Why do we get so het up about Harry Potter?

[Josephine]

No: HPFGUIDX 71153

Sue:
> 
> I can't help noticing recently that a few posts have been a bit 
> negative and snipy in tone, and yesterday this prompted me to send 
a 
> horribly rude reply to one of those posts (off post-in a private 
> email) of which I'm really ashamed because it was so rude. Anyhow I 
> was amazed at how heated my reaction to that post had been, and 
> horrified that I was taking it all so seriously...I came to these 
> books, and to this discussion group, for FUN, and here I was, 
> getting all het up and offended, and going completely against the 
> spirit of the group and losing all track of why I love reading the 
> books in the first place. So I replied to that person again toay, 
> to apologise (and I do hope that that person will forgive me for 
any 
> offense I caused) and while I was writing that post, it prompted me 
> to think about why I (and perhaps some of you too??) get so heated 
> up. 


In all fandoms I've belonged to, people have gotten heated up over 
issues regarding characters, plot lines, ships, you name it... I 
think it's just human nature to discuss and argue and get a little 
hot sometimes. It's not that HP is more controversial than other 
stuff, there's just a lot going on. And besides, I think our heated 
debates just goes to show how imaginative and vivid people we 
are... ;-)

Everybody gets worked up protecting things they care about.

Josephine