you know you're obsessed when...

[Ebony AKA AngieJ]

When you change your summer exchange plans from Spain to England.

When you read nothing but the four Harry Potter novels while 
proctoring standardized tests for an entire school year.

When you put a Harry Potter calendar and full-fledged display in an 
eleventh grade classroom.

When you consider disowning ultra-conservative relatives who scream 
about your silent proselytization of their kids by exposing them to 
HP merchandise purchases.

When you DEAR every Sunday afternoon (Drop Everything And Reach for 
the most to participate in online HP chats).

When you neglect your other fandoms shamefully because being subbed 
to 30+ HP lists takes up a scandalous amount of time.

When you spot character lookalikes at every opportunity.  (I'm a 
terminal case in this regard... I've even seen a couple of fanfiction 
characters.)

When you spend the moments before drifting off to sleep doing mental 
canon character sketches, including minor details such as music prefs 
and dietary habits.  (Example--what is Draco's favorite food?  Does 
Ron really like ska, or is he more into techno/dance?  Is Hermione 
really on the verge of becoming a fruitarian?  Actual bedtime mental 
self-conversations I have had recently.)


Shall I go on? I was 89% obsessed *before* I started writing 
fanfic... and now I am afraid to take that test again.  ;-)

--Ebony