Anyone else in a bit of a Harry Potter "downer"?

[Picko]

I was looking back over the past few days to see where I was making most of my posts and I realised that a large majority hadn't been in either "The Great Hall" or the "Common Room" and when I was browsing both forums I didn't really feel any need or desire to reply to the topics that were there. That's not to say that I didn't think the topics were good - quite the contrary - but I was finding that I'd seen it all before. There was the usual sorted array of "heir" theories and of course a theory on how each and every animal in the books could be an animagi. There were no new inventive theories and no discussions that I felt that I hadn't contributed to in some form in the last two years (at various message boards). At the moment I feel like I'm having a bit of a Harry Potter "downer", a time where I'm sick of going over old ground and a time where I know that the next book will come soon enough (and with it new theories and discussion points) and yet it seems so far away, coupled with the fact that little is happening with the third movie at the moment and I feel like everything's a little dull in "Harry-land" at this moment.

Does anyone else feel the same?
Has the weight for OotP - whilst not meaning that you've lost interest - made you lose interest in the current topic points expressed through the forums?
Have we finally discussed every basic idea from Harry Potter as of the fourth book?

To conclude I'd just like to say I cannot wait until OotP arrives to revitalise my interests.

[Spitf1re]

Thw wait for the OotP is killing me and my friends. I want to get me hands on one right NOW! Yeah. It's sort of dull reading the books over and over in anticipation for the new book.

[Cat]

Answer me this...

... Do you like the books?

Yes? Well, if you think you have to do more than that to be a comfortable Potter fan in Harry Land, then you've seriously lost the plot.

Maybe people are getting so enthralled into this whole online world of theories and speculation that the books are going right out of the window. Remember when Harry looked into the Mirror of Erised? Remember when he first found out who Scabbers the rat really was? Remember when Voldemort came back? Here's my theory - those are some pretty darn good tales. Leave it at that, aye? :D

[WhiteSlash]

Me...I've read the books over and over. The thrid book the most...it's starting to die I've read it so much...I know how you feel. Just wait for Order and everything will be back!!

[Camo]

Picko, i know exactly what you mean. I never used to post in the Leaky Cauldron section of the site but now, when I look through the great hall and common room sometimes it is hard to find something that i haven't seen before or interests me. Hopefully when the next book comes out it will reignite the board with new theories and even shed some new light on older ones.

[zora_domina]

I just fear for the wait between book 5 and ... Book 6.
Can you imagine? We'll all have finished up with OoP within a few days, and then we'll all be jonesing for the next one right off.

*sigh* it never ends. I do agree: I haven't found all that much to post about, but I will be starting a regional/available-use thread about costuming soon. Maybe that'll get some folks going?

-zora

[Knight]

I've felt that way for many months now. I've said pretty much everything I know to say and I don't have the energy to read through constantly repeated topics to see if what I have to contribute has already been said.

(Still you have to find some way to spread out your posts between forums or else when The Powers That Be wave their magic wand and make old threads disappear you will quickly find yourself demoted a few years)

[hedwigs_keeper]

Ah yes...rarely ever do I post here or the Great Hall anymore. I think everything has pretty much been run into the ground...several times over. Just wait, the Order shall bring peace once again....and newly revived topics too I'm sure. ;)

[Tigerlily]

I NEED the 5th book!!! :(

[dumbleedore]

I didn't go into the great hall for about 3 months. I have just taken a week off from the forums because I've suffered HP burn out. And whilst I am posting again, I probably won't be posting much because I have nothing new HP related to talk about. Once I have book 5 and the CoS DVD, I should be fine, but right now, I'm just blah. I'm blah about everything.

[Weatherby]

Some of the theories are a bit odd but I enjoy reading most posts. I don't have anything to add most of the time. People usually post what I want to say.

I just wish the theories surrounding the colour green would be put to rest for awhile.

I'm sure it'll be harder to post right after Ootp. We won't have time to reread everything and sort out our theories right away.
I'm sure some will be quicker at it than others.

[Bixie]

I just need to hang on for the CoS DVD - then I can probably cope until book 5, just about.

[HarryPottersfan]

I agree, this place is getting to be dull. :yawn: When will new topics come up? Can someone add new topics....please.....! :banghead:

[stellaluna]

Originally posted by Weatherby (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=184942#post184942))
I just wish the theories surrounding the colour green would be put to rest for awhile.


Oh yes...
I feel the same Picko. I'm not saying that it's boring, but it just doesn't make me so hapy like it did a time ago. :sigh:, Come on guys, now we do some deep thinking and open great new threads then, ok?

[Qeomash]

Yes, I've grown tired of the theories flying wildly around the Great Hall. I personally don't care if Harry's second cousin thrice removed is Draco.

I still like the Common Room, simply because it isn't always things on how Ginny's suposed Seer abilities are going to affect the future. It's just become more intereseting to me.

At this point, prior to OotP, I really don't CARE what's going to happen in the future books--save the fact that I will eventually find out.

[DogStar87]

Yes, I've felt exactly the same as you, Picko. I am looking foward to the 5th book, don't get me wrong. It's what is getting me through the second part of the school year (that and the promise of summer weather) however, I've discussed everything I've felt the need to discuss and I don't even visit the Great Hall much anymore. :sigh: It isn't that I don't care about Harry Potter... but no matter how good Books 1-4 are, there's only so much that can be said about them, only so many times they can be read.

[DarlingChild]

Picko, I know just how you feel! I'm feeling the same way...I need book 5 now!! :p

[Virtuousdream]

It's just that the topics and theories are being recycled. I've been here for a month, and already I'm bored of the theories that are being discussed because I've heard them all before.

Yes, there's a new way to see how obsessed you are.
Imagine the choice...a person who you love deeply in your family has died and you could bring them back, but for the price of never being able to read the Harry Potter books again...would you do it?
I actually had to think about it, but family won, because I love them the most, but it worries me that I had to think about it for a second :s.

June is what's keeping me going, the book is released at the end part of these GCSE's year 11 will take, and I wont be on these boards much I'm afraid!

