“The story of Potter has all along been a story of its fans, and, like everything else about Potter, the fan websites are in a special class, for their size, and for their influence. The Potter sites have long advanced from the slow pace, simple texts and dull backgrounds of the early years, and now have all the latest accessories: blogs, podcasts, audio and video. They no longer just comment on the news, but participate. Rowling has praised the sites by name, granted them rare interviews, even used one site, the Harry Potter Lexicon, to check facts.”