Why did you decide to continue reading HP books?

[horridporrid03]

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> >>Alla:
> I am not asking here who and why recommended the books to you,     
> where you initially heard about them, etc. I think this discussion 
> would belong to OTC list, hehe.
> 
> What I am wondering is what made you stick with the books.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Two things hooked me: Harry being stuck in the closet, and Slytherin.

I adored Roald Dahl as a kid, and it perked me right up when I 
realized this was a kid's book author who was going to make her hero 
actually *suffer*.  (I like to see a bit of blood and tears before 
victory is claimed. <g>)

And then we met Draco, who was awkward and adorable and imaginative 
and so, so, so wanting to be friends with *Harry* (rather than "Harry 
Potter").  And we got Hagrid telling what I thought was supposed to 
be a big fat lie.  And then there was Snape.  Snape... ::sigh::  So 
smart, so sardonic, so obviously the goodest of the good guys by 
virtue of his being a bad-ass.  The ending of PS/SS had me flipping 
right back to the beginning for a reread and then marching out to the 
bookstore to spend money we did not have on the rest of the series.  
(PoA and GoF were in hardback at the time and I remember literally 
pacing in the children's section trying to determine if I should make 
the purchase or not.)

I remember being a bit disappointed with OotP because of the lack of 
Draco, and I think that's when I started cruising the internet 
looking to see people's thoughts on Draco and his role in the books.  
The wonderful essays and thoughts I found (as well as the wonderful 
chapter of Snape's worst memory) got me through.  And of course, HBP 
was like a gift.  Finally we were getting to see glimpses of the real 
Snape, the real Draco... yeah.  I was burned pretty badly with this 
series, unfortunately.

But back in the day when it looked like Harry was going to have a 
hard run of it, that Draco was going to become Harry's best friend, 
and Snape was going to be the adult that helped Harry out the most?  
Back then it looked like JKR was really writing something.  

Betsy Hp