I need you all!

[Sarah Leigh ...]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "potterfan9349" 
<potterfan9349 at y...> wrote:

> 
> 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?

Probably about an eight and a half - I'm just too far away from the 
big cities and no car, and I like my bed too much - midnight book 
shop opening - tsk whatever next?  besides which I work shifts and 
run a home, a husband and a teenage son - I just want to sit down and 
read!
> 
> 2) How long did it take you to read the books?  How many times have 
> you read each one?  Which is your favorite?

Probably the first 3 over a few days each, but by the time GoF came 
out I had my order in at Amazon and was waiting for the postman.  So 
I read the last three in a day each.  My favourite is Goblet of Fire 
at the moment and I think Order of the Phoenix is my least fave.  I 
still haven't managed to read Half Blood Prince for the second time, 
but the others I've read 3 or 4 times each.
> 
> 3) How has Harry Potter changed your life? What purposes do Harry 
> Potter books serve beyond entertainment?

Gives me an alternate reality and in the words of the famous website 
whenever I come across a situation I'm unfamiliar with I ask myself -
 "What would Dumbledore do?"
> 
> 4) What is the craziest thing you've done for Harry Potter?

Not really into crazy - hubby would say it's telling everyone to shut 
up if they're dare to talk over an advert or something.
> 
> 5) Do you own any unusual Harry Potter merchandise or 
> paraphernalia?  What is your largest or weirdest collection?

Nothing - just a mug (oh and several reams of paper with abandoned 
Fan Fic tales!)
> 
> 6) If you could be any Harry Potter character, which one would you 
> be and why?

Tonks - because she's cool and I think quite like me in character
> 
> 7) What is it that makes Harry Potter books so great that any age 
> can enjoy them?

They are non-biased, easy to read and sooo clever.  there's so many 
different levels that I can appreciate them in a different way to my 
son (who has grown up with them from age 7 to now, nearly 16) and my 
hubby.  there's something for everyone.  I just love the imagination 
it requires to create an entire Potterverse - I am in awe of JKR.
> 
> 8) Have you been to any midnight premiers or book releases?  Did 
you 
> dress up?  Describe your experience.

Nah!  See previous answers
> 
> 9) What separate the fans from the FANS?

"Mum, is there anything about Harry Potter you don't know?"
> 
> 10) Is there a special "lingo" of Harry Potter fans?  Are there 
> specific phrases or vocabulary that define the group?

We all know who 'Voldy' is if that's what you mean, oh and I learnt 
what a shipper was from Harry Potter!!
> 
> 11) What are your views on people who oppose Harry Potter books, 
> saying they are sacreligious and teach children witchcraft?

What a load of tosh - it's fictional writing for Merlin's sake!!
> 
> 12) Any other things you might want to say about Harry Potter books.

Its all been said already and so much more eloquently than I can do 
now.