Are We Really This Old?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 187820

How long have you been a member of HPFGU?

Alla:

Oh dear,  it had been seven years. Time flies indeed. I should say though that I had been an active member for probably five and a half/ six years, it took me more than a year to actually start talking.

How did you find us?

Alla:

I was just looking for some place to discuss Harry Potter and was just searching randomly and here we go ļ

What was your best and/or most unexpected experience here?

My best experience here is truly how much I learned over the years from so many amazing writers who post here. Seriously, I do not think my English would ever be perfect, but sometimes I am catching myself that I am repeating the whole phrases that stuck with me here. And I just learned not to be afraid and write, write, write.

What's been your favorite topic of discussion?

Alla:

Hmmmmm.  Well there is that certain S character I used to discuss fairly often ;)

My favorite topics were character interactions, always, always.

Favorite post of your own to the group?

I really do not feel that my posts are as good in comparison to so many others, but I suppose this one is okay.


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/177556?threaded=1&l=1



Favorite post of anyone else's to the group?

Now this is the hardest question for sure, because it is so so so hard to choose. I can name so many people whose many posts I admire, but it is so hard to choose just one post. I mean, there were writers with whom I agreed and loved their posts; there were writers with whom I disagreed and loved their posts so so much.

Okay, how about I will cheat and choose two? Hey, at least I am not listing ten here, hehe or twenty or thirty. I could that you better believe it. 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/131798?threaded=1&l=1

So this is the post I love for hilarious defense of the character I adore, so besides agreeing I just find it very very funny.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/147110?threaded=1&l=1

You know how I despise Snape for prophecy thing (and many others), but I was just so loving this post and laughing so so hard.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/149959?threaded=1&l=1

Oh this is one theory about Snape I so wanted to come true. Alas.


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/153541?threaded=1&l=1

This was one of the posts that made me think oh god, I want to write like this when I grow up and I wish I could put together theories in such cool way.



If you were given the chance, what would you ask JKR?

Oh yes, obviously I wanted to know how it all ends, whether Snape is good or bad, etc, and whether Harry lives or not, but this was all before last book.

Now I think (at least today) that my only question would be when everything said and done, does she in her head thinks of Albus Dumbledore as good person.

I usually like agreeing with the author, if I can of course, and this one just buggs me I guess.


Have any of your online friendships here gone on to real life
meetings/friendships?

Oh yes!  I usually use the word ¡§friend¡¨ very sparingly in RL and trust me I would not call a lot of people my friends (even if I am friendly with them, to me it is just acquaintances for the most part, but there are several people on this group whom I met in RL and whom I consider to be very good friends of mine. And plenty of people whom I consider to be great online buddies.

Alla