Fanboys and Fangirls

[TheRealJoeFish]

You know, I was on Pottermore, but have let that lapse. Not really fanboylike of me, eh? But, alas; I do still read the series at least twice a year or so, watch the movies, and the like.

I've never actually told anyone, but here's a good spot: as a freshman and sophomore in college, I was really depressed and starting to think suicidally. The thing that helped me most, or at least feels now like it helped me most, was that I constantly read the books. Like, one or two hundred pages a day, and when I got to the end I'd start again at the beginning. I read them maybe 8 or 9 times, and I think it really helped me, if only because they gave my brain something to do when I would otherwise be thinking bad thoughts. I have a really good memory as it is, so by the end I could quote fairly large passages and really got the lore down. What with being 18ish and reading them a bunch and feeling bad and then feeling better and growing up, the series is pretty deeply entangled with a whole lot of things going on in my head. So, Harry Potter, while not the perfect series, will always have a unique place in my heart.