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rollerpig GSBitch Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 62283	August 13th, 2007 at 09:00pm This is a thread to share the stories about how you got into Harry Potter. Who/What did you get into it? For how long do you like it and stuff of this nature
a-dawg. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 7070	August 13th, 2007 at 09:18pm My dad kept trying to get me to read the first book when I was a lil' un. I read it to make him shut up
anti social Jackass Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 1179	August 13th, 2007 at 09:27pm I read the first one when I was 10ish and didn't really care about it except everyone else was force feeding me Harry Potter so I was like whatever and read it. And I loved it.
Flaming Phalanges! Basket Case Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 17669	August 13th, 2007 at 09:39pm My mum said I should read it but I was like nah it's rubbish, blah blah (cos my mate, who turned out to be a dickhead, by the way) said it was rubbish and I believed her. Finally, my mum got us some books to read on holiday and she got us the first two HP books and I actually read them and I fell in love. That was about 8 years ago. Fucking hell. LONG time.
stilinski King For A Couple Of Days Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 3581	August 13th, 2007 at 10:58pm I was in grade 4, I think. We went to Costco and there were the first three books or something there. My mum said: ''Hey, I hear these books are quite good! I'll buy them for you, if you want.'' They weren't really expensive, so she bought all three. And I loved them immediately. ^^ of course, that was all in French. And the fourth book was the first I had to wait for.
TragicCaseofMyReality King For A Couple Of Days Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 2350	August 14th, 2007 at 01:50am My mom bought me The Sorcerer's Stone when I was in first grade. She kept trying to get me to read it but at the time I hated reading so I didn't end up picking it up until a year later. Once I did however I couldn't and wouldn't put it down. I fell in love with Harry Potter and with reading. and that was....9 or 10 years ago...holy crap thats a long time ago
Billie's Willie Moderator Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 46473	August 14th, 2007 at 02:30am When I was nine or ten, everyone around me was all "I read a story about your brother! Harry Potter. (that makes more sense if you know my last name is Potter) ...it's not bad though. You should read it." So really, I guess I got into it because of the name. I had my mother buy me the first book, and I was instantly hooked. I've been reading them for 8 almost 9 years. Since fifth grade.
vivalarorya Falling In Love With The Board Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 8405	August 14th, 2007 at 03:57am I, at first, swore to myself not to read them. I hated all the hype around them and figured the word was just overreacting. But my mom, who worked at this tiny bookstore thing, had a few minutes and read the first two pages of PS, and told me they were really good, so she read it and told me to do so, which I did, albeit reluctantly. She got to the first 4 before me, but I read 5-7 before her. WOO. But I think I've been reading them since....third grade?
Hipster. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 6700	August 14th, 2007 at 04:02am My mom took me to the first movie, and tbh, it creeped me out. But we went to Barnes and Noble afterwards and bought me the first book and I read it, loved it, read the next three in the next two weeks.
Meski Addict Age: 32 Gender: Male Posts: 14856	August 14th, 2007 at 08:05am I started reading the first book when I was nine, then I saw the movie and I started liking it more and more then bought all books and shizz.
rollerpig GSBitch Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 62283	August 14th, 2007 at 08:13am Everyone was forced into it. I can't remember the exact day, but I know at some point my dad would have bought all the books (1-3), and I just started reading them. I was 8 or 9. ...wow 7 years of HP worshipping.
Meski Addict Age: 32 Gender: Male Posts: 14856	August 14th, 2007 at 08:15am 5 for me.
Misanthropist Post Whore Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 23279	August 14th, 2007 at 08:52am When I was 'round 8 or so my brother tried to get me to read it but I looked at the cover of Chamber of Secrets and thought Harry was ugly So later on my brother like, paid my mum to read me it asa a bedtime story...she only read about two pages a night and i got intrigued. I stole the book, read it myself and the rest is history.
Anji Basket Case Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 15914	August 14th, 2007 at 01:25pm Wow, uh, I believe I was eight, I think, and I would visit the library all the time because I read like a ridiculous amount. And I became very close the the librarian and she recomended it to me as it was a new book and 'apparently becoming quite popular'. Story of my life.
Matt Smith Admin Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 31134	August 14th, 2007 at 01:27pm I was 7 and my mum bought me PS and COS in paperback. I read them and loved them. After that, I always read them as soon as they came out and such, but I re-read them earlier this year and fell in love with them completely. I reached a whole new level of obsession.
Anji Basket Case Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 15914	August 14th, 2007 at 01:30pm Everyone started at around the same age.
Jay Tee Had A Life Before GSB Age: 36 Gender: Male Posts: 26777	August 14th, 2007 at 02:30pm I think I was about 9 and someone from my class at school gave me Philosopher's Stone for my birthday. I read the first couple of chapters and didn't get it so I put it down. Then a few weeks later I saw something on Blue Peter listing the nominations for some book award and that was their favourite one so I started again and once I was about 6 chapters in I found out it was brilliant XD Then I got CoS at an airport when I went on holiday, probably later that same year, PoA a few weeks after it came out, and the rest first day they were released I remember staying up late on holiday to finish the book one night and it scared me in the dark
ree-ee-annan King For A Couple Of Days Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 3158	August 14th, 2007 at 03:10pm My teacher read me the first book when I was 9, but I didn't know there was anymore of them. Then my mum bought me CoS and I read it and I liked it. Then I watched the film, read more books and became the Potter Phhaaan I am today.
Roisin-Marie King For A Couple Of Days Age: 101 Gender: Female Posts: 4955	August 14th, 2007 at 05:24pm well my cousin was always talking about it but meh i didnt really pay any attention, but for my 10th birthday my gran bought me Ootp and i read it and it all started from there
lyrical_mess Falling In Love With The Board Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 5278	August 14th, 2007 at 05:28pm Well, I remember when I was in third grade, my brother got the first book and I remember he recieved the second book as a package from Amazon.com. He loved them and he was obsessed before me. So in fifth grade, a bit after the fourth book came out, I decided to take them out of the school library. I read the first one. But when I finished it, I couldn't find it so I took PoA. I remember my mom confiscated it when I was halfway done because I wouldn't clean my room. xD. Then I got the fourth one. And then after weeks of waiting, someone finally returned the fourth one to the library and I read it. And I loved them all since I read the first book. Been addicted ever since. Six years of Pottermania. Its a damn shame my kids won't have it.

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