Melissa Anelli

Melissa Anelli
Born (1979-12-27) December 27, 1979 (age 44)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationWriter, webmistress
NationalityAmerican
EducationGeorgetown University
Notable worksHarry, A History
Website
melissaanelli.com

Melissa Anelli (born December 27, 1979) is an American author and webmistress. She is the author of Harry, A History, which chronicles the Harry Potter phenomenon. Anelli is also the full-time webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron, a commercial fansite devoted to the Harry Potter franchise for fans.

Anelli also is one of three hosts of the Leaky Cauldron's official podcast PotterCast, which talks about various aspects of the Harry Potter books, movies, video games and more. The podcast conducted a two-episode interview with Rowling in late December 2007, after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[1]

  1. ^ Anelli, Melissa (December 18, 2007). "PotterCast 130: The One with J.K. Rowling". Retrieved January 29, 2011.