Intro and Inquiry

[Barb Fulton]

Sabrina wrote:

> Hello HPfGU members!  My name is Sabrina and I live sunny 
Orlando.  My inquiry 
> to you all is....was anyone (over 18) reluctant about reading what 
is 
> known as a "childrens" book?

Barb now:

Welcome Sabrina! I'm Barb, and I live in the not-so-sunny-right-now, 
but darned cold Minnesota. I have been reading HP for several years. 
I had no interest in reading HP when it came out. When a number of 
my adult friends would talk about how much they loved it, I wouldn't 
say anything, but I would think "what are you talking about? It's a 
KIDS book!" After my dad (a minister, BTW) started talking about how 
much he liked the books and my sister (in seminary) was talking 
about them, I thought I would give SS/PS a try, so I bought it in 
paperback. Read it in 2 days. Same thing with book 2 and 3. I was 
actually late to work a couple of times  because I wanted to get in 
a "couple of pages" before I left for work. A couple of pages would 
turn into a couple of chapters! By the time book 4 came out, I pre-
ordered it, anticipated it for months, and read it in 3 days. I've 
read each book dozens of times. Maybe 6 months or so ago I found the 
HPfGU lists, and finally I have something to tide me over until July 
(although I rarely post)!

So yes, I was very reluctant to read a "children's series"  before I 
read them, but now I'm a fully-fledged HP junkie!

-Barb