Mischief Managed

I was very young when Harry Potter was released in the US.

I think I was in the 7th grade when I first heard about it, only after the third book had come out. One of my friends in class told me I needed to read all the books ASAP. She also confessed that she loved to write fan fiction about the books. I didn't care since i didn't know what fanfiction was.

Sometime that same day I read a few chapters from the first book and pretended that I thought it was the best thing ever. After that I didn't touch any of the books for years.

I remember that conservative Christians would not stop talking about these books. They felt that the books were promoting witchcraft. My little sister had a copy of one of the books that she hid under her bed.

I finally decided to start reading all of the books when the final film was released. I knew it was time to finally dive in since I didn't want to miss out on something so well loved.

I was not thrilled by the first book, to be honest. I loved the setting but it felt like a book for kids. But then I read the Prisoner of Azkaban and it completely changed my mind. I was in love with Sirius Black. I aso thought Lupin was an amazing character. I totally dug the dementors. And now I love Harry Potter more than anything.