* Intro and Inquiry

[gwharrison53]

HI!

I hadn't heard about HP until the 

1st Movie came out.  I'm the type

of person that I like to read a book

before I see a Movie, if there is a

book to be read.  That's how I got

H O O K E D ! ! !

Being a single MOM of 3 and over 50

{now}, most people who haven't read or

understand the movies think that I'm

nut's, but once they give it a try, 

98 persent of them turn out to like H P,

even if they won't say so out loud ! ! !

Gail in IND



--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Sabrina" <bree4378 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello HPfGU members!  My name is Sabrina and I live sunny Orlando, 
I 
> am a  fairly new HP fan.  I got into the stories this past 
> Thanksgiving, when my 15 year old cousin asked for POA Dvd as a 
> birthday gift.  She of course is a huge fan of the HP stories, and 
> convinced me to read the first book to see that its not a "kiddy" 
> book.  She knew I liked adventure/fantasy stories..eg. Lord of the 
> Rings.  After reading the first book, I moved on to the 
second...then 
> watched the first two films, before moving on to the third book, 
> which I finished around Christmas.  I recently saw the POA movie, 
and 
> have started the fourth book (almost half way through already, I 
just 
> can't put it down!)  Needless to say, I find myself anticipating 
the 
> fourth film and reading the other books.  My profile name 
> (weasleywellwisher) is based on the fact that I immediately fell in 
> love with the Weasley family in the books, as well as the films. I 
> think the way JKR has given character, personality, and support to 
> these characters is (as my fave Ron would say)....Wicked!  My 
inquiry 
> to you all is....was anyone (over 18) reluctant about reading what 
is 
> known as a "childrens" book?