Why did we start reading the books?

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

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MmeBurgess at a... wrote:

> So, I'm just curious as to how/why/how long other people read the 
> series.  Does anyone have any really cool story?  I know mine is 
not, 
> I just happen to love books and got hooked.  
> 
> Angela

For Christmas '98 my son (then 10) asked for 'Harry Potter' for 
Christmas, and duly received (from my parents) a paperback PS.  He 
then went out and *bought* CS in *expensive hardback* with his *own* 
Christmas money.  I read them when he had finished with them.  I 
enjoyed them but didn't particularly think PS was good (the 
cartoonish Dursleys, the traditional school milieu, the Quidditch 
descriptions, the unprofessional and therefore not very credible 
teachers).  They have grown on me since.

Whe POA came out James again bought it himself on the publication 
date.  When GOF came out *I* bought it (for all of us).

Now we are all looking forward to the movie

David