[HPFGU-OTChatter] Obsessiveness (was Addiction report)

[Amber ?]

>Tara wrote:
> > obsessiveness runs in our family

David wrote:
>So which is it - does HP attract obsessive people, or does it make
>non-obsessive (I refuse to say 'normal') people obsessive?

Well, people who read HP don't always become obsessive. My dad is a prime 
example of that. In fact, he's one of the most un-obsessive people that I 
know. He likes the books, will see the movie, and even has a Hogwarts shirt. 
But he would never discuss the books, read them multiple times, or tell 
other people to read the books.

Ironically, he's the one who, in a roundabout way, introduced me to HP. He 
bought PS and COS in paperback form just "to see what they were about". I 
read them before he got a chance since I have the disturbing habit to just 
pick up whatever book is laying around and reading it when I'm bored.

So, in my slight experience, I think that if you're not normally an 
obsessor, HP wouldn't make you one. BUT this is just my opinion and I'm sure 
within five minutes of me sending this, someone will write a post saying 
that I'm dead wrong and they've never obsessed over anything until they 
encountered HP...

Whether HP "attracts" obsessive people, I have no idea.

~Amber, the Proud Obsessor

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