[stellaluna]

Too true...

[zora_domina]

>>Yes, there's a new way to see how obsessed you are.
Imagine the choice...a person who you love deeply in your family has died and you could bring them back, but for the price of never being able to read the Harry Potter books again...would you do it?
<<

Sadly, I'd choose the books.

*cough* crazy mom, annoying elder brother, no real need for family for me. I make enough to pay for the house rent where me and mom live, and .... I could get a room mate.

MAN that sounds cold. But... *shrug*

-zora

[Dedalus]

If you're sick of recycled theories and discussions, then why not simply consider why you like the books or particular characters, rather than putting them under the theory machine's magnifying glass? There's not really a lot of discussion going on in the Books 1-4 Discussion Corner, and there's a whole four books to consider. It can't get old when it's all down to your own opinion, and it can't get old when there's a mere 40 threads in there.

After all, if you still love the books then that's all that's important. And so you'll always have something to say in that area.

[Puffskein]

I just went through the Great Hall and couldn't think of much to add, partly because I'm tired and mainly because I've seen it before or it's too overanalysed. I suppose that's inevitable considering we've been waiting so long for the story to continue. If JK does any interviews soon, things might liven up slightly. But still, think how exciting it will be when we have OOTP to analyse!

[Virtuousdream]

Zora...I was so close to choosing the books, and I hate so say this, but for some family members I would, but no way for my mum, gran or sister would I, even my cat I would sacrifice them, and I'm HP nuts!

I just love all of them too much and I hope I never have to make the decision.

[Myrddin]

It is most definitely time to give this all a rest and read other books, find a new meaning to life and discover that your childhoold computer was a little endian machine with 3bpp colour. The books don't hold my fascination the way they once did and plans to re-read them have been put to one side. The Great Hall is suffering from a terrible malaise and is looking rather fatigued. I simply don't have the urge to post anything anymore, which is a shame because these pages used to be the intellectual centre of the HP World.

Moderators: Please don't delete my account for the time being. I'll be back.

[rotsiepots]

Just because you don't feel like you have anything constructive to contribtue to Harry Potter related discussion, doesn't mean you're on a downer! I think, with anything not just HP, you reach an equilibrium in terms of your HP knowledge, understanding and appreciation. There are only so many times you can speak in hypotheticals (eg "What if Harry had used the Time Turner to kill Voldemort?") and I can understand some of you getting weary of theorising and hypothesising.

My advice, like Cat's Dedalus', is to appreciate the books for what they are. If you're "all theoried out", go and re-read chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban or chapter 34 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. That is what being an HP fan is all about.

[Virtuousdream]

*applauds*

Here here!

The problem is...we need new material, we are all materialed out. Different HP fans have different ways of showing their love, and I'm reading lots of other books, yet I'm still Harry Potter nuts!

Once you have a love, it's hard to get rid of.

[Benzo]

I still have faith that I will read book 5 one day, but it is sooo long. I don't even go to look at the Great Hall and the Common Room. I came to a point I have no interest in theories even if some are very valuable. I want real stuff.

I read PoA three times in row lately and I try to read GoF to get prepared for book 5 but I feel like a child who is told that Christmas is postponed, and postponed and postponed. I want to be a good girl because I want my gift but there is a limit!!!!

[daniel4hp]

I agree with Picko's first post--I feel the same way. Now its an effort to go into the Great Hall and Common Room to moderate. If it wasn't for my duties I doubt I'd every go in either forum, and when I do, I rarely see anything of interest. Muggle Media holds the most interest of the Harry Potter forums, but I am spending most of my time it seems in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade... I know how you feel.

[Animagi Girl]

I've read over a hundred fics while waiting for the OotP. And I started writing them too. I think that I read more fics than I read the books now. They're starting to lose their magic when you can quote parts of them word per word.

[Picko]

Just because you don't feel like you have anything constructive to contribtue to Harry Potter related discussion, doesn't mean you're on a downer! I think, with anything not just HP, you reach an equilibrium in terms of your HP knowledge, understanding and appreciation. There are only so many times you can speak in hypotheticals (eg "What if Harry had used the Time Turner to kill Voldemort?") and I can understand some of you getting weary of theorising and hypothesising.

Very true, downer might not have been the best word but it was the only one I could think of at that point of time. I think you're right in your statement that we all seem to have reached a point of equilibrium where there is no more analysis possible with the knowledge that we have.
The golden days for me as a Harry Potter fan was the months after GoF, there was so much analysis to be done and it was a time where it had only been discovered that James had come out of the wand before Lily and no one knew it was a mistake. It was a great time to be a HP fan and there was so many things to be excited about.
I just hope that with the release of OotP the same occurs (I'm sure it will), plenty of excitement, plenty of new and interesting things to do. Come the release I cannot imagine that any of us will be in a HP "downer".
But personally I just hate being on a HP board and not making much of an impression on HP discussions because I've done it all before.

[SevvyPooILuvYoo]

I totally agree with Picko's post. I was gone from the forums for about a month and when I came back, it was still the same old theories floating around in The Great Hall. I've reread the books so many times, that I'm sorry to say that I'm getting kinda sick of them. I need Book 5 now!
That's why I started reading the LOTR books recently. I've never read them before and so I thought this would be the perfect time, waiting for Book 5. I must say, they are excellent. But that's probably old news to everyone in here...

[dumbleedore]

Originally posted by Weatherby (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=184942#post184942))
I just wish the theories surrounding the colour green would be put to rest for awhile.


If that's about Harry's eyes, it mustn't be too important otherwise Dan's eyes would have been changed for the movie.

I thought of this today... JK has done an interview for the DVD, maybe she'll say something about the future books on there (probably off topic).

