Natasha asked Francesca Zappia:

Was there any forums in particular that inspired the forums in Eliza and Her Monsters?

Francesca Zappia There were! The Accio Firebolt forums were the inspiration for that. AF closed down quite a while ago...I think it got hacked. But I spent a lot of time there and I really miss it. Ahh what a fun time! You got sorted into your Hogwarts House and could hang out with your housemates and talk about random stuff in the common room, you'd go through Hogwarts years based on how many posts you'd made, you could roleplay through classes or in different parts of the castle. My favorite part was one thread where you could "claim" objects that showed up in the HP books, then put in your signature what you owned. Someone got the giant squid. (I got Ravenclaw's diadem. It was SUPER hard to be the first one to claim a horcrux.)

I'd heard of wars being fought in the Harry Potter fandom in other places, usually over ships, but I distinctly remember AF being a place where everyone was just there to have a good time. Absolutely my fondest memories of fandom.

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