Self-induced spoilers

[Amy]

No: HPFGUIDX 9715

Cindy's intro post and the various warnings to her reminded me that I 
actually read the books in the wrong order.  I was lent the tapes by a 
friend who accidentally gave me CS first.  Naturally, I had no idea 
what the order was, so I went along, briefly wondering that the series 
picked up after one year of school, idly wondering at the author's 
decision to hint at me about a recent confrontation with Lord V 
instead of showing it to me, but not tumbling to the fact that I was 
really, totally out of whack until I was halfway through.  I should've 
stopped much earlier and checked with someone, but I was already 
addicted and I would've had to wait several days before getting a hold 
of PS/SS.

Fortunately, it really didn't ruin PS/SS for me--all I knew for sure 
was that Harry wasn't going to die at the end, not a big surprise--but 
it could have been a bad scene.  Gosh, imagine reading GoF before 
PoA--PoA would be ruined by the time you'd gotten to chapter 2.

Anyone else read 'em out of order?

Amy Z

...who worries deeply about those poor children who actually pay 
attention to the numbers on the spines of the newer Narnia editions 
and read The Magician's Nephew before they read The Lion, the Witch 
and the Wardrobe

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Crabbe and Goyle chuckled trollishly.
             -HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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