Happy 10th Birthday, MuggleNet!
Happy 10th Birthday, MuggleNet! Once upon a time, a 12-year-old kid was suffering from crushing boredom. He thought it would be fun to make a website. So he did. And at first, it completely sucked. Then he got really, really obsessed. He quickly found other obsessed fans -- and you know the rest!

HarryPotter.com just wasn't giving us enough of what we wanted, so we took matters into our own hands: MuggleNet is a 10 year long project of collective success involving millions of passionate Harry Potter fans from every corner of the Earth. Every fan contributed in some way - whether it was posting news, submitting fan fics, or engaging in discussion on forums while we went delusional waiting for each book. WOW, has it been fun!

We'll be posting fun new features throughout the month looking back at the past 10 years, so stay tuned. Embarrassing baby photos of Andrew Sims are likely. T-shirts possible. Thank you, MuggleNetters, for your continued support!

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Posted by Emerson on Oct 1st | 159 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by looneylauren Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday, Mugglenet! You guys have been one of my home pages for seven years now. Actually, my (now) husband and I first clicked when we discovered our mutual love of Mugglenet (and Harry Potter). Thanks for all the great times!


Posted by i_am_hermione Oct 1st 2009

MuggleNet I love you you are my favourite website ever you make my life complete. without you I would be lost. 10 years old! my how you've grown! I have been here for-- my goodness can it have been four years now?? cheesecakians anyone? mugglenet feeds my obsession and soothes my soul. mugglenet (and mugglecast) you are the best! btw I want a t-shirt. I would buy one. or three. oh my gosh deusional! it brings back memories of frightening h/hr shippers hahahahahaha they were pissed


Posted by Taylor_McFarland Oct 1st 2009

8 years Emerson naming my first kid after you this website is just as much part of harry potter as harry potter is of it thanks for the hard work and keep it up on behalf of everyone i'd just like to say thank you for getting bored.


Posted by sirlupton Oct 1st 2009

YAY Happy Birthday! Looking forward (I think) for those baby Andrew pics! I remember when I discovered you, MuggleNet, and I'm so glad I did!


Posted by caitlin89 Oct 1st 2009

Happy Decade Mugglenet! I discovered you in 2002! So, it's been a great 7 years! Keep up the awesome work! :P


Posted by elfsnclothesdontmix Oct 1st 2009

HAPPY BDAY MUGGLENET....I think its been like 6.5 or 7 years since i found it. heres to my main distraction on nights of pointless hw


Posted by wilmer Oct 1st 2009

Wow, I've been a MuggleNet visitor since the PreProduction of Prisoner of Azkaban Movie. Since then, it has been my Harry Potter Movie source...IMDB.com SUCKS!!! LOL


Posted by citylove3583 Oct 1st 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUGGLENET!!!! you were the first harry potter site i discovered when i became obsessed with harry potter, & i still check the website every single day! i love everyone on the staff! emerson ben micah andrew laura jamie & everyone who contributes!! keep up the amazing work & hopefully in 10 years we will be celebrating 20 years ! :)


Posted by pure_blood_princess Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday!!! I love birthdays. I've been following MuggleNet for about 5 years, I was a little late entering the Harry Potter scene. But one day I was walking through a store and they were showing one of these HP movies and I figured I would rent the movies just to see what all the hype was about... and I was hooked.


Posted by obsessedwithpotter Oct 1st 2009

WOW!!!! Happy Birthday Mugglenet and congrats Emerson for this great website. I have been coming here for about 5 years and was so happy to find out about the many other obsessed people in the world. Harry Potter has changed my life since I started reading at age 9 and Mugglenet has helped me stay excited through waiting for book releases and especially now when there is only two movies left to wait for. I love all you guys and can't wait for those baby pics :)


Posted by khephran Oct 1st 2009

i've been a harry potter fan for 10 years, but i just found all the fan sites and podcasts, if only i had found you earlier...


Posted by equijumper2 Oct 1st 2009

happy birthday mugglenet!!


Posted by stargazerlois Oct 1st 2009

WOW. Time flies. Congratulations.


Posted by SuzieQ Oct 1st 2009

wooooooot!!!! yay mugglenet! I've been with mugglenet for.... six years I think, and I can't imagine a better place to have shared my love of HP with so many other devoted fans! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has helped keep this site up and running, it continues to be amazing!!!! woooooooooot!


