Why did we start reading the books?

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22370

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., 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.> 

Well, no one told me about the books and I hadn't heard anything about 
them.  I just like to wander around the children's book section in 
B&N, and there was a big HP display that I kept eyeing.  I even asked 
someone who worked there if the books were really that popular.  She 
all but laughed in my face.

Upon reading the back of SS I was intrigued but felt a bit stupid 
about buying it.  A week later I said "the hell with it", bought SS, 
read it that night and devoured CoS and PoA the following two weekends 
(each in several hours).  I couldn't sleep the night before GoF was 
released.

I knew I adored Harry when he immediately talked back to Dudley, and I 
knew I was hooked for good when Dumbledore told Harry he had eaten a 
vomit flavored Bertie Botts Every Flavor Bean (I laughed out loud, 
sitting all alone on my couch).  Sometimes I even worry myself at how 
often I think about and talk about the books.  

It took me a while to find HPFGU, and I browsed around some sites that 
were clearly for younger people, which was frustrating.  Once I got 
the hang of HPFGU (I'm not good with computers or the internet), I 
began logging on several times a day.  This site keeps me believing 
that even if I am crazy when it comes to HP, I am certainly not the 
only one.

--jenny from ravenclaw, who actively fantasizes about being a witch in 
Harry's world***************************************