Why I read the books

[meckelburg at foni.net]

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Okay, since everone else told their story, I might as well tell mine.

I barely noticed the whole Pottermania until GoF cam out in the UK. 
There was a great fuss about it on the german TV, so I got interested.
I bought the first 3 books in german in one go. they were good 
children's books. nothing less, but nothing more either. I like 
reading good children's books that always seem to have a message for 
adults too ( take "the never-ending story" or "Momo" for example).I 
wasn't disappointed, but not very exited either. 

Because there was still 5 weeks before the german translation of GoF, 
I decided to read it in english. I got hoked at once!! This was 
completely different. complex story and language- little hints of what 
is to come. In one word - PERFECT.

I started to search the internet, but it took quite a while to find 
this group. The group turned me from a perfectly healthy novel-reader 
to an obsessed Pottermaniac- no cure possible
Mecki