Interview with Harry Potter Fans

With her popular Harry Potter series, JK Rowling created a world rich with magic, suspense, terror and plenty of laughs as well. She did such a good job creating this world, it gave birth to an active and varied online community. Look up Harry Potter on the internet and you'll find enough fan forums, RPGS and news sites to keep you busy for years to come. Each community is different, but they all have one thing in common: they're wild about Harry. Being new to the world of Harry Potter, I decided to check out one of these communities (www.potterforums.com) and talk to them about how they found the series, what has made them such devoted fans and what they expect out of the final book of the series. This is what they had say...

1) How were you introduced to the Harry Potter world?

astults13: I was introduced by my school, where I found the books in the library. At about the same time, I had seen the first movie and I thought it was really interesting.

irock: My fourth grade teacher made us read for a half an hour every day. I did love to read. One day, I was looking through the books on the shelf, and I saw Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and decided
to read it. I immediately fell in love with the story, and have stayed in love with it ever since.

kelsey: I was first introduced to Harry Potter during 8th grade by one of my friends. I had heard of the series in 5th grade, but was never really interested until my friend said I should. After reading the first book, I was hooked.

2) What is your favorite aspect of the Harry Potter stories?

astults13: I really like how there is an ongoing battle between good and evil. Many people think that well, this is in a lot of books so what makes this so special, but by the way JK Rowling writes it makes it seem so real. The characters relate to me and the people around me as well. It just goes along so well, I can't not like Harry Potter.

irock: The characters all seem so real and dynamic. I got to watch Harry grow. I grew up with him.