[MadMagic]

I can't believe I haven't seen this post before, but Picko I couldn't agree with you more. Although I used to read all of the theories and stuff, I never really had the confidence to post any thoughts. But now that I enjoys posting my thoughts, I find that I am not really interested in all the crazy theories and stuff anymore. Partly because I can never think of any theories of my own, and partly becasue they are all the same recycled ideas. Some of the posts with hundreds of responses (like who is going to date who and who is going to die) say the same thing post after post. There are only so many ways to say the same thing. So I do avoid the great hall these days. Occasionally I will post in there, but I never really have the interest to follow up on my posts and defend my ideas. But even with out going to the great hall religiously anymore, I find myself on the forums too much time a day. Untill OotP comes out I really need to get a life away from COS...I doubt this will happen though, :p

[chow mein]

I agree with most of the people here. There isn't much to add in the great hall anymore because someone has already said what I was thinking. Not only that, but I think we've overanalyzed every detail of the last 4 books, so there isn't really much left to comment on. I can't wait until the 5th book either, guys :D...

[MagpieOnaga]

Originally posted by Benzo (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=186165#post186165))...but I feel like a child who is told that Christmas is postponed, and postponed and postponed. I want to be a good girl because I want my gift but there is a limit!!!!


That's more or less how I feel as well. There was a time when I was genuinely fired up about Harry Potter, but it's been over a year now since I last discussed a theory, or pondered what would come in the next book. I honestly haven't thought much about Harry Potter in the last year.

My excitement at the prospect of new Harry Potter material has turned into a kind of numb, emotionless expectation. Like waiting for someone who's seriously late for an appointment. I'm drumming my fingers here.

[i wish i knew]

I know, I keep re-reading the books, but they get less and less interesting. I never notice anything new! It's starting to become boring. There are not realy any more things to discuss. I can't wait for June 21, but then that book is gonna get old too, and we'll become bored again in the wait for book 6!

[Merenwen Nenharma]

I was rereading PoA this week, but I find I can't concentrate on it. I kept getting really tired and putting the book down and going to sleep. I just want to know if this is happening to anybody else. What if I'm getting off HP! Scary thought! But maybe it's just because I've reread the book so many times (it's my favourite one) that I know exactly whats going to happen, so that why I get bored?? Maybe I just need to put the books away for a little while...? Anyways, tell me what you guys think....

[JenBluffheid]

Yeah, that's happened to me a few times -- especially with PoA. It's my favourite out of the four, too, so I've read it a good few times and can't really be bothered reading it again.

Or maybe you were just too tired?

I know when OotP is released, it'll be a non-stop read! ^^

[Qeomash]

I haven't had time to read the HP books recently, though that hasn't happened to me.

Though when I read any book, I'll ocasionally tire of reading and do something else to let my eyes stretch. As usual, that happened while I was reading GoF for the first time. Didn't happen with PoA, considering I finished that in one day. :D

[MagpieOnaga]

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I fall asleep every night to the HP audio tapes! Perhaps the story is simply so comforting to you, so familiar and so second-nature, that it's almost like a bedtime story. :)

[Aldawen]

I do that with the first book sometimes. I swear, I brought it to school with me everyday in 6th grade, and I read just about that often. I can probably recite most of it for you. Just wait till OotP comes out; you won't be bored then. And I agree with MagpieOnaga. They are very comforting to those of the world who obsess as we do.

[Rowayda]

Yeah that happens to me too. I'm reading the COS and suddenly i just put it downcoz ive read it so many times i know whats going to happen when. If you leave the book for a while you will find that you would have forgotton some bits and you can read it again without getting bored.(thats what happens with me anyway.)

[harrythebest]

That happened to me for some time... But, after one or two months, I started reading the books again.

[Filius Flitwick]

Yeah, I took a long break from the books and it seemed to go fine when I read Goblet last week.

[Snowangel]

Yeah, I have to take breaks between reading the books. If I wait a few months before rereading them, I find they're much more exciting because I can't remember many of the details and they're not as fresh in my mind.

[fawkesthepheonix]

ITA with all of you. It's not that the story is boring or anything, it's just so familiar, there's no shock factor anymore. But for me, it's happening mostly because of anticipation for Ootp.

[Aurora]

Yeah sure, it's happened to me with PS (or SS in America) and GoF... I think PS is the most monotonous of the four, but GoF is my favourite by far, but perhaps I've read it too many times (I'm going onto 12 if I read it once more).

[Fawkes the phoenix]

I´ve never had the same as you when I was reading the poa. It´s my favorite either, and i read it loads of times, but I still love Harry Potter. I hope for you your not getting off Harry Potter

[rotsiepots]

I'm going to merge this thread with an existing topic entitled Anyone else in a bit of a Harry Potter "downer"? (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6194)

If another admin/mod thinks these threads should remain separate, please split the threads. :)

[I heart Sirius]

Yeah I've been feeling that way for ages now and just haven't been around at all till yesterday was the first time in a looong time! But as soon as 5 comes out it'll be flooded with fresh new theories I'm sure...I just wonder what we'll talk about when the series is finished :(

[Puffskein]

Yep, we're all in a downer because we've been waiting so long for fresh HP material. Hopefully OOTP will put us all on a big high! Only two months to go!

[Weatherby]

I'm going through another HP high right now.
The movies rejuvenated me. :)
The dvds always do this to me. Of course having a new book to read is esential to keeping new ideas flowing but I'm enjoying the theories now nonetheless.

[stellaluna]

I think it's getting worse every other day. I spend most of the time when I'm in the HP threads with telling off peoplefor getting (far) off topic...

It's not that much fun anymore. But the good thing is; it can only get better. Positive thinking. Kniga.

[Virtuousdream]

Hmmm, Lucky for me I have exams, so I'm on a 5 hour day, means I'm distracted from thinking about Harry Potter and I don't have time to read the books, but I do agree with all of you. I actually got bored reading PS a months ago :|

I know I'm not going off HP, it is just it's so familiar!

But you all can't wait for new material......*sits thinking*

what's going to happen after book 7?! I'm going to probably cry when I finish reading that, because it will all be over, the main thing!

[stellaluna]

If it has a satisfying end I think we'll be happy with it... I nearly cried at the end of LotR; I turned the page over and over again till I acctepted that it was over...

