Citations:Potterdom

English citations of Potterdom

Noun: "the fandom or sphere of the Harry Potter series and the movies based on it" edit

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  • 2009, Petra Rehling, “‘One Harry to Bind Them All’: The Utilisation of Harry Potter”, Diana Patterson, Harry Potter’s World Wide Influence, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, 253:
    The debates about “fair use,” started by large fan communities such as those of The Lord of the Rings, and those surrounding “Potterdom,” have only just begun.
  • 2010, E. A. Pyne, The Ultimate Guide to the Harry Potter Fandom, What the Flux Comics Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 25, 283:
    What are we potty Potter fans going to do now that the story has come to an end? Do we throw up our hands and relent that ten years of Potterdom were great, but it's over now, and we should just get on with our lives?
  • 2010, William Silvester, Harry Potter Collector's Handbook, Krause Publications (2010), →ISBN, page 62:
    A first edition Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is one of the most coveted collectibles in Potterdom.
  • 2011, Derek Murphy, Jesus Potter Harry Christ: The Fascinating Parallels Between Two of the World's Most Popular Literary Characters, Holy Blasphemy (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
    Is Harry Potter a Christ-Figure? In fact this question had been asked by sharp-minded readers since the early days of Potterdom.

Noun: "the fictional universe which is the setting of the Harry Potter series" edit

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  • 2008, John Granger, How Harry Cast His Spell: The Meaning Behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling's Bestselling Books, Tyndale House Publishers, →ISBN, chapter 1, 6:
    Just as even the evil people in “real” life are certainly created in God's image, so all the witches and wizards in Potterdom, good and bad, are able to use incantational magic.
  • 2008, Matthew Battles, "If Harvard were Hogwarts", The Boston Globe, 1 June 2008:
    Owls: In Potterdom, owls briskly deliver magical letters; Harvard students have email for that.