Harry Potter Fandom Online (1997–2011)

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone published

   Jun 26, 1997Labels: Bloomsbury

   • Bloomsbury
   • Britannica

2. FanFiction.Net launches as a fanfiction hub

   Oct 15, 1998Labels: FanFiction Net

   • FFN Wiki

3. LiveJournal starts, later hosting HP communities

   Mar 18, 1999Labels: LiveJournal

   • LJ Timeline

4. MuggleNet founded by Emerson Spartz

   Oct 1, 1999Labels: MuggleNet, Emerson Spartz

   • MuggleNet
   • MuggleNet Wiki

5. Harry Potter Lexicon created by Steve Vander Ark

   Jul 1, 2000Labels: Harry Potter, Steve Vander

   • Lexicon Event
   • Lexicon About

6. The Leaky Cauldron launches on GeoCities

   Jul 5, 2000Labels: The Leaky

   • TLC Wiki
   • Leaky Info

7. The Sugar Quill archive officially opens

   Jan 5, 2001Labels: The Sugar

   • Fanlore SQ
   • SJ Mercury

8. FictionAlley launches as a fanfiction archive

   Jul 1, 2001Labels: FictionAlley

   • Fanlore FA

9. Harry and the Potters forms, launching wizard rock

   Jun 22, 2002Labels: Harry and, Wizard Rock

   • HATP Wiki
   • HATP About

10. HPANA launches as a news-aggregation fansite

    Oct 15, 2002Labels: HPANA

    • HPANA Wiki

11. MuggleNet receives J.K. Rowling Fan Site Award

    Sep 6, 2004Labels: MuggleNet

    • Leaky Post

12. The Leaky Cauldron wins J.K. Rowling Fan Site Award

    May 13, 2005Labels: The Leaky

    • Leaky Info

13. MuggleCast launches as a Harry Potter podcast

    Aug 8, 2005Labels: MuggleCast

    • MuggleNet Post
    • MuggleCast Wiki

14. PotterCast launches as Leaky’s official podcast

    Aug 22, 2005Labels: PotterCast, The Leaky

    • PotterCast Wiki
    • TLC Wiki

15. Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club begins

    Jan 1, 2007Labels: Wizard Rock, Harry and

    • HATP Wiki
    • Fanlore Wrock

16. Rowling and Warner Bros. sue over Lexicon book

    Oct 31, 2007Labels: J K, Warner Bros

    • Case Wiki
    • Stanford CIS

17. A Very Potter Musical premieres; later goes viral

    Apr 9, 2009Labels: A Very, YouTube

    • AVPM Wiki

18. J.K. Rowling announces Pottermore project

    Jun 23, 2011Labels: J K, Pottermore

    • PRNewswire