I'm sure JK will have a good end on the series... Never worry ;).

[FoolOnTheHill]

I'm kinda glad I've only read the series 3 times- I'm on my 4th read of SS at the moment. I still find them hilarious and read stuff that I'd forgotten. Especially with the first 2, since I've seen the movies millions of times, so when I read those 2 it's almost like reading them for the first time again. Kind of.

About the Great Hall etc. getting boring... I totally relate to that. I still check them out in hopes of finding something interesting, but some of this stuff has just been pounded into the ground repeatedly with a sledgehammer and I'm completely sick of it *cough* Love Thread Part FIVE *cough*. At the moment I could care less who dies or what role Ginny has to play or what that special room is, as long as I find out what the actual answers are.

Well 2 months from this exact moment I will be outside a Barnes and Noble and the book will be inside waiting for me to pick it up at midnight. We're almost there!!!!

[go_anna40]

I've been like that sometimes. Just at times, the Common Room and the Great Hall hasn't really been appetizing. But, I'm really picky with my threads, for some strange reason, I don't post in threads...maybe because they don't interest me.

[Picko]

Originally posted by Weatherby (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=278062#post278062))
I'm going through another HP high right now.
The movies rejuvenated me. :)
The dvds always do this to me. Of course having a new book to read is esential to keeping new ideas flowing but I'm enjoying the theories now nonetheless.


I feel similar. In fact the other day I actually had a few discussions in the Great Hall with people which is something I haven't done for awhile. Usually all I do is tell newbies off for making stupid comments, or making them myself :D

Thank god there is only two months until OotP :p

[piemaster]

I don't know if there is another topic like this. I looked on the first page and I couldn't see one. To be totally honest, i'm really just too downright lazy to look through 300 and something topics. So if this topic already exsists, delete it if nesesary.

How are you dealing with post-potter depression? I had another dream about Harry Potter last night (Not him, himself. The books). I remember having the horrible, heavy weight feeling in my chest while my brain replayed the death-eater scene from Order of the Pheonix. Some of you may think it's pathetic, but it's sort-of hard to face the fact that the next book won't come out for a VERY long time (I also just recently found out that J.K Rowling said that the 6th book will not be as long as the 5th *sigh*). I feel a little ashamed myself, actually. I never thought I could become this big of a fan of something.

I remember having dreams about what the 5th book could be about when it's release date was approaching. I have never had vivid dreams before that. And now that it's over, I feel quite sad. I actually don't spend too much time on the Mugglenet forums, so forgive me if moaning about the lack of Harry Potter is a common thing around here.

So, I guess my main question is what things do you do when you have no more Harry Potter to read (like my dreams)? I have read the series over three times now and I don't think reading them again will help too much.

Anyway, I think i'll shutup now. Let 'er rip!

[Eleanor12]

I to felt let down at the end of Order of the Phoenix. I didn't like that I had no more Harry Potter to read. I'm dealing with it by visiting these forums and other Harry Potter websites.

[morgan le fay]

lol yeah, im dealing by:
A. reading the forums
B. re-reading the series over and over
C. making a HP costume, and
D. reading fanfics (only the good ones, none of that junk that reads like it was written by a 12 year old)

i agree with you that i never thought id be so pathetically obsessed with something like a fictional book series, but here i am. haha. well, at least were all in the same boat.

[Eleanor12]

[QUOTE=morgan le fay]lol yeah, im dealing by:
A. reading the forums
B. re-reading the series over and over
C. making a HP costume, and
D. reading fanfics (only the good ones, none of that junk that reads like it was written by a 12 year old)

QUOTE]


good idea about the costume. I also should probably re-read the books a few more times. I have no problem with being a Harry Potter freak. No problem at all. And it's kind of fun to be obsessed.

[Rien]

Ditto to that... I've started reading (and writing) fanfiction. It's almost like therapy. :lol:

[JofpGallagher]

I find very entertaining to re-read the series. I'm re-readin OotP right now, and I feel like I hadn't read it before. On purpose, I left some time to pass between my first reading and the second one. The Forums always helps....However, I know it may be hard for some, but there are other fascinating readings that can distract your mind until all this HP nostalgia fades away. For example you may try Lord Of The Ring books. :D

[Cat]

I'm a huge fan, I get obsessive over books, but I don't have post-Potter depression at all.

I don't feel like I'm post-Potter, that's why. The books still exist. They take place, afresh, whenever you re-read them. It doesn't matter if the latest one isn't so recent anymore. It's still the latest Harry Potter book, part of a series that can keep on going for as long as you can keep on reading.

I can wait for the next one while being perfectly content with the ones we have. It's an incomplete story at the moment, but that's okay. They're little stories in their own right, even if we can't see the big picture yet.

Perhaps I just don't get bored easily. Not of something like this, anyway.

[Daveydee]

Fair point, Cat; and I pretty much agree on all those points.

But what about when the day comes when there isn't a 'next' Harry Potter book, all the post-mortems have been carried out, there's nothing left to speculate over and the forums are deserted?

[JofpGallagher]

What a dreadful scenario Daveydee...:p
Well, we just hope JK Rowling has given us an excellent ending of the Potter saga, so everything is clear and we can be satisfied. (Though knowing Rowling style, I'm pretty sure she will leave space for doubts, theories, ramblings, etc ).... :huh:

Maybe we just wait until Rowling writes another book or series.

Anyway that day is years ahead, and many things can happen in our lives. Today, I feel like visiting this forum forever, but what about in 5 years? Hopefully the answer is the same....:p

[Cat]

But what about when the day comes when there isn't a 'next' Harry Potter book, all the post-mortems have been carried out, there's nothing left to speculate over and the forums are deserted?

You can still enjoy and discuss things without having to speculate. When we get the seventh book, will all the others suddenly turn into mist? There's always a lot to think about in books, it isn't just wondering about what happens next. A lot of it is wondering about what just happened. That's why literature essays exist (sadly).

