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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Enchanting site for Harry Potter fans.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    The site educates fans about all HP books and movies, the author, and how to collect memorabilia.
  • Messages:

    Not an issue.

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Some mild profanity can appear in the chat rooms.
  • Consumerism:

    A few ads to support the site itself, but they aren't overbearing. There's a link to the "MuggleStore" filled with HP merchandise.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of MuggleNet was written by Jean Armour Polly

Parents need to know that there are a few ads, but they provide support for the site. Kids can get information about every Harry Potter book and movie, as well as background information on the storyline's creator, J.K. Rowling, through the varied network of the links. There are loads of chats, fun trivia, and games to play. The chat feature isn't obvious and does claim to "halt the relay of most messages containing profanity from entering a room," but "swearing guidelines permit the use of the less offensive words."

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  • Families can talk about the phenomena of Harry Potter. Why do you think the books and movies have taken off? If you were writing the next Harry Potter book, what would be the plot? How would you market the book? Families can also go to the "Name Origins" section of the site and quiz each other on different terms.
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What’s the Story?

MUGGLENET.COM offers visitors news stories, rumors, trivia questions, plot theories, a newsletter, games, and much more. Read brief synopses of the books, learn what J.K. Rowling's cryptic dedications may mean, pore over explanations of such mysteries as horcruxes, and submerge yourself in Potteriana. There's an encyclopedia of creatures, spells, potions, and places, too. There's a games section, with Shockwave games involving quidditch, hippogriff herding, and spellcasting. Real fans will score high on the trivia games, and even muggles will do OK with the Harry Potter matching games and jigsaw puzzles.

Is It Any Good?

Created and maintained by older teens (and a smattering of twenty-somethings), this site offers everything a Harry Potter fan could want. In addition to the features mentioned above, there is a carefully monitored discussion forum with strict rules about what can be posted, including rules about what topics can be covered in fan fiction. For example, no stories can be about homosexuality because fan fiction is supposed to be book-related and Rowling does not have any homosexual characters in the books.

Similarly, the chat room seems well-intentioned and at the time of review, there were not any provocative screen names or off-topic posts although "swearing guidelines permit the use of the less offensive words (in moderation, and only when needed)." And the site does have a list of Harry Potter-related links it connects to, including some role-playing games that are more for adults than student wizards.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this website and harry potter

    This is an awesome website, i am the number1 fan of harry potter ever!!!!!!!!! i go to mugglenet all the time to check on any harry potter news and i am always the first to know everything!!!! favorite website EVER z:)

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in New Mexico
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 5.0

    i'll say it again, i luv, luv, luv HARRY POTTER

    perfect website 4 fans!

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • Safety isn't an issue
    • User content is age appropriate

    I think this website is creative and funtertaining, lol. I do think it is a way you can keep in touch with all the latest news and all though.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on and give it 4.0

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    I rate this title iffy and give it 3.0

    it was boring

    i would say it was recomended for young people from 5 to 15 but theres hardly nothin on it so i still find its borin but nothing bads in it

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