APRIL FOOLS!!!
APRIL FOOLS!!! In case you didn't realize it by now, we decided to spend the day coming up with lots of fun news stories that could probably happen in the Wizarding World (Yes, including sex scandals, alcohol abuse, and steroid use). Thanks goes out to Emerson, Micah, and Matt for writing these stories.

Also, for all of you MuggleCast listeners, the announcement that we'd be putting Twilight, Lord of the Rings, and Narnia discussions into our show was a prank. We fooled lots of you, and we feel bad for those people who e-mailed us lengthly explanations for why it was a really good/bad idea. We'd NEVER bore you with those other books.

We hope you enjoyed all of the stories for this year's April Fools, not to mention Fred and George's birthday!
Posted by Andrew on Apr 1st | 170 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by xxsandyy Apr 1st 2008

I would laugh if THIS was an April Fool's joke and that MuggleCast actually was changing... but then I'd cry... :( FIRST!


Posted by hpintwense06 Apr 1st 2008

Great April Fools jokes. They were all very funny. You guys always do great April Fools stuff =]


Posted by artist31593 Apr 1st 2008

Lol!! Yay Happy April Fool's day! I almost fell for the joke last year, so I was a little more cautious this year =D


Posted by Myspaceobsesser Apr 1st 2008

YAY! Mugglecast isn't changing...I actually believed them...I'm so naive. Anyoo, great pranks! =]]


Posted by Quantummilkshake Apr 1st 2008

These were April Fools jokes? I totally thought they were true! *gasp* lol. Just playin! Happy APRIL FOOLS!


Posted by rooon Apr 1st 2008

: )


Posted by peroxwhy_gen Apr 1st 2008

I have! I love it guys! Especially Kreacher and Aberforth.


Posted by hpmonkeyaround92 Apr 1st 2008

haha lol.. took me a while after mugglecast to catch on.... i liked the fudge-fleur scandal!!!! happy birthday Gred and Forge!!!


Posted by rabbitanimagi Apr 1st 2008

Aw...I was hoping they would post more fake stories, I liked reading them...Oh well, it was fun while it lasted...Anyway, I know I said this before, but Happy Birthday, Fred and George...


Posted by margaret0048 Apr 1st 2008

wow...I actually fell for the whole mugglecast thing...forgot about april fools day!


Posted by ronwheeezley Apr 1st 2008

:( i wanted a twilight section in mugglecast... i reckoned it was fake after the star wars and micah's upsetness


Posted by sillyme Apr 1st 2008

A JOKE! noooo! really? id never have ever guessed...


Posted by Firebolt215 Apr 1st 2008

Aww man... I really wanted to go on Hagrid's game show :(


Posted by tonks_394 Apr 1st 2008

YESSSSSSS! I knew MuggleCast was joking but I'm still really happy!!!


Posted by lost_diadem Apr 1st 2008

OMG. I completely believed the whole MuggleCast thing. I can't believe I fell for it! Ok, that had to be one of the best pranks by MuggleNet ever! I'd rank it second, after the LeakyMug. Wow!


Posted by BlueOwlfire Apr 1st 2008

Good joke guys. I really enjoyed the stories. Who knows maybe some of them will come true? LOL :) Happy birthday George And RIP Fred!


Posted by Stephanie_loves_hp Apr 1st 2008

lol I love you guys ya'll made me smile throughout the day. about the other books podcast i rlly believed it i actually went and checked out all the books excepts for the twilight series since i have them and i read them b4 anyone even knew whart they were. but i already started lord of the rings and narnia i havnt started spiderwivk lol but at least i finally had a reason to read lotr that was the only reason i had never read them and now i am actually into it lol thanks guys =)


Posted by nicole_hplover12 Apr 1st 2008

u know i kind of believed the mugglecast one for awhile, didn't even see it coming, although a twilight podcast in the future??? good idea, i think so!


Posted by hprebel311 Apr 1st 2008

hahaha good job guys. that must've taken a lot of work. and i'm not gonna lie, i still hadn't made up my mind if the mugglecast thing was true.


Posted by star_xd_lovers Apr 1st 2008

dang i would actually have loved more mugglecast even if it was about those other books cant believe i fell for it


Posted by hpfan251 Apr 1st 2008

I didn't fall or any of the stories. (I kinda hoped the WiPhone thing was real. That would have been so cool!) I thought the one with Ginny was hilarios! When I told my friend today was Fred and George's birthdays she said, "Really? Cool!". Happy birthday to both and like the person before me, RIP Fred.


Posted by 62442MAGIC Apr 1st 2008

ha ha ha....i knew that MC thing was their april fools joke! And the way people went on about it...it was funny! I loved Micah's little rant on the show...lol. Anyways, good job on the april fools jokes guys! Later!


Posted by LoonyLuna127 Apr 1st 2008

Dangit I didn't even think about April Fool's for MC!! Fell for that one, lol But otherwise good job Mugglenet for the stories!!


Posted by swimmergal24 Apr 1st 2008

OMG NOooooo wayy


Posted by HPPhoenix07 Apr 1st 2008

Oh my God, they soooooooo f-ing had me with the MuggleCast one.


Posted by randomchat Apr 1st 2008

MuggleNet is amazing. I have to admit, one of those stories did have me fooled, aha. And the MuggleCast one was good, too.


