New member introduction

[dudemom_2000]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Jones" 
<catwoman1683 at y...> wrote:
> Hello. I've just joined the main "Harry Potter for Grownups" list 
and thought it would be a good idea to sign up with this one, too, 
as I enjoy off-topic chatter. :-)
> 
> For those curious, my name is Charlie, I'm 21, female and from 
Kent, England. I've been a fan of the HP books since shortly after 
the release of GoF. Originally I snubbed the novels, because a lot 
of the time I get very turned off by too much advertising and over-
hype when it comes to products. Luckily, I saw the light and dedided 
to give the books a read, though, just because *everyone* seemed to 
like them. I figured if they were THAT popular, they couldn't be too 
bad. 
> So I started with PS, then read the others in the correct order. I 
> became hooked from the first page of PS, blown away by JKR's 
> storytelling ability and shocked at how witty, clever, complex and 
> fascinating HP was for something I'd thought was a children's 
book. 
> 
> Over the last four years or so I have been drifitng between HP and 
> other things, but with the release of HPB only 25 days away, I've 
> found myself back into HP fan mode. I'm bursting with excitment 
> waiting, to the point where I keep having dreams about HPB. :p
> 
> Aside from HP, my other fandoms include Buffy/Angel, Batman, 
> Desperate Housewives, and Les Miserables. I enjoy reading, 
writing, the internet, and music. I love animals, cats being my 
favourite, and come September I'll be studying for my English GCSE 
in night classes at the local college. 
> 
> Well, I've kept you long enough. I'll end by saying that I'm very 
> happy to be here and to look out for me chiming in when I have 
> something to say on the main HPFGU mailing list. Thanks for 
> reading. :-)
> 
> Take care,
> Charlie.

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Welcome to OTChatter, Charlie! We are a very nice group and are 
pretty much laid back here. You have picked the two best places to 
discuss HP (us and HPfGU)! Please feel free to join the Sunday 
chats - they are usually interesting and a lot of fun. My cat Dude 
says hi also!

Dudemom_2000

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