Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon

This book is exactly what I needed after finishing the last Harry Potter book. Reading all those seven books over the last ten years was such a great experience, and it's awesome to get to share that. Harry, a history makes you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. so thank you, melissa, thank you so much!

this amazing fun-filled novel will have you begging for more and more after every chapter. An amazing book written by an amazing athour. a book dipped in rich and insightful information regarding the muggle/wizarding world of HARRY POTTER!!

First of all, I must say that I'm a fan of the Leaky Cauldron website and listen to their Pottercast podcasts. That said, I have followed Melissa Anelli's work on both and admire the energy and dedication she puts into those projects. Her book was fun, a great review of the major events shaping the Harry Potter fandom and how the internet added to the phenomenon the books generated. My only complaint was that by jumping back and forth in time, it wasn't always clear if she was referring to more current events or earlier times. The book does provide a good source for those interested in finding out more about how the fandom evolved and how it effected some events in the marketing world of Harry Potter.

As an inactive member of the Harry Potter fandom, this book made me both sad and inspired. Sad, because I had not taken advantage of all the Harry Potter goings on (though they are lacking in CA); and inspired because I know the fandom lives on even in the post-book seven era. Melissa Anelli's story inspired me to write my college application essay on Harry Potter and how the series sparked my interest in the publishing industry. Thank you Melissa Anelli!!! Pottercast is the bomb!!

This book was a nice trip down memory lane. Melissa's chronicals of her involvement in the HP fandom, primarily through The Leaky Cauldron, mirrored my own (albiet less active) involvement in the fandom as an adult. It was nice to get a look at another adult's take on the fandom.