Quote Originally Posted by qiksilver
I was going to PM you Aleesha, since you seem to be the only one offended. But if no one else could tell, I was using it to prove a point, the point being what people have been telling me about Harry Potter.
Hey Mike, We did discuss this in pm to each other. I told you that using that term hurts (yes hurts... not hurted (past tense) but hurts as in present tense!) some of our members... and I even gave you a link to the thread and the area where members are sharing how upsetting it is to them for people to use this term. So I strongly doubt I was the only one offended.

I understand that you are saying you were repeating what others have said, but if they said it's a *insert inappropriate words/term here* book... would you have said that in the thread? No, you would have said something else to get the point across and so in this case... changing the word "gay" to "immature, adolescent or silly" would have worked just fine.

now... back to Harry Potter folks!

Quote Originally Posted by Mindibun
I've been avoiding HP people like the plague. I was even afraid to read this thread because I thought someone might have seen it and included a spoiler just to spite everyone. >_< I'm actually taking a break from reading it right now. I just cant sit and read in one long block. I have to take it slow and enjoy it.

All of my friends are HP fanatics, so we all respect each other's reading paces and wait to talk about the book until we've all had a chance to laugh, cry, and let it sink in.

I didnt really have any interest in the books when they first came out. It was my mom who picked up the first one for herself and then decided it was something we could all do together. So every night we'd sit down and read two chapters or so. We were I think almost to the end of the second book when my mom passed away. I was 14 at the time, and my brother and sister (twins) were both 9. It was a completely unexpected death, and naturally we were all devastated. I've continued reading them religiously ever since because they remind me of her, and hearing her read out loud to us. Plus, I figure she'd like to know what happens. So I always read them and make sure to tell her. She really liked the series...

that's so cool. did you continue reading them aloud to your younger siblings?