Hi! I'm new!

[Aesha Williams]

Hi everybody!
    I joined the "motherlist" the other day, and since I can't post an introductory email there I figured I'd have to join here. I don't really feel as though I'm part of a list if I haven't introduced myself.
    That having been said, my name is Aesha. I'm 22 and a student at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA. I've lived in Eugene almost my whole life so it's kind of handy to have a university here just a few miles away. I'm technically undeclared, but hope to major (eventually!!) in music, most likely music business.
    I first heard of Harry Potter a few years ago- I think it was actually just a couple of months before the GoF came out. Well, actually, I'm not sure- I have a friend who worked at a bookstore, so she may have told me about the "HP phenomenon" before GoF came out. Anyway, I hadn't read them but she said she was going to, because she wanted to know what all the fuss was about. I didn't read SS until... I guess it was November of last year, and was finished with the first three a week or two before Christmas, which was good timing since I got GoF for the holiday. I've read all of the books at least a couple of times- I think SS and PoA 3 times; at any rate, I'm reading SS again. I think I've only read CoS once, maybe twice, because it's not really my favorite. It seems a little like it deviates from the rest of the series- I don't know why. I'll have to read them again in order, now. 
    I didn't realize there was such a huge fan base of adults for the series. I didn't join the list until after I bought my HP DVD- I hadn't seen the movie yet and was there bright and early to buy it. Of course, I can't wait for the video to come out... I'm starting to kind of loose interest, so that's why I'm re-reading the books. Again. I'll have to take a closer look- I didn't notice things like the glint in Dumbledore's eye, and I don't think I thought about the "Mrs. Figg" "Arabella Figg" thing. :) I think it's pretty neat- I've not read a lot of fantasy books, especially not fantasy series, and I think it's cool how she drops little hints and foreshadows things that don't come up for a few more books. 
    I don't know yet that I can really bring anything to discussion that hasn't been brought up already- and actually, the only thing that I think bothered me (or that seemed out of place, before I read a bunch of other things that now don't seem right!!) is in GoF... sorry if this has been rehashed a few times... I'm so puzzled over Barty Jr.'s role as a DE. Okay... Voldemore refers to him as his most loyal DE, who cared most, etc... but, he was one of the DE's that, IMO, renounced him. During his trial, the one couple said something in support of the DL... but wasn't BJ saying that he didn't do it, he wasn't involved, etc.? He was pretty close to saying he'd been Imperialized, I'd say.
    My favorite character... besides Harry, of course... is Ron, I think. He's loads of fun and he's a great sidekick... I hope he gets a larger role soon. And, not in a bad way (ie, in the 2nd and 3rd books, he got conked out or something, and then last time of course wasn't involved at all in the climax). A very close second is Lupin. I just loved him... 
    As for my least favorite character, it is by far Cornelius Fudge. He's so snotty, such a jerk... I find it interesting that he asks Dumbledore for advice almost daily and yet when Dumbledore gives him the advice he should heed, and others (Snape, Harry, etc) try to make him see what's happening, he decides to turn a deaf ear. Just the fact that Barty Jr. existed should have caused the alarm bells to go off big time. 
    Ooh, and now that I'm thinking about it... although, I suppose there's no proof- it would seem that they could let the cat out of the bag RE: Pettigrew. James is dead, so he can't be reprimanded about being an animagus; Lupin couldn't really be held accountable for his being bitten; and no one need make mention of Sirius. Well, I guess it would follow that if the others changed, he would, too... hmm, lots to think about. 
    I should be off to read some more FAQ's (I think I'll be old and gray before I'm finished exploring the Lexicon), and should go before anything else pops into my head! I look forward to chatting with you guys!

Aesha




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