

Rowling's editors, agents, publicists, fans, and Rowling herself, Melissa Anelli takes us on a personal journey through every aspect of the Harry Potter phenomenon - from his very first spell to his lasting impact on the way we live and dream. Now the series has ended, but the story is not over.

They restored the world's sense of wonder and took on a magical life of their own. The Harry Potter books are a triumph of the imagination that did far more than break sales records for all time. Rowling personally, Melissa was at the center of the Harry Potter tornado, and nothing about her life would ever be the same. Whether it was helping Scholastic stop leaks and track down counterfeiters, hosting live PotterCasts at bookstores across the country, touring with the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters, or traveling to Edinburgh to interview J. Luna Lovegood Harry Potter Pin, Wizarding World Of Harry Potter, Harry Potter. When the unfolding story of a boy wizard changed the way books are read for all time.Īnd as webmistress of the Leaky Cauldron, one of the most popular Harry Potter sites on the Internet, Melissa Anelli had a front row seat to it all. Melissa Anelli Melissa, Harry Potter, Fandoms, History, Book Cover, Books. When the potential death of a character was a hotter bet than the World Series. What it was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan fiction, and podcasts to get a fix between novels. The Harry Potter Books Were Just The Beginning of the Story.ĭuring the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished.