I mean, there's all of the characters to discuss, the ideas behind certian things, the references to real life, the complex scenes, the precise nature of magic and magical artefacts, the politics of the magical community, the creatures... and so on. Speculation is just temporary.

Plus, you can always enjoy the books, individually, or as a whole series. The seventh book won't end the series. It will complete it.

I'm thinking profound, philosophical thoughts now and I should desist.

[Honeydukes]

D. reading fanfics (only the good ones, none of that junk that reads like it was written by a 12 year old)


Er..hey. What's wrong with 12 year old's writing? I'm 13 myself.. I reckon that 12 year old's write more intersting fanfics, becuase they have more imagination. And admittably the grammar isn't always perfect, but neither is it in adults stuff.

Also there are 12 year olds that write fanfics on these forums, and they are every bit as good as those written by the older generations.

Pause for thought..

[GryffindorSeeker]

Ditto to that... I've started reading (and writing) fanfiction. It's almost like therapy. :lol:
Isn't it though? Of course, some of it's not so great, but a good deal is good. It helps keep my mind off the fact that we are walking into uncertain territory, we fanatics, we don't have many hints on what will happen and we don't know when the book is coming out so... on ward.

[hesdead-dealwithit]

I'm thinking profound, philosophical thoughts now and I should desist.

No, you're on a roll, keep on going.

Regardless, I think that a certain something will be missing when the books are over - there is no more speculating about what will happen. But look at these forums 0 half of the Spoiler section is analysis, the other half prediction. The ENTIRE rest of the forum is talking about books that have already been published. When the last book comes out, something will be gone - there's no doubt it's better to read the books now and have to wait for them than to read them in 50 years - but there still will be ALMOST everything left.

[WeasleyIsOurKing]

I know how you feel... I almost didn't want to read the fifth book becase I knew I would have to wait a long time until I would get a new one.

I read the books over and over again, I watch the movies, and I go to fourms like these. Actually, this is the only forum I go to; none of the others are this active nor this interesting. I will *sometimes* look at art or fanfiction, but I'm very picky about what I read. I hate reading slash fics - because face it, that's never going to happen in the books - and I hate reading Draco/Ginny or Draco/Hermione fics or fics where a teacher like Snape or Lupin are dating Hermione. That's just wrong. Sometimes when I get bored, I'll write a story or two of my own, but I never put them up online because they never get finished.

[Severus Snape1]

I personaly suffer from a form of post traumatic stress... from my youth but I've learned to cope with it as the character Severus Snape has. Reading the Potter stories has brought back a few memories and I have learned Gif Animation and Web Designing in order to create a Harry Potter sight and this is what I do in my spare time besides posting in a few forums.

[GryffindorSeeker]

Er..hey. What's wrong with 12 year old's writing? I'm 13 myself.. I reckon that 12 year old's write more intersting fanfics, becuase they have more imagination. And admittably the grammar isn't always perfect, but neither is it in adults stuff.

Also there are 12 year olds that write fanfics on these forums, and they are every bit as good as those written by the older generations.

Pause for thought..
:agree: Yes, I agree. You should lower the age quite a bit... to seven or something. (No offense to any seven year olds roaming the forums, none at all) There are some very good fanfics written by twelve year olds, and some younger.

[rotsiepots]

I'm more inclined to agree with Cat. The series isn't over, so we have nothing to be depressed about.

Besides, there may be a bit of a wait until book six, but we can entertain ourselves with the PoA movie next year and spending our days re-reading OotP and the forums.

I think an extended break between books is a great thing; it gives us the opportunity to appreciate and analyse the texts more thoroughly. :)

[JofpGallagher]

I think an extended break between books is a great thing; it gives us the opportunity to appreciate and analyse the texts more thoroughly. :)

That is a great thought :agree:...that time makes us to enjoy and savor the books differently than other series. Harry Potter is not a weekly magazine that comes to our mailbox every Monday. (That would be horrible!!!). It's a great adventure with a lot of knowledge. I'm sure we will be more than satisfied once the adventure comes to an end in book seven.

[Nick]

I'm not suffering from post-OotP depression at all. Each time I read the books I notice some clue that I had missed before. The books are really quite extraordinary.

When I'm not rereading Potter I'm designing y Potter Quiz ('Do You Rule Enough To Be A Harry Potter Fan?'), which is my responce to all those wimpy 10-question quizzes whos hardest question is "Which of these is Harry's middle name? A: Potter B: James C: Ron D: Edgar". By the way, Coolquiz is a DREADFUL service and I will hurt the next person who writes a quiz using it.

Or when I'm not searching for 1240 questions within the books I'm writing my own fanfic, "Harry Potter and the Underpants of Doom", which, unlike other Mary Sue fanfics, will not suck because I get to be the main character, and I, unlike most heroins in these sorts of stories, TOTALLY RULE. And I get my sweet little Bellatrix in the end.

With a little imagination the wait to book 6 will pass in no time.

[LuvCreevey]

The first time that I finished the books, I felt really lonley, like I couldnt see my friends. So I got Online, and found this place! Then I felt like I needed to re read the books, just to post here, because everyone's theories and and details amazed me. The fan fics are really good here, but I find myself mixing up all of my facts after I read them. I have no one at home to disscuss the books with, because I am the only one around here that will read them, everyone thinks that I am a little silly going on about them the way that I do.

[Alcina]

I have no one at home to disscuss the books with, because I am the only one around here that will read them, everyone thinks that I am a little silly going on about them the way that I do.

I know that feeling. Every other time I've been absolutely obsessed with something, there has been another person to share to with, and here I am with no-one, just writing a long fanfic that no-one will ever read but me and wishing. This board helped (though I only have access at weekends).

I don't think it's nevessarily true that the fandom will die when the last book has been discussed. I mean, I used to be very into Blake's 7 fandom, and that was 12 years after the last episode had been made and we were still dissecting it. In fact, you may find this board gets better, as only the truly obsessive will still be here. Consider what the LotR newsgroups were like 10 years ago with what they're like now...they were a hell of a lot better when there were fewer, more fanatical people.

