Facebook, Twitter Let Users Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter

The first book in the Harry Potter series was published 20 years ago today

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter series, Facebook and Twitter are letting users share their love of the franchise in special ways.

First, as reported by The Next Web‘s Matthew Hughes, Facebook status updates containing the words “Harry Potter,” “Gryffindor,” “Slytherin,” “Hufflepuff” or “Ravenclaw” will now present these words in different colors. When the words are tapped or clicked on, Facebook will show an animation of a spell being cast by a magic wand.

The colorful words and animations will appear in Facebook’s mobile applications and desktop website. Users

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