[HPFGU-OTChatter] I need you all!

[Molli Hall]

I was a School teacher that got hooked on Harry Potter by my students..... 
So I'll be glad to help any student with his homework.

Name:  Molli      Age:  Just turned 30


>1) On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being a Potter-obsessed superfan who
>has read all the books a thousand times, has been to all the movie
>premiers and book releases, wears Harry Potter underwear, etc.), how
>big of a Harry Potter fan are you?
>
I truely believe I'm a 10....


>2) How long did it take you to read the books?  How many times have
>you read each one?  Which is your favorite?
>

About a week if I read them with the students and About 2 days if I read 
them by myself.  3 times to begin with then I have reread them before movies 
come out and new books.
I think that Order of the Phoenix is my favorite.

>3) How has Harry Potter changed your life? What purposes do Harry
>Potter books serve beyond entertainment?

It has made me enjoy life....I get to act like a kid and enjoy the magic.  
It taught my kids (inner city kids) that life does not have to be reality 
all of the time.  I loved watching their eyes change when we would all dress 
up and become a Hogwarts class room.
>
>4) What is the craziest thing you've done for Harry Potter?

I have waited in line at the book store for 2 hours just to be the first one 
to get the newest release.  The people at the book store know my first name 
now.
>
>5) Do you own any unusual Harry Potter merchandise or
>paraphernalia?  What is your largest or weirdest collection?

Some....The weirdest thing that I have I got for my birthday a couple of 
days ago...It is the Lumos book light ...It is really cool.
>
>6) If you could be any Harry Potter character, which one would you
>be and why?

I think I would be Hermione because I was always the girl that hung out with 
the guys because I could not stand the stupid girls....LOL
>
>7) What is it that makes Harry Potter books so great that any age
>can enjoy them?

They are written in a way that they appeal to everyone....what a child 
reader gets out of it is totally different from what an adult reads into it. 
  Everyone can pull for whom ever they want and they can see good vs evil as 
well as teens just trying to grow up.  (Adults get to laugh at that part 
alittle more than the younger people because we have already been there!!!)
>
>8) Have you been to any midnight premiers or book releases?  Did you
>dress up?  Describe your experience.

Yes and Yes I did, I dressed up as Hermione but I could not get my husband 
to dress up as Harry...My one year old son looks just like a Weasley 
child....RED HAIR!!!!!>

>9) What separate the fans from the FANS?

fans are people who read and just enjoy the time spent in the book....FANS 
are people who read and become the BOOK....They live to see what happens 
next.  They want these characters to live and breathe.  They want to see 
certain characters "get together" and root for the victories and cry at the 
defeats.
>
>10) Is there a special "lingo" of Harry Potter fans?  Are there
>specific phrases or vocabulary that define the group?

Some might say so.....
>
>11) What are your views on people who oppose Harry Potter books,
>saying they are sacreligious and teach children witchcraft?

This question is funny....I taught Harry Potter in a Catholic School....My 
parents LOVED it.  I would get some that would ask questions at first but 
when they saw that their children would read and did not become GOTH kids 
with pentagrams on their foreheads they were okay.
There are people who are small minded and believe that what their preacher 
says is the Gospel truth, but what they forget is that even parts of the 
Bible were blashophy  when they were first written.  Even the characters in 
the books cannot solve all of their problems with magic.  They show children 
that even The Great Harry Potter needs a little help from his friends every 
now anf then.....
>
>12) Any other things you might want to say about Harry Potter books.

Just they are going to be classics that will be loved and cherished for a 
long time!!








>From: "potterfan9349" <potterfan9349 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] I need you all!
>Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:29:12 -0000
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>Hi!  I am a junior in high school and I am doing a research
>project/paper on the subculture of Harry Potter fans.  If you have
>time, I would greatly appreciate if you answered a few questions to
>help me in my research!  If you are comfortable with it, please send
>to potterfan9349 at yahoo.com your first name and age and the responses
>to all or some of the following:
>
>1) On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being a Potter-obsessed superfan who
>has read all the books a thousand times, has been to all the movie
>premiers and book releases, wears Harry Potter underwear, etc.), how
>big of a Harry Potter fan are you?
>
>2) How long did it take you to read the books?  How many times have
>you read each one?  Which is your favorite?
>
>3) How has Harry Potter changed your life? What purposes do Harry
>Potter books serve beyond entertainment?
>
>4) What is the craziest thing you've done for Harry Potter?
>
>5) Do you own any unusual Harry Potter merchandise or
>paraphernalia?  What is your largest or weirdest collection?
>
>6) If you could be any Harry Potter character, which one would you
>be and why?
>
>7) What is it that makes Harry Potter books so great that any age
>can enjoy them?
>
>8) Have you been to any midnight premiers or book releases?  Did you
>dress up?  Describe your experience.
>
>9) What separate the fans from the FANS?
>
>10) Is there a special "lingo" of Harry Potter fans?  Are there
>specific phrases or vocabulary that define the group?
>
>11) What are your views on people who oppose Harry Potter books,
>saying they are sacreligious and teach children witchcraft?
>
>12) Any other things you might want to say about Harry Potter books.
>
>Thank you all SO much!  You have no idea how helpful responses will
>be! If you want, I'll send you the finished paper!  This is my final
>project for AP Language and Composition class and is worth 250
>points and will basically make or break my grade. The more honest
>and open you are, and the more details you provide, the better!
>Thanks again! M.Kelly AKA potterfan9349 at yahoo.com
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