Link Lessons

Dear Class,

We've added a series of fabulous links to TriWizardJedi. You'll note that the three different "fandoms" are unevenly represented in the blogosphere. There are good reasons for this, which follow:

1) There are few Star Wars fansites. Lucasfilm has quite a tight hold on its copyrighted material. It just may be that this little (not for profit! not for profit! we own nothing!) site here gets a cease and desist notice from Mr. Lucas. However, the Lucasfilm approved sites to the right are quite good.

2) J.K. Rowling has been significantly more lax in controlling her material on the web. This very same generosity towards fans has landed her in this legal pickle recently, and is the very reason why the HP fandom has grown into such a sophisticated phenomena, as you'll see in the links to the right.

3) Ah. Twilight. There are a few good Twilight fansites, which we've linked to here. As you can see, the sites aren't yet as expansive as those you'll find dedicated to HP and Star Wars. Yet. Twilight fans are many in number, but when the new movie arrives later this year, things are going to get crazy. While I put little stock in Trelawney/Alice/Yoda-style predictions, mark my words--by the end of this year, Twilight news will hit the major cable networks, the fundamentalist Christian groups will begin decrying the moral turpitude of the series, and all those pioneering fansites on the right are going to have to buy some serious bandwidth.

Finally, and most importantly...

4) Giving. At the bottom of the page, we've posted links to good charities, and urge you to check them out. All three of the stories we honor here are about the power of love. Let us not forget that "it is our choices that show what we truly are...far more than our abilities" (Chamber of Secrets).

Professor H.