Books? They're an even better invention than the wheel! I'm an only child of a single parent, who moved A LOT when I was a child! She was a reader, I was a reader (I was reading before I was five). I once counted and in the first 12 years of school (not counting university) I went to 9 different sch...

How I found Harry Potter I wrote an "IC" version of this elsewhere in HOL, but here's the real deal... Before my children were born, I was in the Merchant Marine. I held a U.S. coast guard unlimited tonnage mate's license and was sailing for an Oceanographic research organization. I had been sailin...

I've noticed quite a few people mention John Grisham. Well, I'm happy to read his books, but he wrote one called "A Painted House" that's very different from his others (no lawyers for one) and my favorite of his. /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

There are thousands of great films out there, but this is a list of movies that had a good effect on me when I saw them, and I could always see them again...and again...and again... /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> Star Wars, 1,2 &3 Pump up the Vol...

Salutations, My name is Emilor. Father (whereabouts unknown) is a Muggle, Mother's a witch. I'm older than the average student. I wanted to explore the magic of the muggle world, so I chose a muggle education and then joined the merchant marines. I've seen the Northern Lights off the coast of Green...

How did I get my name? Well, Emilor is a name made up of letters from my real first and middle names, and MacKinnon is a name in my family that I like. Also, there are McKinnons in the Harry Potter books. My family used McKinnon in the States, but now that I've moved to Canada I decided to put the "...