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Discover how fans of the Harry Potter series grow their imaginations and love beyond the original books creating a living movement.

Fandoms are a world wide phenomenon that stretches to every corner of the Earth.  Any series of books, TV shows, movies, graphic novels, anima, manga, or creative word that catches in the imaginations of fans can evolve into a fandom.

These fandoms develop as special communities where most of the interactions and art, inspired by the original work, is contained online or born digital. Each fandom generally has a specific name derived from the original work, the focus of this collection is on one of the largest fandoms in the world, Potterheads, the Harry Potter Fandom.

The Harry Potter fandom is unique because it was originally a series of books which were then created into movies. Recently, the author, JK Rowling has expanded the universe via movies and a play. As a result of the different mediums used to tell the story the range of Potterheads are quite wide, but tend to be focused in these main areas:

Book Series Fans

Movie Series Fans

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Fans of the different areas have slightly differing opinions on the outcomes and enjoy discussing their theories and creating their own version of the story online.

Fan Art: which depicts personalized interpretations of the characters created by JK Rowling. 

Fanfiction: where fans use the characters created by JK Rowling, to expand the original stories. These are often set in everyday life, with the characters exploring feelings and friendships that are not explicit in Rowling's work.

Social Media Posts: fans sharing their imagined interactions between characters. These are often conversations or quotes that were never in the original series. Many posts shared are also applying elements of the series to everyday life interactions. 

Fan Discussion Boards: fan created communities where any topic is discussed in minute detail. No theory or question is too obscure to be dissected.

Fan Articles: fans create news articles for various sites which discuss and interpret the books and movies in the series. These are written in a professional manner like entertainment or news outlet articles, yet are focused only on the Harry Potter world.

Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns all Harry Potter Characters. Any fan creations are made for their own enjoyment without the intention of selling or profiting from the work.