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APRIL 1, 2004 at 3:56 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: HPANA
Unsuspecting Harry Potter fans awoke today to find their favorite sites and communities overrun with tomfoolery, in celebration of April Fool's day. The event has become a stalwart tradition in the HP fandom.
Sites who joined in the fun today include:
, who's playing the part of Tom the innkeeper (of the actual Leaky Cauldron, no less!) in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Tom (a.k.a. Jim) posted throughout the day wondering what all these people were doing in his pub, chatting incessantly about Harry Potter. They were also able to promote Jim's upcoming marathon in support of the British Dyslexia Association.
, which would be a combination of BBC's The Office and include cast members from the Harry Potter films.
, where customers could order from a full spectrum of offerings from the Harry Potter-financed operation. Very well-done.
, SMOCK MAKING SENSE. For a mere five easy installments of $300.00, your firstborn child, and a 20% share in your soul (and possibly a few kidneys) you could order the live performance DVD and rock out.
Know of any more? Please let us know! We hope you enjoyed the fun. We certainly did.
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Slytherin's Ferret
Points: 11875
Miss Azn Malfoy says:
Hehe.. very cute! Hehe.. I had a hard time trying to get back to the normal site!
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 7:27 PM EST
Points: 7828
Rococoed says:
Cheeser, I finished reading all of the news articles at PNN for a few more laughs, when it dawned on me that the article on Umbridge may have been written with intention of making a subtle political statement about the 9/11 commission hearings, even though I rarely follow the news nowadays. Umbridge bears a striking resemblance to Condoleezza Rice; Fudge, to President Bush; and Percy Weasley, to Richard Clarke. Did you plan it to appear in that manner? Just wondering...
Not that I really care whether you did, I hate politics altogether.
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 7:37 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2133
orlandofan says:
Yeah that was really great. the articles were really funny. Good job.
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 7:50 PM EST
Healer for all Occasions
Points: 3567
Madam Malkin says:
Well, when I dirst loaded the page, I thought, "Did I type it correctly?" But realized I hadn't typed it at all - i used my bookmarks. I figured it was not real and that something was going on, but at first it didn't actully register as an April Fool's joke. I should have remembered from last year, and I would have if I had realized when I first woke up realizing it was April Fool's day... But I didn't. :)
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 7:58 PM EST
Witch
Points: 648
wicked_chick336 says:
Haha.. you definetly got me! l.o.l I was WHAT HAPPEND TO HPANA? but then, I had to AIM KT to ask.. but the Articles are great! :D
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 8:07 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2391
HPN4eveRon says:
Thats stinken comedy!!!! I fell for it. Its cool that so many Harry Potter sites partisipated in it. Happy April Fools Day everyone!
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 8:10 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 478
Kayore says:
Ha ha ha that was sooo funny! I thought I opened the wrong page (web-site) there for a second!
That was good! Very clever!
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 8:24 PM EST
Ginny's Twin
Points: 3764
~Marie Antoinette~ says:
I love it! I couldn't stop laughing.
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 8:36 PM EST
Curse Breaker
(Moderator)
Points: 3786
Galilea says:
I got hit with this before I had my coffee this morning, so I was not too happy. It took forever for the pages to load and I found it irritating. I gave up after a couple of posts.
I am happy to say my day included no other pranks.
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 8:40 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1092
quidditch_queen says:
L-o-l. Happy fools day! I didn't know what was going on when i saw PNN.com. Thought that hpana decided to do a new format. I was going crazy because here (Peru) nobody knows about the fools day so... thank God a friend told me about this!
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 8:54 PM EST
Heir of Slytherin
Points: 5499
Spazzingduck says:
Actually, I though they changed the site around until I saw the "April Fools" thing down at the bottom. Not too observant....
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 9:10 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 330
padfoot46 says:
This is also my first year as a member of HPANA... I thought the PNN was kinda cool... I did a double take when I saw Sirius..and all the headlines... I totally forgot it was April Fools day..Even though I was fooled by another site too... I'm so dense..
Great job guys....That really took effort..And you totally had me..
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 9:55 PM EST
Professional Beater
Points: 20891
feltonluver says:
Haha that's really funny of all the ones i read. When i saw the pnn thing i thought i typed in the wrong address and then realized april first duh...
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 10:06 PM EST
Student
Points: 258
dragongirl_58 says:
Ha ha! well that was pretty funny, and the articles (though i didn't actually read them) had funny titles
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 10:43 PM EST
Headmaster
(Moderator)
Cheeser says:
Thanks, everyone, for your kind praise! A lot of hard (and quick) work went into it by all the HPANA staff members. Hope it's enough incentive for you to stick around for another year. ;)
(Gollum Smeagol - indeed, the Umbridge story was a political parody, as was the one about Floo powder prices rising (oil... OPEC... etc.) ) Good eye :)
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 11:00 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1908
Opera Ghost says:
I really was fooled! I'm surprised no one has snapped up PNN for their website name, although we already know HPANA is THE BEST!!!!!
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 11:12 PM EST
Witch
Points: 817
HermioneSparkles says:
AHAHAHA! I hate April Fool's Day but I just loved the sites changing. Very creative, I enjoyed it!
Posted Apr 1, 2004 at 11:30 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1772
MelancholyMarie says:
Heehee! I was a bit confused at first, but then I figured out that the letters "af" in the url stood for April Fool. Then I started laughing my head off. And I loved the Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes store, and the puppet pals. Drake-o Mullet... *snickers*.
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 12:45 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1071
alan's my man says:
Ah ah,very funny indeed!I was going crazy,I swear!
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 12:51 AM EST
Squib
Points: 142
youwish1 says:
I was totally freaked out and was holding my breath when I clicked on HPANA just now. All I can say is WELL DONE!!! You got us! But let me just say, THAT WAS SO NOT FUNNY!!! You
just about gave me a panic attack!
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 1:17 AM EST
Half-Blood Prince
(Moderator)
Points: 943
Professor Scoots says:
Well I thought it was pretty funny how folks were having the hardest time getting onto the site and the forums!! People kept AIMing me to find out where the forums had gone!
Well done Cheeser! Well done Cheeser!!
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 1:24 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1303
wahnaroo22 says:
I freaked out when I first saw hpana!!! It was really cool though. I loved Mugglenets thing also. Fun stuff!!!
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 3:11 AM EST
Witch
Points: 540
lexie75 says:
I had a great time yesterday looking through all the sites! Have to say but the HPANA prank was the best, Really liked the way the PNN was set out, you had me fooled! kept checking the address I had typed!!1
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 3:48 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 819
Prof.Rolandus says:
I saw it in the first minut i just was fooling aroud myself, like Fred and George it would do, My Cousin and myself have as nickname Fred and George.... if we could do magic....that would be bad....
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 5:00 AM EST
Witch
Points: 530
malfoys_my_man says:
They did a pretty good job, hey! I was all disapointed because I couldn't post anything anywhere.
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 5:24 AM EST
Marauder
Points: 3954
jade says:
They were so funny!!! It made me laugh so much i did have to do a double take!!!1Good pranks :)
Posted Apr 2, 2004 at 6:20 AM EST
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