As I was reading this book, I couldn't quite figure out how Melissa Anelli got to where she was. I couldn't quite figure out how a "normal" person got to be such a bigwig in the Harry Potter world. There were/are so many huge Harry Potter fans. I wonder how Melissa Anelli got to be the one to run a Harry Potter fansite, to be at premieres, to meet JK Rowling... How lucky can a girl get? She wasn't exactly with the Harry Potter craze from the beginning. Could it have to do with her persistence? Her maintenance of Potter fansite integrity? Her journalism know how? I was in awe because Melissa Anelli appears to be a normal person who got to be a part of things that any Potter fan would have loved, loved, loved to be a part of.
When Melissa Anelli first begins the Harry Potter series, she is interested but not obsessed. She is in college, so other things do come first. When Melissa is finally back home and job seeking, she falls back into Harry Potter and discovers the world of fansites. She ultimately relates the most with the Leaky Cauldron site. It is the world of Harry Potter that helps her through that terrible day on September 11, 2001. It is my impression that that day was a turning point for her. Even when Melissa secures a job, the Leaky Cauldron remains of utmost importance to her.
Melissa Anelli walks us through the different fansites, fanfiction, premieres, interviews with Jo Rowling, a Potter film set, podcasts and so much more. Reading this book was like re-living the Potter craze. I loved being to able to get a sneak peek at being an insider.
This is a great book for any Potter fan!
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