[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Brother? (was Addiction report)

[Amber ?]

Jenny said:
>I was just curious, how old is your brother?  I've been trying with
>my 17 year old bro for a Long time now, and just can't seem to
>convince him to read HP.  What was your "plan of attack" that got him
>to try?

Don't despair! My brother is 17 as well, so it IS possible to hook cynical 
teenagers on Harry Potter.

Actually, I wrote a ridiculously long email before chronicling my "plan of 
attack" before. You can find it here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/6144

The cliff notes version is that I showed him some HP websites and when he 
began to ask questions, I refused to tell him anything until he read the 
books. It worked. Trust me, I was absolutely shocked.

Has your brother read any fantasy books before? If not, it might be a tough 
go. I was lucky, my brother likes fantasy books and wasn't prejudiced 
against them. Is there anything in the HP books that you know your brother 
would like? You might want mention those things.

I did a moderate amount of teasing as well, but that might not work 
depending on what type of person he is. Tease him a bit before he reads the 
books, DON'T tease him while he's reading the books or he might stop just to 
spite you, and then you can have an all-out "Nyah-Nyah" teasing fest AFTER 
he has read all of them and is properly addicted. You can flounce around to 
your heart's content about how YOU were right and just watch him glare.

~Amber
(Who must seem rather mean for tormenting her brother but HE'S the one who 
thinks he knows more than me simply because he's TALLER!)

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