[HPFGU-OTChatter] For the Love of Harry

[Richelle Votaw]

grindieloe wrote:

>      I thoroughly enjoy spending free time here (and on the main group of 
> course) reading posts, resonding, and feeling as though there are people out 
> there who enjoy Harry Potter as I do.  However, is anyone else frustrated with 
> the lack of actual people where you live to discuss with?  I would love to 

Yes, I know exactly what you mean.  I've been cramming HP down my mom's throat, and if I'm lucky I get an "Mmmhmm" response.  Brilliant discussion.  Just this week (finished today, in fact) I've orally retold the entirety of OoP to my friend who I teach with.  We've been riding back and forth to workshops together.  She very excitedly told me that she was at a friend's house and read the first chapter and a half of OoP.  Even though she hasn't read the books, we had a semi educated discussion as I retold.  When I got to Harry trying to contact Sirius through the fire, her first response was "Why didn't he use the mirror?" And she appreciated all the sad irony later on when it's clear he should have.  She gasped in all the right places, and nearly died when my cell phone rang right between Bellatrix LeStrange's first and second curse to Sirius.  We had a nice discussion about the prophecy, and tomorrow I said I'd bring Dumbledore's bit to Harry about the power the dark lord knows not.  Gotta have something handy to study when the workshop gets boring. :)

Okay, that went on too long, but basically, yes, I would LOVE to have someone in person to discuss this with.  I'm slowly converting one, maybe!

Richelle


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