My other for question 1: I didn't read any of the books until after OotP was released, but then I read them all in a week, fell in love and jumped into being the lurkiest lurker who ever lurked with reading fanfiction and forums. I didn't create an LJ until 2008, so then I became more involved and actually began participating and writing. So I was very involved and still am, but was late to the party. ;)

I was also other for the last question . . . I thought parts of the epilogue were silly, such as there being too much steam to see anything. In the other books she always talked about Harry looking around the platform seeing everything. But overall, I was fine with it, and have included it in stories I've written.