- Australia - JK Ashavah - 21. I was 14 at the time. - HP provided a really pivotal phase of my growing up, actually. The people I met through online fandom helped me get through some really tough times, because they helped me realise that, despite what my peers in real life might think, I really was OK and that being interested in fantasy and intellectualism and stuff was all right. And having Hermione as a role model was very important for me too. It was so wonderful to see a character in mainstream pop culture who, like me, loved reading, enjoyed studying for its own sake, and thought her marks were one of the most important things in her life. Having someone like that to look up to helped my self-esteem more than I can really say. Because if she could be cool and awesome while still doing all that stuff, so could I. In addition to all that, HP reawakened my creativity, and gave me many, many fun times and a great deal of relaxation theorising, writing fanfic, and participating in discussion boards, not to mention organising various fandom projects, like the SQ birthday tributes. And all that helped me develop creative and organisational and analytical skills that will be with me for the rest of my life.
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- JK Ashavah
- 21. I was 14 at the time.
- HP provided a really pivotal phase of my growing up, actually. The people I met through online fandom helped me get through some really tough times, because they helped me realise that, despite what my peers in real life might think, I really was OK and that being interested in fantasy and intellectualism and stuff was all right.
And having Hermione as a role model was very important for me too. It was so wonderful to see a character in mainstream pop culture who, like me, loved reading, enjoyed studying for its own sake, and thought her marks were one of the most important things in her life. Having someone like that to look up to helped my self-esteem more than I can really say. Because if she could be cool and awesome while still doing all that stuff, so could I.
In addition to all that, HP reawakened my creativity, and gave me many, many fun times and a great deal of relaxation theorising, writing fanfic, and participating in discussion boards, not to mention organising various fandom projects, like the SQ birthday tributes. And all that helped me develop creative and organisational and analytical skills that will be with me for the rest of my life.
:-) Hope this is something like what you were looking for.