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The HPFGU Community

The Main Group

HPforGrownups — The Main Group: general discussion, debates, analysis of the books.
Messages* — Read what our members think (HP book discussions *only*, please).
Files* — Admin files, essays, predictions and other fun things.
Links* — Harry Potter links, recommended by our members.
Database* — Recommended reading, Inish Alley, and miscellany.
Polls* — Vote in polls based on canon discussion .

Posting Guidelines

The Humongous Bigfile* — The main Admin file for the HPFGU family of lists.
Very Frequently Asked Questions* — The file that answers the most commonly asked questions, such as "Has anyone noticed the gleam in Dumbledore's eye?"
The OotP FAQ — The file that answers the most frequently asked questions about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Basic Posting Guidelines — A condensed version of the Humongous Bigfile's posting guidelines.
The HPfGU Formatting Tutorial — Examples of how to properly format an HPfGU post.

Sister Groups

HPFGU-OTChatter — Post off-topic chatter here.
HPFGU-Movie — Post all HP movie-related discussion here.
HPFGU-Announcements — For HP-related announcements of general interest (new sites, fanfic updates, merchandise).
HPFGU-Convention — Want to meet up with other HP fans in the flesh? Make plans for an international convention here.
HPFGU-Feedback — For the discussion of list policies.

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Secondary and Regional Groups

HPforGrownups Regional Lists*

HP4GU Australia
HP4GU California
HP4GU Florida
HP4GU Great Lakes
HP4GU Southeast US
HP4GU Washington DC
HP4GU- Kentucky/Tennesee
HPfGU-MountainWest
HPfGU Germany (and German-speaking countries)
HPfGU London
HPfGU New York
HPfGU Texas

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Harry Potter Conventions

HPFGU-Convention — The list for announcements and discussion of conventions, symposia and other fan gatherings of interest to the members of HPFGU.

Convention Alley — The official website for the Ottawa 2004 event.

The Witching Hour — The official website for the Salem, Massachusetts event of October 2005.

Accio 2005 — The official website for Accio UK - a Harry Potter Convention for adults in July 2005

Resources

Fantastic Posts and Where to Find Them — Also known as the FAQs, they are in-depth analyses and summaries of general list opinions on everything HP. An excellent read and a resource that all members should be familiar with.

The Harry Potter Lexicon — The ultimate Harry Potter reference. A must-read for every Harry Potter fan.

The Quick Quotes Quill — An archive of all interviews and chats with J. K. Rowling. Includes a search engine.

Harry Potter News

Official Sites

JK Rowling.com — JK Rowling's very own Web site, which she updates from time to time.
Bloomsbury.com — The official UK publisher of the Harry Potter novels.
Scholastic.com — The official US publisher of the Harry Potter novels.
The Official Harry Potter Website — Information about the movies, plus quizzes, games, and more.

Unofficial Sites

The Leaky Cauldron — Constantly updated with current Harry Potter news.
HPANA — The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator.
Wizard News UK Edition — Current Harry Potter news.
See also our HP Blogs links.

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Other HP Fansites and Communities

Fansites

See our Links page under Harry Potter Web Sites and Yahoo Groups.

Communities

Harry Potter Essays -- A LiveJournal community dedicated to discussing all aspects of the Harry Potter phenomenon

Unplottables -- A LiveJournal community created to share observations and theories created through extensive study of the Harry Potter books.

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Filks and Fanfiction Archives

Harry Potter Filks -- An archive of musical parodies.

See also our HP Fanfiction links.

* Group membership is required to follow the link.

Contact us: The List Admin Team

Page updated: Aug 14, 2004

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