http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/07/BUGQ5QSEEJ1.DTL Spartz and Ben Schoen, a 17-year-old recent high school graduate from Moundridge, Kan., are the lead writers of "What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7,'' which is an analysis of the first six books and a prediction of the series denouement in the seventh book.
Schoen this year applied to Notre Dame and was rejected. In his appeal he included a copy of the book, a copy of the New York Times review and a clipping of the newspaper's best-seller list. Notre Dame reversed its decision and welcomed him with a letter congratulating him on his achievements at such a young age.
Mugglenet apparently also makes in excessive of 6-digits a year from its advertisements. Capitalizing on websites is different from capitalizing on a "Harry Potter encyclopedia," I know, but I still often find myself surprised about just how *great* an impact fandoms like HP have had on the world.