Wondering

[Tiffany B. Clark]

Carol:

Hi all. I know I don't post here, but I read a lot. I've been a
member for a couple of months now.

I'm a big Harry Potter fan though now after reading all the posts, I
don't think I'm quite as much of a fan as most of the people here,
because it's not all I think of all day like it appears a lot of you
do.

Here's the one thing I don't understand. Why are these books,
specially more than any other, taken SO seriously?? I really am
curious, not trying to be stupid or anything. I mean these are just
books, fiction. No one in them is real, and from most of the posts, I
swear people think they are real people. All of the trying to figure
out things kind of baffles me. I mean I am curious about some things,
but not enough to rip the entire series apart. I've always thought of
reading fiction as something I do for entertainment, enjoyment. So
many don't even seem to have enjoyed the books and yet read them all
anyway.

Tiffany:

I don't have any truly logical reasons for it, but it seems that HP 
is treated like Star Trek is.  I have a cousin who's in love in Trek 
to the point of it being almost as important as his own family is.  
It's nice to step back from the books & get a grip on reality once 
every now & then, but because the Pottercraze appeared with PS/SS, it 
seems that the books themselves are loved so much that the people 
become real.  The folks get so hooked into the books & in love with 
them, that the books then become more than just mere books.