I'm only going to college because I'm still waiting for my Hogwarts letter, In Which we share our juvenile desires to defy the laws of nature. |
 Jan 31 2007, 10:54 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall  Posts: 8 Joined: 9:37pm January 31, 2007 Location: Underneath the spreading chestnut tree  |
I was ten, and it was 2000. The first three Harry Potter books had just come to my attention, and I ate them up in a matter of a few days. I knew the difference between fiction and nonfiction books, but that didn't stop me from poking brick walls with my umbrella, whittling sticks and calling them "wands" and playing Harry Potter with my friends at school (I always got stuck as Hermione. My friend Molly had glasses and taped them up for the occasion, and my other friend, Erin, was part Irish and had this crazy red hair and freckles. Actually, it was pretty fun being able to boss people around and not have to participate in "Quidditch matches"--basically a few of our mates prancing around the playground riding sticks and kicking a painted footbal around). When my eleventh birthday came around on the 23rd of March that year, I stayed up all night, secretly set out cat treats for the owls (though I think any owl would prefer my tiny cat to a dry fish cracker), and even opened up the flue to my fireplace and unlocked the front door in case of an ambush. Needless to say, I fell asleep around 11:50 and woke up the next morning to find the cat treats eaten by their rightful owner, the flue closed as it brought in a draft and a few leaves without a fire going, and no letters for me. I still had a great birthday, and I kept waiting to get any notification of my certain status as a Special Person, but after about six months I figured it was time to stop dreaming and get on with life. that little experience brought me firmly back to reality as we know it, and I've been here ever since.
DISCUSS! -Anybody else get their  delusions crushed at an early age?-Did you ever believe there might be something to this whole "magic" thing? -How have you dealt with the complete lack of support groups for this sort of thing? (Me: many, many pills...just kidding!) I sincerely hope nobody thinks that last comment was made seriously. Oh my... --------------------  What happens when you try to download an HP E-Book. BELIEVE IT. |
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