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author_by_night) wrote2007-03-29 09:06 am
author_by_night) wrote2007-03-29 09:06 am
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Growing up with Harry
(Yet again, non-Harry Potter people- forgive me.)
Many of us were children or in our early teens when we first picked up the book with that odd guy in front of a train (or on a broomstick, or somewhere else, depending on where you reside.)
So I'm conducting a survey of sorts, and want feedback from those of you who were in your teens or younger when you first read the books. In a short paragraph or sentence, tell me these things
- Your country of residence.
- The fandom/LJ name you want to be quoted as (in case I decide to quote yours), or if you'd rather not be quoted, but still want to answer.
- How old you are now, and how old you were then.
- What it was like, growing up with the books.
If you know someone who grew up with the books (little brother/sister, younger friend, your own kid, etc.), you may also post about that.
Note: I will be quoting a number of these unless you request otherwise, but it is possible not all answers will be used. I will make an effort to link to this post when I complete the project, but if it is hard to fit the number I recieve in, I will not be able to. However, again, I will link to this.
Oh, and just FYI: I was fourteen when I first read the books. I'm now twenty two. Time flies!
ETA: Thanks to all of you who have replied so far! 41 comments! One of these days I will catch up on replying, but in the meantime, it's been cool hearing all of your stories, and look forward to more. :)
Many of us were children or in our early teens when we first picked up the book with that odd guy in front of a train (or on a broomstick, or somewhere else, depending on where you reside.)
So I'm conducting a survey of sorts, and want feedback from those of you who were in your teens or younger when you first read the books. In a short paragraph or sentence, tell me these things
- Your country of residence.
- The fandom/LJ name you want to be quoted as (in case I decide to quote yours), or if you'd rather not be quoted, but still want to answer.
- How old you are now, and how old you were then.
- What it was like, growing up with the books.
If you know someone who grew up with the books (little brother/sister, younger friend, your own kid, etc.), you may also post about that.
Note: I will be quoting a number of these unless you request otherwise, but it is possible not all answers will be used. I will make an effort to link to this post when I complete the project, but if it is hard to fit the number I recieve in, I will not be able to. However, again, I will link to this.
Oh, and just FYI: I was fourteen when I first read the books. I'm now twenty two. Time flies!
ETA: Thanks to all of you who have replied so far! 41 comments! One of these days I will catch up on replying, but in the meantime, it's been cool hearing all of your stories, and look forward to more. :)
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My name is Kelsey (
I am sixteen now, and was eleven when I got into Harry Potter.
I thought the series was stupid before I read it. And I even read some of it, thought it was boring, and set it down. But then I picked it back up and loved it. I believe I can thank JK Rowling for my avid reading (or, the fact that I read at all). I don't think that if I hadn't read Harry Potter, I wouldn't read as much as I do today. I've learned a lot from it and it's given me so much to think about. I feel more educated since I've read the series. My friends, partly inspired by the series, signed up to take Latin in eighth grade, and of course, I followed. I am now in my third year of Latin, and I feel that I can thank Harry Potter for introducing me and loads of others to the language (though it is difficult!). Harry Potter also has given me so much to do since discovering it! My life has thrived on Harry Potter since I first saw the movies, and now that the series is almost over, it seems like the end of the world is coming.
My friends were the ones who loved the series before I did, and they indirectly introduced me to it. When my brother wanted to get the Sorcerer's Stone DVD, that's when I really wanted to read it. (Ironically enough, he's the one who doesn't want to read the series at all, now.)
Hope that's efficient! :)