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Harry Potter series (especially PoA) by J.K. Rowling The Sons of Great Bear series by Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich Winnetou (all three) by Karl May (and his all other books) Godfather by Mario Puzo (and also his all other books) Four Noble Truths by The Dalai Lama Lord of the Flies by William Golding ...
- Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:11 pm
- Forum: Discussions
- Topic: Where Do You Live?
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- Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:42 pm
- Forum: Discussions
- Topic: Where Do You Live?
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- Views: 406730
- Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:38 pm
- Forum: The Great Hall
- Topic: How Do You Pronounce Your Name?
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- Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:50 pm
- Forum: Harry Potter Talk
- Topic: Getting Into Harry Potter
- Replies: 577
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Getting into Harry Potter
One day I phoned my best friend Simona to ask about homework. After five minutes of talking she said that she had to go, which seemed very strange to me, because whenever I phoned her we would talk for at least half an hour. I asked her where she was going and she said: “I’ve just finished reading the second book about Harry Potter and must go to the bookstore until it is open to buy the third one.†I hadn’t heard about Harry Potter until then, because it wasn’t very popular in my country that time. I got curious about the book and asked Simona what it was about. She explained that it was about a boy who is a wizard and that it is very interesting. And the she hung up. I knew that Simona’s taste for books was really good so I decided that I should definitely read these books that she liked so much.
I asked ‘Santa Clause’ (well ok, I asked my parents) to bring the three books for Christmas. On the Christmas morning I ran to the Christmas tree and found there two books. “Oh well, better than nothing,†I thought to myself, grabbed them and started to read the first one. Unfortunately my sister got up and decided that she should read them first and took the Philosopher’s Stone from me. As a good sister I didn’t object very much and waited until she finished reading and gave it back.
After finishing reading Chamber of Secrets I went to the bookstore and bought Prisoner of Azkaban and never regretted that. When I finished reading PoA I was just burning with desire to know what will happen next. However, I had to wait for half of the year until the fourth book was released. The first day it appeared in bookstores, I bought it. My sister, as usual, took it from me but (thanks Merlin) finished it reading the next day. I read Goblet of Fire whole day (it was Saturday). I didn’t put it down for a minute and my mom decided that I was obsessed and she was right. I really was obsessed and I was really happy about that.
Then followed a very hard year of waiting for the fifth book. When I heard that it was finally released in UK I desperately searched the internet for .doc or .pdf copy of it. And I found it! Unfortunately at that time we were living in our house out of town without computer, so I only could read Order of the Phoenix when we came back home for an hour or two (which was almost every day). I read it in a week and then started waiting again. This time for the book to be released in my country so that I would be able to read it in my native language. And it was really worth waiting. Thanks to my sister, we got OotP earlier than it appeared in the bookstores. Of course, she was again the first to read it. Oh well, that’s my destiny – to be the second one.
So I have read all HP books I could (several times and not only in my native language), seen all films (several times also), played all PC games I could get, read tons of fan fiction about HP and involved in HOL. I know I am obsessed but what can I say – thanks to my friend Simona, Harry Potter is a part of my life.
Sima Wolfaxe (Gryffindor, si480, Lithuania)
One day I phoned my best friend Simona to ask about homework. After five minutes of talking she said that she had to go, which seemed very strange to me, because whenever I phoned her we would talk for at least half an hour. I asked her where she was going and she said: “I’ve just finished reading the second book about Harry Potter and must go to the bookstore until it is open to buy the third one.†I hadn’t heard about Harry Potter until then, because it wasn’t very popular in my country that time. I got curious about the book and asked Simona what it was about. She explained that it was about a boy who is a wizard and that it is very interesting. And the she hung up. I knew that Simona’s taste for books was really good so I decided that I should definitely read these books that she liked so much.
I asked ‘Santa Clause’ (well ok, I asked my parents) to bring the three books for Christmas. On the Christmas morning I ran to the Christmas tree and found there two books. “Oh well, better than nothing,†I thought to myself, grabbed them and started to read the first one. Unfortunately my sister got up and decided that she should read them first and took the Philosopher’s Stone from me. As a good sister I didn’t object very much and waited until she finished reading and gave it back.
After finishing reading Chamber of Secrets I went to the bookstore and bought Prisoner of Azkaban and never regretted that. When I finished reading PoA I was just burning with desire to know what will happen next. However, I had to wait for half of the year until the fourth book was released. The first day it appeared in bookstores, I bought it. My sister, as usual, took it from me but (thanks Merlin) finished it reading the next day. I read Goblet of Fire whole day (it was Saturday). I didn’t put it down for a minute and my mom decided that I was obsessed and she was right. I really was obsessed and I was really happy about that.
Then followed a very hard year of waiting for the fifth book. When I heard that it was finally released in UK I desperately searched the internet for .doc or .pdf copy of it. And I found it! Unfortunately at that time we were living in our house out of town without computer, so I only could read Order of the Phoenix when we came back home for an hour or two (which was almost every day). I read it in a week and then started waiting again. This time for the book to be released in my country so that I would be able to read it in my native language. And it was really worth waiting. Thanks to my sister, we got OotP earlier than it appeared in the bookstores. Of course, she was again the first to read it. Oh well, that’s my destiny – to be the second one.
So I have read all HP books I could (several times and not only in my native language), seen all films (several times also), played all PC games I could get, read tons of fan fiction about HP and involved in HOL. I know I am obsessed but what can I say – thanks to my friend Simona, Harry Potter is a part of my life.
Sima Wolfaxe (Gryffindor, si480, Lithuania)
- Sat Jan 17, 2004 12:15 pm
- Forum: Discussions
- Topic: Your *real* Character
- Replies: 863
- Views: 339742
Name: Sima Age: 16 B-Day date: 11/29 Personality: a bit shy and reserved I think, but I can be crazy also. I'm just a big kid *points to her huge collection of plushy toys* Where you live: Lithuania (Don't know where it is? THEN BUY A MAP!! Sorry, just tired of everyone asking 'where is it?') Male/F...
- Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:52 am
- Forum: The Great Hall
- Topic: What Is In A Name?
- Replies: 1292
- Views: 533249