Posted by iblameneville96 Oct 1st 2009

Hey! Good job guys! I just discovered mugglenet last month and i just became a member today.I LOVE THIS SITE!i go on twice a day.its the only hp fansite i go on.congrats!!!!!!!


Posted by HPottergirl721 Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday Mugglenet!! I have to say that you guys run the best site (Harry Potter or otherwise) around! Love you forever! :D


Posted by Winky790 Oct 1st 2009

Haaaaaaapppy Birthday!!! YA'LL ROCK!!! literally changed my life!


Posted by garfi101 Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday MuggleNet!!!! Totally share the same birthday!!! Love this site!!!


Posted by lvndeday Oct 1st 2009

I am proud to say that I have been with Mugglenet since I was about ten years old- 6 years ago. I was searching for Harry Potter fansites and the ones that I had come accross jusy didn't seem sufficient enough. It was then that I stumbled onto Mugglenet. I have not been able to litreally go a day with visiting this site and catching up on the Potter news. Thanks Mugglenet for being a great site that none of the other fansites can top! GO MUGGLENET!!!


Posted by lvndeday Oct 1st 2009

Ugh. I have to correct my above comment. I meant to say : 1) that the other fansites just were'nt sufficient enough. 2) I can't go a day without visiting this site. :)


Posted by iluvdolphins Oct 1st 2009

I discovered mugglenet because i was looking up some harry potter news! i had loved the books long before i discovered mugglenet, but i couldn't believe how many other people out there were just as obsessed as i was! mugglenet has been my homepage ever since, i love mugglecast and can't believe its been 10 years!!! Congrats to everyone who works really hard to put this website together, and i can't wait for the years to come!!! Happy 10th Birthday mugglenet!!!! :)


Posted by fluflu44 Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday Mugglenet!! I've been coming on here since June 2007. Not very long, but it took me until then to get into the series. Thanks for being an amazing website!!


Posted by hpfreak13 Oct 1st 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MUGGLENET!!!! You rock so much. And you make my life complete. PotterforLife :)


Posted by SilverSunMuse Oct 1st 2009

10 YEARS?! Congratulations man! I wish I could have been there since the beginning! Been here for 2 years with Emerson and co. You guys are the greatest! CHEERS!


Posted by nicktheicon Oct 1st 2009

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY MUGGLENET. I've been checking your site almost daily since 2003! Great job and thanks!


Posted by proseoverbros Oct 1st 2009

Has it really been that long? I've been here since 2004...which was 5 years ago. Time sure flies. Happy 10 years Mugglenet. Here's to 10 more!


Posted by rosedancer Oct 1st 2009

Thank you, Mugglenet, for being such a fantastic resource! I've relied on you for over five years, since I first was bit by the Potter bug. You make me smile! (And you GMH!)


Posted by angelina_johnson92 Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday Mugglenet! I've been coming on this site for about 2 and 1/2 years. I first found out about Harry Potter when i was seven. My second grade teacher read a chapter of it every day at story time and after that I begged my mom to read the other books to me. She read a few of the other ones but for some reason I couldn't pay attention, so she stopped, although I was a huge fan of the movies. So about five years later when I was in the seventh grade my grandmother bought me Ootp for Christmas, but I just put it under my bed. Then HBP came out. She bought it for me the day it was released because she thought I wanted it. I felt bad that I didn't read the fifth or sixth book, so I decided to read them and after that I got hooked. That was a few years ago though. Now im almost 17 years old and I don't know what I would do if my Nana hadn't got me those books. I should probably thank her for it, but most of all, I should thank mugglenet for creating this amazing website. THANK YOU EMERSON!!


Posted by JustineHP Oct 1st 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUGGLENET!! I've been with you 8 ( I was 13 and now I'm 21) of those 10 years and I never go anywhere else for my HP info. The whole Harry Potter experience I had growing up wouldn't have been the same without you. Hp and mugglenet go hand in hand. Thank you for all the hard work. I hope you're around for many more years. A loyal and obssesed fan, Justine


Posted by GinnyPotter Oct 1st 2009

5 years of fun for me :) great job mugglenet, keep it up :))


Posted by HeRonfan Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday Mugglenet! Great new layout too--you gave us a gift!!