As long as HP still matters to us, we'll manage.

[Faye]

Yeah, I understand what you're getting at there. When I first read 1-4 they had been out for a while, so I had less of a wait than others between 4 and 5 (About 2 years? I don't remember now..). When I first finished 4, I hadn't really gotten involved with any of the HP news or communities online, so I had no idea when the next book would come out and got pretty sad. I wanted more Harry!

When 5 finally came out and I got the morning of the day it came out, I practically sprinted home along the highway. The Harry Potter section of my brain flashed on again and I was elated- I think I broke my personal record for the mile that day because I just couldn't wait to get home and crack it open. A thousand-odd pages later, I felt... hollow. So many questions were left unanswered, I just didn't feel like the book was supposed to be finished yet. And then I looked to the wait stretching out before me- perhaps another two years without a new Potter book! I'll be in college then!

So I'm sort of biding my time by lurking on forums, roleplaying, reading fanfiction and theories, and I am setting out to read the whole series over again for something like the eighth time over Thanksgiving break with no interruptions. That should be enough to quench my thirst for Harry Potter for the time being!

[Cat]

No, you're on a roll, keep on going.

Regardless, I think that a certain something will be missing when the books are over - there is no more speculating about what will happen. But look at these forums 0 half of the Spoiler section is analysis, the other half prediction. The ENTIRE rest of the forum is talking about books that have already been published. When the last book comes out, something will be gone - there's no doubt it's better to read the books now and have to wait for them than to read them in 50 years - but there still will be ALMOST everything left.

Well, what do people talk about on forums dedicated to books that were completed years ago? Or any series that's finished - could even be something from TV.

SOMETHING will be missing but, for example, a delicious cake with a slice taken out of it is still a delicious cake (and the person who took the slice is much better of, being fuller and more contented than before).

[FreyaCrescent]

That's a very good analogy Cat.. and now I'm hungry for delicious cake.

As for the topic at hand, I'm not on a HP downer. Sometimes the theories or threads I see in the forums are things that's I've seen before, and I'm sometimes unmotivated to post, but in that time I like to re-read the series. Everytime I read the books I see something that I haven't seen before, or make connections between points. That's the beauty of the series.

As long as the books exist, so will the fans. Every day new people discover the books and bring fresh insights and ideas into the series here.

[Tirwen Lupin]

As long as the books exist, so will the fans. Every day new people discover the books and bring fresh insights and ideas into the series here.
Very well said! :clap:
I wouldn't say that i'm a downer either. I might have been, if it wasn't for COS. This place birngs something new and fascinating things to my attnetion every day, things that I'd never have thought of myself. It's fun to discuss our ideas and insights with other fans of this great series.
Well, I did feel a bit down after finishing OotP. But I coped with it soon enough by reading and writing fan fiction. It's incredibly fun stuff, and there are certainly some highly talented authors lurking out there, even as close as out own Library.
OK, enough rambling.

[Puffskein]

I think I would be on a downer if it weren't for COS, because I felt there were quite a few loose ends at the end of OOTP. If I happened to bump into JKR after I'd finished, I'd have said something like: "How could you just let Harry walk away without letting us see what happened to Percy, or telling us what the Order and Voldemort are planning now, or telling us why Dumbledore trusts Snape, or showing us how Harry's friends react to the prophecy, or perhaps most importantly, showing us Lupin getting lots of big hugs?!"

[Merenwen Nenharma]

I quite agree with Puffskien (?) but I understand why she did that. If she told us everything we wanted to know, there wouldn't be anything left for books 6 and 7 would there? Ther were lots of other things we found oout in Ootp that we werent expecting, like about Sirius's family, and the Order itself.We also found out about HAgrid mom and his bro. And none of us were expecting to find out why Voldie's after Harry in the first place, and you have to give her credit for that. It was a pretty BIG relevation. So even if we didn't learn what we were expecting to, we did find out quite a lot. We were just expecting too much out of OOTP...

[Picko]

I think at the moment I'm probably on a little bit of a HP downer. I'm finding that with the increased amount of University study I'm doing I'm having a tough time fitting any HP into my schedule but beyond that I'm finding that even when I do there isn't a great incentive to do so.

I hope that changes with the release of PoA :)

[UselessCharmMaster]

I think at the moment I'm probably on a little bit of a HP downer. I'm finding that with the increased amount of University study I'm doing I'm having a tough time fitting any HP into my schedule but beyond that I'm finding that even when I do there isn't a great incentive to do so.

I hope that changes with the release of PoA :)

Me too. Now I feel like almost every question has been discussed, and in a far more intelligent way than I could do. Hope we can at least drool over the new movie.

[Angelina X]

I feel this thread is applicable again. Though the original poster posted it prior to OotP, it now applies again waiting for book 6.

I'm not in a downer yet, but probably will be afterwhile. The release of the movie on Book 3 revived my HP motors again. That movie was so bad that it forced me to read book 3 again which in turn got me back into pieces of book 4 (didn't really want to read about the Triwizard competition again) and lead me to purchase and listen to the CDs on book 5 (I'd already read it once).

After listening to book 5 (and the last 3 CDs over and over because I didn't want it to end :upset: ), I remembered this website. I'd bookmarked it ages ago, but never really looked into the forums. Now, hungry for Harry Potter discussions with true fanatics, I came back to the site.

I've enjoyed it so far. I haven't gotten tired of the endless theories and angles that have been discussed. I try to find threads that haven't been overly discussed.

I've also thoroughly enjoyed JK's website. So that's enough to keep me going for now. I'm also now re-reading Book 2 - which, to date, I'd only read once.

[Aseldar]

Just reading this thread depresses me...

