OTHER AREAS OF ONLINE HARRY POTTER FANDOM

WEBSITES:

The HP Lexicon http://www.hp-lexicon.org/
--The Lexicon is produced by a member of HPFGU and is perhaps the most complete resource to the Harry Potter books apart from JK Rowling. It deals only with facts from the books and interviews, and not speculation. It's a truly fantastic work and should be read by every fan.

The Leaky Cauldron  http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/
-- A news site for everything HP, contributed to by various HPFGUers including Melissa A. and Heidi Tandy.

Quick Quotes  http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/
-- A great tool for searching all the transcripts of JKR interviews that are posted online, by everybody's favorite Typing Poltergoat.

Harry Potter Filks http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm
-- Great collection of filks, many of which were first posted here, run by HPFGUer Caius Marcus

What's In A Name  http://www.theninemuses.net/hp/
-- Harry Potter name etymology by the wonderful Priscilla Spencer

Warner Bros Official HP Site  http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/home.html
-- The Official Site: get randomly assigned a wand and semi-randomly Sorted into a House. Requires a high-end browser and Flash plugin.

FANFICTION WEBSITES:

Fanfiction.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/) is one of the largest fanfiction archives available. It houses all genres of fan fiction, and has a very large HP section, including many quality stories. However, be warned: it is a large archive and there is no provision in place there to screen out the many stories of dubious quality.

FictionAlley (http://www.fictionalley.org/) is the largest HP fanfiction site on the internet. FictionAlley screens submitted stories so that quality is what you would expect of fanfiction written by adults, and includes fanfic of all pairings, unlike some other sites, which only host Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Sirius/Remus, etc. There is also the excellent FictionAlley Park, a message board where you will probably find quite a few HPFGU people.

SugarQuill (http://www.sugarquill.net/) is primarily for fics pairing Ron with Hermione and Harry with Ginny, though adamantly *not* Harry/Hermione or Draco/Hermione. They also have some non-Harry-Hermione-Ron-Ginny fics, including ones based on Sirius Black and Remus Lupin.

Azkaban's Lair: (http://www.slashcity.org/~nezad/AzkabanLair.htm)
-- This is an adult-only site dedicated to collecting stories pairing Remus Lupin with Sirius Black. Stories range from all-audience fics to stories with explicit scenes, and occur along any point in the timeline.

Werewolf Registry: (http://www.werewolfregistry.net/)
-- This is a primarily adult-oriented site collecting all manner of stories starring or featuring Remus Lupin. The Werewolf Registry also features a linked EZBoard system to review stories or discuss the books, characters, and off-topic issues.

YAHOOGROUPS:

SnapeFans (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SnapeFans)
-- for fans of everyone's favourite Potions Master.

HP_Fanfiction (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP_Fanfiction)
-- run by HPFGUers Shay and Yael, HP_FF is a great place to go for beta readers (who proofread your fic before you post it), comments, and some great fics!

HP_Paradise (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP_Paradise)
-- Paradise is a list dedicated to fics by several HPFGU listies, and fics are often released there before they are put up elsewhere.

ParadigmOfUncertainty (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParadigmOfUncertainty)
-- a list for discussion of fics by HPFGUers (past and present) Lori Summers, Cassandra Claire, Penny Linsenmayer and Carole Estes.

Cassie_and_Rhysenn (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cassie_and_rhysenn)
-- a list for discussion of fics by HPFGUers Cassandra Claire and Rhysenn.

Psychic_Serpent (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent)
-- for discussion of "Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent" and its sequels, "The Time of Good Intentions" and "The Triangle Prophecy", as well as the prequel to Psychic Serpent, "The Lost Generation," all by HPFGUer Barb Purdom.

hpslash (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hpslash) and its sister, hpslash-fic, is for discussion and distribution of stories about same-sex pairings within the HP universe. Members must verify they are over 18 before joining, as the fics range greatly in terms of tastes, ratings and types of pairings.

Note that while hpslash and Azkaban's Lair are the only dedicated slash groups/sites on this brief list, many other sites and groups we list here are slash-friendly, including Fanfiction.net, FictionAlley, HP_Paradise and Cassie_and_Rhysenn.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

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