Intro and Inquiry

[Rebecca]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Barb Fulton" 
<barbfulton at y...> wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 
Hi

I was a little reluctant to read the books, not just because of them 
being childrens books, but also because I'm a Christian, as are my 
parents who were totally against the idea. After going on holiday 
the year OOTP was released with our very good friends from England, 
and spotting one of them reading it (he is a Vicar), I thought maybe 
they weren't so bad. So next time I was stuck in an airport with my 
plane delayed (fairly normal as I'm not from mainland England, but 
I'm at university on the mainland) and was looking for something to 
read, I picked up Harry Potter. I'd read all 5 available within 3 
days and have re-read them many times since. You could say I've 
caught the bug! 

My parents views appear to have relaxed a little since they know 
I've read them and don't I don't have a broomstick or cauldron 
(yet!! :-) ), but I still don't think they'll read them. My brother 
would find it far too hard going to read any book the length of PS / 
SS because of the illness he has, so I'm grateful to this place as 
somewhere to discuss the books with people who also have the bug and 
aren't just guessing at something they have no basis for.

(btw - my Mum loved LOTR, so I just don't get why she was SOOO 
against HP.)

wonders - Have I rambled on enough yet? people fallen to sleep over 
this yet?........... ok. time to go

Becky