[Angelina X]

Just reading this thread depresses me...
:rotfl:

[Aseldar]

:rotfl:

LOL BUt yes, I am in a downer over book 6 already! :upset: It's driving me maaad! I go on mugglenet and the leaky cauldron about 10 times a day now, looking for news! :'(

[glugunkwen]

Impatient, yes - but not down! Though I wish JKR would give us the books more quickly (can't she write 24 hours a day? lol) the anticipation of each book is so much fun. Without that time between books, there wouldn't be a chance for people to dissect, discuss and theorize on every little detail. It is a huge guessing game that sometimes gets a bit crazy, but is entertaining all the same.

I do wish we knew an approximate date for the next book - because having a countdown to the release would be great fun!

[Nymph]

I do wish we knew an approximate date for the next book - because having a countdown to the release would be great fun!

Oh yeah !!! let it be Xmas.
If she says june next year, no way i keep on posting like this for nearly a year, it will just kill me.

[Picko]

Just reading this thread depresses me...

Sorry for creating such a depressing topic :D

[fanofpotter]

Oh, I really hope near christmas too! But they do seem to like going for summer releases - gives the kids something to do through those long summer hols.

oh please let it be released quite soon!

[Prof.Blink]

I'm not on a HP downer yet. The fact that JKR is handing out clues on a regular basis definately helps. Although tonnes of theories have already been thoroughly discussed, the new clues are helping us to confirm or completely bin some of them. I find that quite exciting.

I reckon i'd be on a major HP downer if it wasn't for her site. Then again, Mugglenet and the Cosforums always have other entertainment. I could never get bored of the leaky Cauldron or the quidditch pitch.

[Sorcha]

I kinda am...just finished book 5 again last night, but I want 6. At least I know more what people are talking about with all these theories.

[sneff]

i'm on a downer about that i havn't read anynew HP for agaes. but i agree that it is soooo good that she is posting all the clues on her site all new thing for us to discuss!! yea !!! and this is great for thing to do but we need a book soon JKR!!! soon!!!!





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[Kelfa21]

Seeing that I post on these forums just about everyday...sometimes several times a day if I'm not doing anything...I think I'm in Harry Potter withdrawel...the books havent completely lost their appeal yet...but I'm bored with reading the same things over and over and trying to find clues that just don't exist, or seemingly don't.

I really would love to see the next book come out...or at least a release date at the very least. A release date would be something to look forward to. For now, we can wait for the DVD of PoA to be released. Which is in november I believe.

[DragonBlk17]

I'm not exactly a downer yet. I'm re-reading PoA again for the 2nd time to refreshen my memory. But the forums are keeping my chin up for more Harry Potter. That made no sense...:p

[Angelina X]

Impatient, yes - but not down! Though I wish JKR would give us the books more quickly (can't she write 24 hours a day? lol) the anticipation of each book is so much fun. Without that time between books, there wouldn't be a chance for people to dissect, discuss and theorize on every little detail. It is a huge guessing game that sometimes gets a bit crazy, but is entertaining all the same.

I do wish we knew an approximate date for the next book - because having a countdown to the release would be great fun!

An approximate release date would be GREAT!!!! It'd at least give us something to look forward to.

[Dead Star]

A little down, yes. I don't post as often anymore cause it feels like every topic's been discussed to death, and by the time I find them there's already a jillion replies and I can't read through all of them, and I don't want to repeat anything. Just impatiently waiting for the sixth book >.<

[The Prefect]

And to think that she is only half way done with book 6. :grumble:

I think we can expect the book to come out June or December '05. Spring would be wishful thinking :sad:

[Windstar]

I thought it was just me not being able to concentrate on the HP books as much or be as interested in HP objects or even being able to find posts I would reply to. I'm glad to read that maybe it's just a phase we are all going through.
Don't get me wrong, HP is still my favorite but it is just hard to get "in to" right now. I'm still working on re reading them all again and am anxiously awaiting the Half Blood Prince.
I did buy the Order of the Phoenix in paper back the day it came out but I haven't even opened the cover of it yet. I have it in a hard back but the rest of my HP books are paper back so I bought it just so it would fit in with my the rest of them.

[Spirit]

I was looking back over the past few days to see where I was making most of my posts and I realised that a large majority hadn't been in either "The Great Hall" or the "Common Room" and when I was browsing both forums I didn't really feel any need or desire to reply to the topics that were there. That's not to say that I didn't think the topics were good - quite the contrary - but I was finding that I'd seen it all before. There was the usual sorted array of "heir" theories and of course a theory on how each and every animal in the books could be an animagi. There were no new inventive theories and no discussions that I felt that I hadn't contributed to in some form in the last two years (at various message boards). At the moment I feel like I'm having a bit of a Harry Potter "downer", a time where I'm sick of going over old ground and a time where I know that the next book will come soon enough (and with it new theories and discussion points) and yet it seems so far away, coupled with the fact that little is happening with the third movie at the moment and I feel like everything's a little dull in "Harry-land" at this moment.

Does anyone else feel the same?
Has the weight for OotP - whilst not meaning that you've lost interest - made you lose interest in the current topic points expressed through the forums?
Have we finally discussed every basic idea from Harry Potter as of the fourth book?

To conclude I'd just like to say I cannot wait until OotP arrives to revitalise my interests.

I'm going through that right now. I open up the History of Magic section, or the Divination Studies, look at all the new posts, and then leave to an off-topic section or the Common Room. There are so many brilliant and well thought out threads, but I feel like I have nothing to contribute the the conversation other then, "Yeah, I agree with you.". I just can't come up with any thoughts anymore. :(

[Windstar]

One thing we need to remember is at least we are getting to live with the excitment and expectation of the next book coming out.

Just think of all the people who just start reading the books after all 7 of them are out. What thrill will they have? No anticipation of the next book ect. At least we have that to keep our interest going!

[ornjbreezy]

One thing we need to remember is at least we are getting to live with the excitment and expectation of the next book coming out.

Just think of all the people who just start reading the books after all 7 of them are out. What thrill will they have? No anticipation of the next book ect. At least we have that to keep our interest going!
Good point. Along with the excitement of waiting to find out what happens, we must also bear the terrible pain and unquenchable thirst of waiting. I, too, find myself yearning every so horribly for the next book, but as I do, I have the glorious opportunity of speculation. In my opinion, they balance each other nicely. We suffer, but we also rejoice in our ability to guess!

