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Although Harry Potter Fan Zone's main focus is as a "general" Harry Potter fan site, its speciality lies in media coverage. The site has covered events in the USA, UK and Australia, including book releases, movie releases, premieres and fan gatherings. In 2004, the site put together a [http://www.waycoolsites.com/hpfantrips coverage website] for [http://www.hpfantrips.com HP Fan Trips], a popular Harry Potter themed tour around the United Kingdom. This included written reports, a gallery and a number of videos. The site is currently working on coverage for the 2005 trip. In July 2005, Harry Potter Fan Zone worked with [http://www.wizardingworld.com Wizarding World Press] to help host [http://www.spellbound2005.com Spellbound! 2005], a daylong event to celebrate the release of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. They also helped provide coverage.
Besides the purely static content available, the site provides an active [[Internet forum|forum]]. The forums (titled [http://www.hpfzforums.com HPFZ Forums]) are hosted on a separate ___domain, and are home to over
In October 2005, Harry Potter Fan Zone was invited to be on the Red Carpet at the US premiere of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', which was held at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre]] in [[New York City]]. Red Carpet arrivals were covered by the site owner and webmaster, Andy, and staffer Zach. Subsequently, they were the first fan site to release a professionally-edited [http://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/fusion/fullnews.php?id=531 Red Carpet video], which included interviews with many of the cast members and fans. HPFZ was also the only site to be allowed a photographer in the photographer's pit, to which they responded with an [http://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=87 image gallery] of stars and fans. The site was also invited to be part of a press conference with a number of stars from the film.
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