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Forum Memories, Three Years of Fun - Relive it here! |
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 Jan 18 2008, 10:30 PM
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Waiting for Wednesdays
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Joined: 7:57am January 28, 2005
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Happy Birthday to our wonderful Leaky Lounge!
On the 28th our wonderful forum will be three years old. What an incredible three years it has been. This year we've seen the release of the last of the Harry Potter series, though we have "The Scottish Book" still to look forward to, we've watched highlights from the movies and witnessed Jo's incredible generosity and love towards the fans of her novels. Through all of the fun we've been able to sit back with our Leaky family and share our thoughts here on the Lounge.
As the Lounge grows larger and larger, the wonderful family feeling just continues. I'd like to take this wonderful occasion to thank all of our staff for the incredible job they've done over the past year. The Lounge is blessed with the some of the brightest people I've ever encountered and I feel blessed to know everyone! For all of our staff - This is one big Standing O from me to you - you guys deserve it! 
To everyone who darkens the doors of the Lounge - thanks for being such a vital role in our family unit! This place brings us all joy, and serving as your bar keeps is truly our pleasure!  Thanks to all our members for this wonderful place!
A VERY special thanks to NickTLC, who wrote an email to a certain webmistress suggesting TLC open a forum. Now, over 70,000 members later - WOW! Thanks for creating this fun place we love so much!
Have a wonderful birthday celebration! From now until the 29th all of the food and the butterbeer is on me! So let's get this party started!
Doris
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Jan 19 2008, 06:18 PM
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Quest Diva and Maker of Magic
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Joined: 8:18pm January 28, 2005
Location: The Land
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Oh. Wow.
I remember when I was asked to be Reading Group Staff and I came into the back room for the first time... it was like being given the keys to the magical chambers of Hogwarts. I poked around, got lost, found my way, stumbled into the "ew" thread and then scrambled back to the relative safety of the Chamber of Snackage.
Now, less than a year later, I cannot imagine not being a part of this incredible group of people. As for my favorite memory... I think it has to be Nekkid Wednesdays. I love 'em. Knowing Edward now, and working so closely with him on the Leaky stuff, makes it that much more fun to read and revel in the nekkidness of the day. I'm just waiting for him to streak with the tiara.
My most touching moment... knowing how many of you guys put yourselves on the line in the name of CONSTANT VIGILANCE regarding spoilers for the Deathly Hallows. So many were willing to throw themselves on the literary grenade and I so appreciated it.
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The Quest Books! Thanks JeffHPFan for the great avy! It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage - Indiana Jones
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Jan 23 2008, 08:09 PM
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A 'Sirius' Veil Whisperer
Posts: 6,363
Joined: 5:31pm August 30, 2006
Location: Siriusly Dreaming Somewhere
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My first experience of the Lounge was following a link from JKR's site and then lurking for quite a while before being lured by the PoA Reading Group (my favourite HP book) which was a lot of fun and where I made some great friends. On Christmas Eve 2006 I was asked to be a mod which has been fantastic fun, I've loved it, even the craziness around the release of a certain book sometime last summer  when there was some spoiling. The best Lounge event was Snape's Trial, it was beautifully done and I loved it, especially the witness examinations, they were hilarious.  I love the discussions, the planning that goes into new features and chatting with people from all over the world.
 Happy Birthday Leaky
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Jan 24 2008, 12:49 PM
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Madame Dragonfly
Posts: 2,005
Joined: 2:20pm October 14, 2006
Location: Playing with Fire
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Hmmm . . . as awesome as my first reading group was for reading GoF and the next group for OotP, as mindnumbing as it was being asked to join the Reading Group staff, as incredible as it was to celebrate Deathly Hallows with all of the Lounge, as fun as it is to participate in some chaotic chats in the Corner Booth, and as cool as it is to help out with some modding, my favoritist most fabulous memory of all is . . . . . . . . The Snape Trial. I got soooo many belly laughs that day, from the Lounge getting cranky and kicking out every now and then to the reactions of all the members. I laughed until I was crying at all the creativity and professionalism of those playing characters in both the booth and threads. Not to mention the behind the scenes skype chat - such comeraderie and support! If any of us had a hiccup or weren't sure how to respond appropriately as the character, a whole host of people were there to throw out a suggestion and help us through. It was fantastic! The best part of the day for me was that the members believed me well enough to use Unforgiveables on my character. 
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Jan 25 2008, 05:28 AM
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Teaching Professor Longbottom the language of Typonese
Posts: 9,346
Joined: 8:51am January 28, 2006
Location: Planting the Holy Grain with Professor Longbottom
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I found the Lounge nearly two years ago now, but only started to be active on the Lounge with the very first Reading Group of the Philosopher's Stone in April 2006. I have always been a fan of Potter, and I finally somewhere where I could discuss at as much as I like with other fans 
In September 2006 - I think it was a Lounge event, Back to Hogwarts - I literally stumbled across the Corner Booth, I loved the place from the beginning and it has been even better since I have had the pleasure of being a Booth Modder in September 2007.
A big highlight was in December 2006 when asked to be a Mod. I literally jumped at the chance and never looked back since - made some great friends (Mods and Members!)
From about March 2007 to July 2007 I was involved with the craziest of Deathly Hallows ... the massive build up. The evenings got steadily busier in Unfogging the Future forum, merging countless theories - like R.A.B was Regulus Black, and theories that the locket was at Grimmauld Place. And then came the Spoilers .... CONSTANT VIGILANCE invisabling Spoilers  
Another big highlight was July 21st 2007 - I am sure something significant happened that day!  Seriously, from the early evening, you could fetl the excitement building. Then, seeming we couldn't be at the Natural History Museum, where Jo was actually reading the first chapter to a lucky few, we listened it through the Internet. We were all listening so hard ...letting out a enormous woop when Voldemort said Tonks and Remus had just recently married ... although I feared from them both immediately. Then the horrible ending of chapter one, with Nagini eatting Professor Burbage.
I've loved being a member and a Mod of the Lounge - long may it continue! 
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Jan 25 2008, 11:10 AM
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PotterWatch Executive Producer
Posts: 4,937
Joined: 9:14am February 16, 2006
Location: Behind the sofa, watching Doctor Who
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I remember the day I discovered the Lounge. I had just found JKR's website a few days before, and I had just finished Half-Blood Price a few days before that, and I needed answers!!!  I found the Leaky Cauldron news site first, then realized there was this huge, cavernous discussion going on as an aside. It was like being invited into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. So much to see, to dig in, to taste! My true home on the Lounge has been the reading groups, which I joined for the PS/SS reading as soon as I saw it was available. But I'll never forget that feeling of --  whoa! What on earth have I just discovered here?
This post has been edited by becky920: Jan 25 2008, 11:11 AM
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