With the books and movies all finished, are you suffering from Harry Potter withdrawal?
Maybe it's time to head over to Pottermore, an online hub developed by J.K. Rowling for fans of the boy wizard. The free site is now open for all to join.
Users will be treated to additional writing from Rowling that augments the books, digital games extending the series' themes and plot-lines, e-book reading and a platform to talk muggles and magic with other Harry Potter fanatics.
"The digital generation will be able to enjoy a safe, unique online reading experience built around the Harry Potter books," Rowling says in a video introducing Pottermore.
After signing up for the site, you'll get assigned to a Hogwarts house by the Sorting Hat and be specially chosen by a compatible wand before diving into the site's content. You'll be able to friend other Pottermore users, take on magical missions, compete with other Hogwarts houses and more deeply explore Harry's world.
The site also promises "exclusive new content from J.K. Rowling," reportedly including 18,000 words of background material filling out the books' characters and settings. For newbies, Pottermore will sell e-book and audiobook versions of the series.
While anyone can sign up now, the site says in a blog post that it will activate new registrations in waves, so you may have to wait just a bit longer to add that digital twist to your Pottermania.
Will you join Pottermore? Let us know in the comments.
BONUS GALLERY: Top 10 Harry Potter Spoofs
This witty mini web series reimagines Harry Potter as a sitcom character. Chortle alert!
Clearly the franchise needed an epic rap battle between Master P and MC Voldemort. It's worth a play for the amusing lyrics and trash-talk.
BBC comedy show Dead Ringers pokes fun at the similarities among these three major fantasy series.
Neil Cicierega's "Potter Puppet Pals" are wildly popular with the kids. This video has racked up more than 100,000,000 views.
Our favorite in this lineup, the video dissects one of the Deathly Hallows trailers quite literally. Sheer genius!
Not politically correct, but pretty funny.
As you'd expect from anything South Park, this video's audio is as sweary as it comes, but very funny and well-executed.
College Humor manifests its usual comedy magic in this cartoon spoof.
If you're a fan of the auto-tune sound, then you'll enjoy this musical interpretation.
The Simpsons has chucked a few Harry Potter references into its episodes over the years. This fan-made mashup effectively combines the two for animated fun.
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