been an enormous success.  Currently studying Philosopher's Stone, we'll be moving onto Chamber of Secrets on February 1st.  HP 101 is open and here to serve you as your one stop on information on all of the hot topics in Harry Potter fandom. You can pop into this forum and find the information on these topics, or you can request a topic.

Our Deathly Hallows forum is up and running with great discussion as our members and staff discuss the final book of the series.

17 Jan 2007 18:27:57 | Books

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