Newbie - Disorientation - Quiz Thingy

[~*Vicki Granger*~]

No: HPFGUIDX 12829

~Hi! :) i'm new to the group... so I'll introduce myself!

I'm a young teenager who is very mature for my age, smart and a lot of other 
things. I joined this group because I liked the idea of indepth discussion. 
I live in NSW, Australia.

I'm a fanfiction author and I'm a member of COUNTLESS groups about HP. But 
on with the post...

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Did anyone else feel strange reading the beginning of PoA?  I have
heard people say they didn't like the first chapter of GoF; I wonder i
f what they're reacting to is a disorientation caused by the almost
unheard-of shift out of Harry's POV (and even, very briefly, into
another character's--Frank's--which I don't think ever happens
elsewhere in the books).  You begin that first chapter and think,
"Hey!  Where's our Harry?"  In my case with the first chapters of PoA,
I felt a sense of disorientation at the prospect that Harry really
wasn't going to end up at Hogwarts.  When he was sitting in Magnolia
Crescent, I thought (silly me) that he might really spend the book on
the run.  I think I was influenced by the cover (him & unknown girl on
hippogriff--well, it doesn't LOOK like Hermione!) and the title, and
had the idea that from the beginning he was going to head to Azkaban,
maybe to rescue someone.  I felt relieved and grounded once more when
he got to Diagon Alley, and especially when he met up with R & H.
Amazing what a small shift it takes for an author to give you a whole
new feeling.
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~I got a strange feeling in the first chapter of GoF, but not PoA. I never 
really thought that Harry wouldn't end up at Hogwarts in PoA, I knew he'd 
get there eventually, but in GoF it took ages for it to get to Hogwarts. The 
first time I read it I thought that they'd cancel Hogwarts because of all 
the Dark Arts!

The first chapter WAS disorientating in GoF, I was sitting there going "This 
isn't right... it's a printing mistake! Where's Hogwarts, or Privet Drive! 
Why don't I recognise anything? It took me until they started mentioning 
'Muggles' and 'Quidditch' that I realised what was up.

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Which character would you most like to meet, and why?
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~I was going to say Hermione, but then I thought of Dumbledore! So wise and 
everything!

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Which character would you most like to be friends with, and why?
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~Fred and George! It'd be a LOT of fun! Lots of tricks... I'd have a close 
link to Hermione, Ron and Harry...

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Which character would you most like to be involved with romantically, why, 
and describe a perfect first date...
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~From the actual books: Ron, he seems sweet :) we'd probably have dinner at 
ogsmeade, or a picnic or something.... He'd be really nervous and keep 
droppping things!

But I'm holding out for Draco, from Cassandra Claire's stuff :) leather 
trousers.... *drools* We'd go into the Forbidden Forest on broomstick or 
something...

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And, which character would you most like to be?
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~I'd most like to be Hermione, I'd be in on the group, I'd get to be in on 
the action, and it'd be an easy transition because I'm a lot like Hermione 
anyway :) but I like the limelight so I'd also like to be Harry (except of 
course that I'd be a guy if I was him...)

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~*Vicki Granger*~
FanFiction.Net Author
Hermione Granger in Harry_Potter_RPG2
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