JKR hands MuggleNet early preview of Encyclopedia
JKR hands MuggleNet early preview of Encyclopedia At this early hour Tuesday morning, we are excited to inform everyone that the author of the Harry Potter novels has just passed along an early copy of her upcoming Encyclopedia!

We're currently paging through it and will be doing so over the next few hours. Once we're finished, we're going to spend all day posting some of the most interesting tidbits. Stay tuned!!!
Posted by Andrew on Apr 1st | 147 Comments
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Posted by berts_is_me Apr 1st 2008

Happy April Fool's Day to you lovely, MN staffers!


Posted by boobacat Apr 1st 2008

Well, I'm looking forward to the "interesting tidbits". Nice try, guys.


Posted by Snape_Maverick Apr 1st 2008

This is wicked and wonderful! :) You are going to wake a bunch of attorneys from their long winter's nap, hahaha. We can only say "As If" and wish you a Happy Fred and George's birthday. mahahahaha - good one!


Posted by greenquill Apr 1st 2008

Heh, finally didn't miss a Mugglenet April Fool's Day joke. I can die happy now.


Posted by catefinnigan Apr 1st 2008

omg. i was so excited for about half a second. haha


Posted by harryogesh Apr 1st 2008

This is the same trick you pulled last year. Do a leaky mug again!


Posted by penginpunk Apr 1st 2008

HAHA, good one. I remembered the big LeakyMug joke last year and had to come see what you cooked up this year. Not nearly as convincing though, I must say I was a shade disappointed. But I still loves me my Mugglenet :)


Posted by charma_10 Apr 1st 2008

You need to do it just as April Fool's is starting in the first time zone, or as it is finishing in the last time zone. It's just too obvious now!! But good effort. I was wondering what it was going to be.


Posted by Alex Apr 1st 2008

hmm actually on second thoughts i still think the Mugglecast split is a joke. Andrew's blog convinced me. Andrew's blog also made me kinda excited for what's to come over the next few hours. Hopefully a bit funnier than last years. I mean Harry breaking his pelvis on carrot cake or whatever... yeah no


Posted by alison Apr 1st 2008

the original "LeakyMug" will always be the best April Fools joke ever. :)


Posted by moviebuff Apr 1st 2008

i agree w/ alison. nothing will top 'LeakyMug'!


Posted by Hedwig8 Apr 1st 2008

This prank was way too obvious. Surely you could have come up with a better one than this. Still, it looks like you may have fooled a few people for a second.


Posted by kerrman2004 Apr 1st 2008

yeah right, JK Rowling is going to send mugglenet information from her encyclopedia. Haha! I bet she hasn't even started writting it yet. This joke is mean really. But one thing that mugglenet did not post was that George marries Angelina and they have two kids Fred (we already know about him) and Roxanne. Thats big news they should post that. They made a big deal when they found out Neville married Hannah


Posted by tiassa Apr 1st 2008

@kerrman2004- they posted that with the rest of the weasley family tree when it came out


Posted by BellatrixPotterandMyself Apr 1st 2008

Lol - I came on especially to see the April fools joke so I guess i wasn't surprised. Can't wait to see what they write!


Posted by knowitall Apr 1st 2008

lol, you did not get me this time. Happy april fool


Posted by Biggest_HPfan Apr 1st 2008

Haha......Very funny...I was waiting for some news of this sort...Its and April Fool's Day joke of course! Just like the one you did last time about DH spoilers! :)


Posted by Allymarieus Apr 1st 2008

Ah, very funny, but I'm sure this is just to set us off the trail of what is coming...unless this is true, which would be the best joke ever.


Posted by mugglecastrocks Apr 1st 2008

hahaha wow that would be amazing if it was true :) love you mugglenet!


Posted by potterfan3 Apr 1st 2008

pfft... i expected something better, but it has fooled alot of people


Posted by J_Dizzle Apr 1st 2008

har har har, mugglecast used this last year.


Posted by Quiscalus Apr 1st 2008

Too similar to last year's joke, guys. The perfect prank would've been pretending to close down MuggleNet to make way for a Spiderwick fansite seeing as people were already peeved at the whole thing with Spiderwick.


Posted by angelina_johnson92 Apr 1st 2008

omg. Andrew! Stop fooling some of us gullible people. Its funny though. HAHAHAHA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FRED AND GEORGE


Posted by Peyton_98 Apr 1st 2008

Good try, guys! I actually fell for it for a minute. Happy April Fools Day!


Posted by sticky Apr 1st 2008

HA HA mugglenet....I ain't falling for this one :P ha ha i was prepared for something this time unlike last year....good try andrew very funny XD


Posted by dachosenone Apr 1st 2008

Happy birthday Fred and George!


