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[ABoyko at starchoice.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 10103

I moved this list to my work e-mail account because of the sheer # of posts.
This week I was out with an ear infection and came back to 702 Harry Potter
e-mails! Wow! I deleted some by subject (just not into shipping,
merchandise, clotted cream) and have finally slogged through the rest.

* I had read PS and C0A when I first learned about this group from Heidi
Tandy, but held off joining until I finished the series. And am I glad! I'm
glad that we don't have to put in spoilers as well.

* I am unable to reread the books except in order. During my last reread, I
couldn't find PoA and started in on GoF but it just felt wrong. It took some
cleaning to find PoA and then all was right in the world. :-)

* As a whole, I tend to stay away from anything not canon. I do it to stay
true to the author's vision, and because frankly, it just isn't as good. I
do have a significant Star Wars comic book collection from 1982-whenever
Marvel stopped publishing, but that's as far as I go.

I've only read one HP fanfic and didn't care for it. But, the sheer passion
that members of this list have displayed for some tells me that I could be
missing something. I'm planning on checking out "A Sirius Affair" when I
have time.

Angela