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ericadawn16Day 30 - What affect has Harry Potter made on your life and how much does it mean to you?
This is the earliest photographic evidence of my Harry Potter fandom from December 2000:
I'm not sure there's any aspect of my life that hasn't been changed by Harry Potter. I think that's what is supposed to happen when involved with a fandom for eleven years that provokes thinking about good, evil, destiny and our purpose in life. I've made some awesome friends through it and had some even more awesome times with those people whether it was tracking down sneak peak tickets, waiting for that magic midnight hour or riding the Hooters trolley to see it on Imax.
See, the great thing about Harry Potter is its inclusive: it's all races, all ages, all genders, all economic backgrounds. I had a housemate in my first year of college who would appear to be the ultimate party girl: a skinny, leggy blonde who joined a sorority as soon as possible. I borrowed her copy of Goblet of Fire more than once.
It also changed my reading habits. I wasn't an adventurous reader. My mom would read just about anything and I'd stick to tie-in books for Star Wars or Buffy. I had also regressed into avoiding long books. Then, I read Harry Potter and it made me want to try other YA books like Tolkien, Duane and Cooper. I even read book analysis on HP for fun1
Also, yes, I did weigh thirty pounds more in high school. It's not just a bad photo. I've lost at least fifteen pounds just in the last two years alone.
This is the earliest photographic evidence of my Harry Potter fandom from December 2000:
I'm not sure there's any aspect of my life that hasn't been changed by Harry Potter. I think that's what is supposed to happen when involved with a fandom for eleven years that provokes thinking about good, evil, destiny and our purpose in life. I've made some awesome friends through it and had some even more awesome times with those people whether it was tracking down sneak peak tickets, waiting for that magic midnight hour or riding the Hooters trolley to see it on Imax.
See, the great thing about Harry Potter is its inclusive: it's all races, all ages, all genders, all economic backgrounds. I had a housemate in my first year of college who would appear to be the ultimate party girl: a skinny, leggy blonde who joined a sorority as soon as possible. I borrowed her copy of Goblet of Fire more than once.
It also changed my reading habits. I wasn't an adventurous reader. My mom would read just about anything and I'd stick to tie-in books for Star Wars or Buffy. I had also regressed into avoiding long books. Then, I read Harry Potter and it made me want to try other YA books like Tolkien, Duane and Cooper. I even read book analysis on HP for fun1
Also, yes, I did weigh thirty pounds more in high school. It's not just a bad photo. I've lost at least fifteen pounds just in the last two years alone.
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Date: 2011-04-09 02:26 am (UTC)It was great fun trying to guess what would happen before each new book came out. And the movies, especially the earlier ones, are fantastic. It was a new spin on fantasy for me, as before that there was only epic fantasy more or less. HP opened up a whole new type of fantasy and that is very good. They also filmed more fantasy movies because of its success.