Posted by butterbeer_bottle Oct 1st 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUGGLENET!!! I've only been visting since 07, for two years, but I am completely obsessed and love MuggleNet. I hope thos baby pictures of Andrew are coming soon!


Posted by HPFANTimothy Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday, MuggleNet :) Wow, a whole decade! Well, I can't say that I've been here for the entire time, but I've pretty much been coming here everyday since I became a Harry Potter fan; so that's a good 6 or 7 years. Yay!


Posted by s_black5 Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday Mugglenet!!! Wow it really has been an unbelievable 10yrs! Harry potter has been such a big part of my life and it would never have been the same without mugglenet!! You guys have made the whole crazy HP experience amazing. From your quick news posts to your fun discussions it's made waiting for the books and unforgettable journey! Thanks guys for doing an awesome job!


Posted by bookworm_g Oct 1st 2009

WOW, 10 years!! Congrats to Emerson and everyone from the staff who have worked so hard all these years to give the most amazing potter fan website. You rock!!


Posted by bumbledore Oct 1st 2009

I honestly can't remember when I started following Mugglenet, but I think it was about when I discovered the books when GOF came out, and I have checked it probably several times a day ever since. I'm 68 (I know, almost as old as Dumbledore himself), and work in an Elementary School library, so you also give me a lot of "conversation starters" to get new fans interested in the books! Keep up the fantastic work!


Posted by Hedwig1617 Oct 1st 2009

I can't remember if it was 2000 or 2001 lool it's consuming me xD but it was probably 2001


Posted by alykat95 Oct 1st 2009

Ya MuggleNet!!!!! I love how Emerson linked the word "fun" to the Wall of Shame, LOL! What crazy people ...... but this feels sooooo great. I discovered MuggleNet about 4 years ago and to think that I still come here every single day....haha, Harry Potter isn't just a book, it's a lifestyle! :P


Posted by Mottocat Oct 1st 2009

Wowza!! 10 years!! Cooooongraaaaaduuuulaaaat iooooons, Emerson!! I


Posted by luna_loveevil Oct 1st 2009

Gratsss Mugglenet


Posted by Marauders_weasleygirl02 Oct 1st 2009

Happy 10th birthday. I randomly found you guys through a google search. And I'm glad I found you!


Posted by Kelsanator Oct 1st 2009

Yay! Happy Birthday Mugglenet!! I haven't been around that long, I got addicted in 2006!


Posted by Becca300 Oct 1st 2009

Wow, I think it was 6 years ago? It actually seems like a really long time, and MuggleNet got away from me for awhile but I'm back and staying forever!


Posted by EntropyX3 Oct 1st 2009

Happy 10th Birthday Mugglenet!! I've around for 8 years now! I've seen this stie grow so much in the time that I've been visiting. This is the 4th site on my list of site visits which compose my daily routine. Congratulations on all you've achieved! Here's to your future success!!


Posted by hermionenessie Oct 1st 2009

Happy birthday, Mugglenet! Like others, I discovered this site on google just looking for some harry potter info. I never imagined there was a whole Harry Potter fan community out there with web sites, forums, podcasts, fanfics, and more. It was before GOF came out, as I remember laughing hysterically at the picture of ron in his dress robes that you guys had posted. Thank-you soooo much for everything you do, you make my days brighter and scratch my hp itch. :-)


Posted by Veggie_Potter Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday MuggleNet! I've been with you for 8 years! Since I was 11, just at Hogwarts age :D


Posted by ecniv08 Oct 1st 2009

10 years already! that's like the age of my younger brother.. btw, i'm loving the new layout.. cool :)) more power mugglenet! hope you stay for more more years..


Posted by mintyfrost Oct 1st 2009

Happy 10th Birthday MuggleNet ! You guys are awesome. Love the new layout. ;) More power to all of you !


Posted by hedwig_girl Oct 1st 2009

Loving the new layout! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUGGLENET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday from a long-time fan, and recent Mugglecast transcriber! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!


Posted by hermione03 Oct 1st 2009

Happy Birthday Mugglenet!!!! I discovered Mugglenet between 2001 and 2003, but I can't remember exactly when. I have always loved Mugglenet and I am so glad Emerson made this site 10 years ago! Mugglenet is one of the sites that I must visit at least once a day! =) (p.s. love the new layout!)




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