Are We Really This Old?

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 187835

> How long have you been a member of HPFGU?

Zara:
I joined in July of 2005, in advance of the publication of HBP. I had decided it would be fun to read the book right when it came out and maybe find a place where I could share my initial impressions of the book and hear what other adults thought of the series.

> How did you find us?

Zara:
Google! I Googled Harry Potter discussion, or something along those lines, and this place seemed best among the sites that popped up.

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

Zara:
What was most unexpected to me was that I stayed! I quite honestly figured I'd stick around for a few weeks after HBP came out and then wander off to find other ways to spend my time, at least until the next Potter came out. BOY was I wrong. Though I blame Rowling and HBP at least as much as I blame this place. <bg>

> What's been your favourite topic of discussion?

Zara:
Do I really need to answer this? Well, I suppose if some of the old timers are reading this, I might need to...the incomparable Severus Snape, of course...Always!

> Favourite post of your own to the group?

Zara:
I can't think of a single one. My first post-DH post, perhaps. Or one of my long ones on the way the events of HBP (later, DH) color the events of PoA in which Snape was involved.

> Favourite post of anyone else's to the group?

Zara:
For sheer fun value, perhaps this one by Talisman,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/151314

a pre-DH post propounding the theory that the guiy we saw fall off the Astronomy Tower...was actually Snape.

But really, there are too many great posters here for me to pick just one. I've enjoyed Sean's posts on education, Hermione, and Snape; Pippin's posts on any number of things, but most especially her post-DH take on the message of the books, Carol on literary analysis and (of course) Snape. And then there are the posters with whom I have enjoyed disagreeing, notably Alla on (again) Snape, though by thispoint she adnI coudl probably write each others responses to posts on that topic...

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

Zara:
Hmm, that's a tough one. In a private conversation (like I would ever have one!), I would probably try to nail her down on what, exaclty, Albus had in mind when he said he meant Snape to have the Edler Wand.

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

Zara:
Yes! I made a good friend on this list, and have travelled to see her.