An(other) Introduction

[annemehr]

I'm very honored to be in this group -- thanks for the invitation! I
don't know if I'm "the old crowd," exactly, but I'm maybe a "tweenbie"
-- I found HPfGU in September '02. Some time before that, I belonged
to the Rowling house at a site called The Reader's Vine, which had
fora sorted according to genre and author -- it was a lot of fun, but
it just disappeared one day.

*waving to people I know, as well as some respected names from back in
the HPfGU archives*

> 
> ***Name: 
~Anne
> 
> ***Nicknames/IDs:
~Annemehr. Also, FlyOnTheWall at the Leaky.
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> ***Age:
~44
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> ***Family:
~I'm married with three children, ages 9, about-to-turn-12, and 14. We
all read HP, but I'm the obsessed one.
> 
> ***Home
~Pittburgh, Pennsylvania. I really like this place. Lots of my
extended family are here, too, while a few are in interesting places
to visit.
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> 
> ***Birthday, Place of Birth:
~2 July 1960, in Pittsburgh.
> 
> ***Education/Job/Role in Life etc:
~I have a BS in Physics, but I should have gone into art instead --
would have been much more practical (not to mention, fun!). Currently
still at home -- we ran the numbers, and it makes more sense -- so I'm
going to take some (what else?) art classes, and see how far I can go.
> 
> ***Other things we might want to know about you:
~Ummm...I'm much more boring in Real Life!
> 
> ***First contact with Harry Potter:
~March 1999, we heard by word of mouth (I think it was two mouths,
actually) that "kids seem to really like those Harry Potter books," so
we got the first one for our daughter's birthday. Since she made the
effort to get CoS and then PoA from the library, I tried SS, then read
the library copy of PoA as CoS was returned already. The week GoF came
out, I picked up SS for the second time ever and read the passage
where Harry bought his wand, and that's when the *tingle* ran up and
down my spine -- I was obsessed from that moment, and just had to buy
*all* the books.
> 
> ***Favourite Potter things (books, characters, ships, fics, objets
> d'Art, general enthusing):
~The books come first with me, and GoF and OoP are my favorites.
Favorite characters are Harry, Harry, Harry, Ron, Snape, Hermione,
Neville, Lupin, Arthur, Luna, Lucius, Vernon. The last two, to see how
evil they can get. I also have a soft spot for Molly and Percy, and
love reading Fred and George. I don't have strong shipping
preferences, but I'd love to see Harry have a little fun! Favorite
fanartist is Marta at artdungeon.net, and of course I'm really taken
with Jo's official site.
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> ***Extent of Potter obsession:
I spend lots of time in the fandom, mostly in groups like this, and
also on the Leaky Cauldron. I really like the Leaky -- it's a whole
different slice of fandom, besides being where I get all my news. I'm
not into fanfic yet, because I can't afford the time, though I
cerainly intend to eventually. And of course, I never go very long
without dipping into HP canon one way or another...
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> 
> ***Other interests/activities:
~Recently uncovered my sewing maching and made a Renaissence-type vest
for a costume to get into the front rows of a Blackmore's Night
concert. Intend to make cloaks for oldest daughter and me for The
Witching Hour. Also self-teaching piano and trying to reorganise
remodeled house (everything's in the wrong room!).
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> ***Current/recent reading:
~Recently finished The DaVinci Code (not as good as HP!), now reading
Kafka's _The_Trial_, as well as GoF to son and OoP to daughter.
> 
> 
> ***Current/recent listening:
~Just the radio in the car these days...
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> 
> ***Current/recent viewing:
~Now the Olympics are done, network news and Fox News. Need a new show
in the vein of Twin Peaks/X-Files/Charmed. Anything good coming on
this fall?