Posted by Divster Apr 1st 2008

here we go again...they shud know tht we're not stupid by now


Posted by Kitty09b Apr 1st 2008

I read that, jumped a little, then realized oh silly me, April Fool's everyone!


Posted by sticky Apr 1st 2008

i just have to say that the COS Forums april fools joke is so much better lol.....omg i freaked out when i logged on!!! *goes back to it*


Posted by Fiery_Phoenix Apr 1st 2008

Awww. That was so obvious!! Everybody, take a look at HPFF.com. The members are so angry!!


Posted by KaitlinM Apr 1st 2008

AHHHHHH!!!! i so hate you guys! i was so taken in. haha. in all fairness, it is first thing in the morning, and im not as sharp as usual, my sis set my alarm an hr early (should have seen that coming, along with this : p )


Posted by bouyste Apr 1st 2008

Happy april fools! This would have been too good to be true. :) I can't wait to see the little (funny) tidbits you'll be posting.


Posted by anakinjmt Apr 1st 2008

See, this is obviously April Fool's. Question is, is the MuggleCast thing April Fool's too? Judging by fan response, we're all hoping for a "Yes, it's an April Fool's joke." Their best ones were the "MuggleNet is shut down due to court order for copyright infringement" and "Emerson and Melissa got married!"


Posted by typicalgurl1 Apr 1st 2008

i was on mugglenet in class and read it and i freaked out so badly. I started whispering to my friends rlly loudly and stuff. Then 10 seconds later I read the comments and realized it was April Fools and felt so bad!!!!! But I guess it was kind of funny. This is the first year they actually made me believe their joke was true! (i think it was coz i forgot it was april first and all, but STILL)


Posted by Kaitlynnn Apr 1st 2008

aw man. i just saw encyclopedia and got excited. then i read the whole thing. bahaha. idk what's more funny. the people who actually believe the joke, or the joke itself. :D


Posted by Katherine_The_Crowned Apr 1st 2008

Happy April Fools Day! This year i already expected something like this.


Posted by rosezeller3 Apr 1st 2008

I bet a lot of hopeful Harry Potter fans will fall for this. Muhahahaha *evil laugh* I'm lovin' it! I forgot it was April Fools until I went to MuggleNet and saw the news! I knew it was too good to be true. lol


Posted by mushroom Apr 1st 2008

Uh, the same April Fools joke was done last year, only with the MN staff receiving a copy of Deathly Hallows...Hm, I'm surprised with the lack of imagination for this year's joke......... :(


Posted by dracodragon Apr 1st 2008

Wow. I expected better from you guys, seriously. LOL.


Posted by Hogwartsgirl52 Apr 1st 2008

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!! lol but I wish it was true


Posted by AB91 Apr 1st 2008

I was expecting more. Lol.


Posted by Slorf Apr 1st 2008

Haa... Crapheads, you got me all excited before I realised it's a joke... NOT funny :(


Posted by stargazerlois Apr 1st 2008

Now this one ismore subtle. Very good. Happy first!


Posted by Dobbysgirl13 Apr 1st 2008

GOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!! NO WAY!!! THIS IS SOOOO EXCITIGN!!!! hAHAHHAHAHAHA Wait, nu uh. she hasn't even finished it yet.


Posted by Dobbysgirl13 Apr 1st 2008

Happy April Fools!! I believed it for about a minute abnd hhen I was like wait... what? April fools I guess!


Posted by DailyProphetAce Apr 1st 2008

The copyright infringement one was the best.


Posted by PadfootAmanda Apr 1st 2008

Now, Andrew, I certainly hope this is not a joke. I strongly believe it is, except that this sort of joke would be just plan cruel! However, I never underestimate your wry sense of humor. =] I hope that the Harry/Hermione post made by the lovely Micah is the only joke for this year. If this is indeed a joke, I would expect many complaints from fans...possibly even more emails than the mishap on one episode of MuggleCast which fans so annoyingly informed you of multiple times. [I thought your reaction was hilarious...it made me love you even more!] Even if this is a joke, I cannot help but love you still. Happy April Fool's Day, Andrew! - Amanda B. from Colorado Springs


Posted by kooldude10694 Apr 1st 2008

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by Lunis85 Apr 1st 2008

Yes, and I am J. K. Rowling, and I say Mugglenet is better than Leaky. AHA... you can do better than this, guys. You almost fooled me last year, but this year... nah-ah


Posted by cutegriffindor Apr 1st 2008

is this a true thing or just an april fools day prank, i hope it is true though, and really, the harmony prank was HILLARIOUS and i still remember the Leakymug thing...oh, dat was a horror..........






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