Posted by HPFAN4LIFE_01 Apr 1st 2008

You guys are awesome!! I kept checking my computer all day to see if new ones were posted. I loved the stories, they were great. My favorite was the tv series one. I really want that to happen!! LOL. Overall, you guys did a great job!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED AND GEORGE!! We miss you a lot Fred! I know George is playing the biggest prank on Ron in your memory. =)


Posted by redfreckles Apr 1st 2008

I fell for the MC one, when I read the show notes. I screamed. Then I listened to the episode- I could tell it was their April Fools Joke. Mugglenet/MuggleCast Never fails to entertain.


Posted by shannonsims Apr 1st 2008

I kinda figured MC was a joke but I was still a teensy bit scared. But darn! I was looking forward to the new animated series! =(


Posted by Wizard4243 Apr 1st 2008

Some really funny jokes yall .


Posted by trueligth Apr 1st 2008

Very good for all the muggles (that also means me). This is something the Twins would do if they could. You guys have a very good sense of humor, let's continue to make people smile and feel good about themselves.


Posted by LikeLuna Apr 1st 2008

NOOOOOOOOOO...I mean YEEEEEEEEES!! TOTALLY fell for the MC one. It wasn't funny enough to be a prank! gAaAhHH! I feel stupid. But I'm glad MC is still on; it made me really sad. =(


Posted by Oddymcjabs Apr 1st 2008

I CANNOT BELIEVE I FELL FOR THAT!!! That Mugglecast is going to do all these other sections...I knew it'd cause controversy caus you guys are meant to be ending...but my GOD..I was about to force myself to actually read Twilight!!! Well, I still will...but MY GOD I AM STUPID!!! I fell for the "Book 7 early" thing last year aswell!! ::D


Posted by Keira Apr 1st 2008

My heart plummeted deeeeep into my stomach when I listened to the podcast. I was pretty dumbstruck that you were going to branch out and though Micah (bless his heart) needed to speak up more, lol. *KISSES MUGGLECAST* THANK YOU FOR NOT DOING THE OTHER BOOKS!


Posted by jingilymastoon Apr 1st 2008

OMGGG!! THANK U!! I WAS JUST ABOUT 2 DIE AFTER THE NARNIA THING ... and after reading the "encyclopedia posts" i was practically ready 2 burn all my hp bookss ... but thank goodness it was just a prank :)


Posted by Wizard4243 Apr 1st 2008

I forgot to say Happy birthday to my favorite Weasley twins. Yall both are the best when it comes to pranks and jokes. RIP Fred Weasley I will miss you.


Posted by wandless Apr 1st 2008

AAAHHHH!! That was a JOKE?!??!? You got me!!! I was so freaking pissed off, I was about to write a very long letter saying why it was an extremely stupid idea. But now you've saved me about 10 minutes. Good one, it was very convincing, and the only April Fools joke I fell for.


Posted by lunarific16 Apr 1st 2008

Well, I guess I really did fall for something today. The MuggleCast one was very convincing.. lol


Posted by HPismyescape Apr 1st 2008

when i heard the mugglecast thing on mugglecast i started crying. no lie. i was like harry potter fandom really is dieing and really is changing and i cryed a lot that day at that sad detail. But thank the lord! & andrew that it was a joke because it would have crushed my world!!!!!!! Again big HAPPY APRIL FOOLS && A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY AT FRED AND GEORGE!


Posted by armormew Apr 1st 2008

AHA! GOOD JOB GUYS!


Posted by House_of_Black Apr 1st 2008

I was totally pwnd by the MC joke, despite having just laffed at the jokes on MNet before listening to 139. I did get the joke-within-a-joke of Micah pretending to be outraged. You guys completely RULE!!!!


Posted by ashleyyosaurus Apr 1st 2008

Aww. And I had worked so hard to convince myself that the quartered-version of MuggleCast would actually be okay in the end. (:


Posted by fluflu44 Apr 1st 2008

I can't believe I fell for the Mugglecast joke! ahh. I feel so stupid now. I even told my co-workers what was going on..and trying to convince myself that I would still listen....I should of guess it was a joke when Micah said he'd be leaving the show. Good Job for making me feel stupid! haha =)


Posted by scott12837 Apr 1st 2008

wow... needless to say i got fooled good. and was one of those lengthy emails... touche...touche. as that was the only april fools joke that actually got me this year... next time do it ON april day, no in march-ish territory!! haha, good job


Posted by GoodShipper Apr 1st 2008

Ah, I totally fell for the MuggleCast joke. I was a bit outraged, actually. I'm so glad it's not changing!


Posted by tenner91 Apr 1st 2008

concerning mugglecast: THANK GOD mugglenet always has the best pranks


Posted by ProphecyOrb Apr 1st 2008

I actually fell for the mugglecast april fools joke. That was a good one...I think a lot of people actually believed it. But, if in the future you guys decided to do a Twilight podcast I would Totally listen.:)


Posted by AmongYourLife Apr 1st 2008

Thank god. i hated that idea. :] lol. i love mugglecasttt!


Posted by Hollyberry521 Apr 1st 2008

haha, great joke as usual MuggleNet. But I have to say, my favorite April Fool's joke was when MuggleNet pretended they had been shut down. I almost died when I typed in the page and it said it had been deleted!


Posted by EverettChronos Apr 1st 2008

When I saw the announcement about the format change, I was concerned for about five seconds ("well, there's two hours of podcast down to twenty minutes of relevance."), then I read the comments page, and was mollified. I saw the announcement about the encyclopedia, and I rolled my eyes and said, "another advance read joke." Fortunately, none of your fake news stories actually followed up on that. (Except the first one.)




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