Growing up with Harry
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author_by_night(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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Date: 2007-03-30 02:09 am (UTC)Country of residence: United States
I was 11 when I read the first book, and I'm almost 19 now.
Growing up with Harry Potter was great. I read Sorcerer's Stone three times the first night I had it, I loved it so much. I devoured the next two books and had my sister and mother read them. We discussed it, which was cool. I remember trying to read them to my little brother who hated reading (he fell asleep, the loser). It was a bonding thing not only for family, but for friends, too. My best friend at the time and I talked about them all the time. I think we even played Harry Potter, too, in her cupboard under the stairs. When four and five came out, I read them as soon as I discovered they'd been released. Predicting with people I knew was really fun.
I made my brother go through and read all the books now (I think he's finishing the sixth one), and that's a big deal. He and I used to fight all the time, so it's really cool to be able to share something like that with him. And when I'm talking to people and there's nothing else to discuss, I'll bring up Harry Potter, because almost everyone has read them, and everyone has different opinions.
More recently I found the fandom online. Writing fanfiction helped me through a bad period in my life, not to mention that I met my best friend through fanfiction, even though she lives on another continent.
Yeah, pretty much one of the best things ever to happen to me was Harry Potter. w00t.
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Date: 2007-03-31 11:49 am (UTC)