[SilverStar]

Fanfiction keeps me out of a downer. :tu:

And Windstar is exactly correct. ^

[Annabelle Black]

It is a bit of a downer waiting for the sixth book but I get really depressed when I think about when the HP series is over. I'm notorious for being unable to finish book series'. I never completely finished the LotR trilogy because I couldn't bear for it to be over and I never finished the final few pages of the Sandman comics' because I loved them so much too.

[Rola]

In reply to the start of this thread...hell no! I'm a Harry Potter Maniac I don't care what the information is, just give it to me! Hehe I can happily rspons to all these threads for hours. I suppose it isn't easy to bore me, which is a shame.

[filius]

Waiting for the books is alright for me. It's very exciting everytime JK gives us small clues and information. I'm quite new to CoS but i've noticed that around this time, there aren't many interesting theories about. Other than that, i'm fine with everything! :D

[Puchula]

I have to say I admire you for getting bored after two years! It only took me two weeks to get bored. OK maybe I get bored to easily, specialy when discussions start going in circles like they ussualy do in this forum. Don´t get me wrong, from time to time some interesting theories appear and I like posting when it happens, but in the mean time I prefer posting in the Common Room or the Quidditch Pitch, were we can just talk about more random stuff.

Maybe the HBP coming out will fresh this up. But I have to say I was more exited when waiting for OotP, as Annabelle said it´s just too sad that the series are so close to the end.

[accioinsight7]

I enjoy the topics that are random too, but yeah, i can't wait for the next book...I'm itching for it.

[Prof.Blink]

ok... it's starting to kick in now.

[Bmonk]

I read OotP in the first night it came out in Canada June23rd 2003 from 11pm when the bookstore opened to 12 at night almost constantly reading, ive been on a HP downer for the last year and a sixth

[fleur magique]

I've been like that for some time now too. I've been rereading the books over the summer, I'm up to GoF and what usually would take me about a week to read has now been two months. For some reason they just haven't interested me lately. And like you said most of the threads are the same ones that you see all the time.

[rjade829]

Hmm. Yeah, I've definitely been in a HP downer these past couple of weeks...there hasn't been much exciting HP news lately. It was really cool getting those new Easter eggs on JKR's website and looking at the new section, but I wish we had some sort of update about HBP. Or the door opening again. Or the FAQ poll being answered. Or Mugglenet/HP Lexicon's Open Letter being answered. Or good pictures from GOF filming or something. Something exciting!! Come on now!!

[Windstar]

I hope that we get some more news soon. It was exciting, all the new stuff on the JKR site.

Would it be better if JKR draws out the 7th book release for a really long time or should she put it out as soon as possible? Won't it be horrible to read the last page, knowing that there will not be anymore?

[herbertsandbach]

I've read books 1-4 so many times I'm at a stage where I only on occasion flick to a chapter I particularly like.OOTP didn't overwelm me,I was expecting the war to kick in big style and it didn't and it didn't really answer any of my major questions either. I've got so many hopes for what may happen for the future in the books but I've read so many possible theories and threads about time travel,1 character being someone else . I think every character has a thread on here about being an animagi. The new clues JK gives are so vague and give no firm info out they end up exciting me for 10 mins then annoy me after that. The whole description of a character with no idea of who is being described, just how big a torturer is this woman. I'm at a point now that only real firm solid fact will satisfy me in the HP world.

[Wep]

Yeah I am in a bit of a Harry slump, now that PoA and OotP have both been out for a while. I am finding that I don't have alot to add to some of the threads, b/c I feel like it has been said before. I like it though when I actually find a thread I can keep responding too, without feeling completely overwhelmed and redundant...

I just want HBP to come out soon, I am not patient, and I want to see if any of my questions are answered...

Though, the fics carry me over a fair bit, and there are some threads that I like keeping up with

[potter_chick]

i know what u mean ! its like everythings been talked about ! that will all change when the sixth book comes out !! o i can't wait till that day comes !!!!

[esmerelda]

I'm not on a HP downer yet. The fact that JKR is handing out clues on a regular basis definately helps. Although tonnes of theories have already been thoroughly discussed, the new clues are helping us to confirm or completely bin some of them. I find that quite exciting.

I reckon i'd be on a major HP downer if it wasn't for her site. Then again, Mugglenet and the Cosforums always have other entertainment. I could never get bored of the leaky Cauldron or the quidditch pitch.

For me, the little clues from JKR are only making me more depressed. They get me all excited for about 5 minutes, then I realise that I'd rather just have book 6 and be done with it. I'm convinced it won't be released until next June at the very earliest, and I doubt JKR will give anything major away before then. I just want book 6! I feel like all theories have been discussed to death, and besides the odd clue or tidbit of information there's nothing new to contribute to any debates. How the love thread keeps on going so strong, I just don't know! What more can there be to say?!

[AurorSlayer]

I read a lot of other books, which tends to make the wait for book 6 less bothersome. However, I am anxious to see how some of my predictions will turn out. Sometimes I think it's the discussions about the next books that causes people to be impatient.

[Stayce]

I too think the conversation is getting sparse. I cannot wait to see what happens and am tired of trying to figure it out and rationalize theory. Don't get me wrong I love doing all that but the wait is getting long and I need some new food for thought. We are so close to the end but still have two amazing books to read. I am torn between knowing what happens and having it all be over. If I knew the date and could start counting down I think it would be easier for me. Some of my ideas as to what will happen have been so thought thru that I am forgetting they may be wrong.

[Abhishek]

It is most definitely time to give this all a rest and read other books, find a new meaning to life and discover that your childhoold computer was a little endian machine with 3bpp colour. The books don't hold my fascination the way they once did and plans to re-read them have been put to one side. The Great Hall is suffering from a terrible malaise and is looking rather fatigued. I simply don't have the urge to post anything anymore, which is a shame because these pages used to be the intellectual centre of the HP World.

Moderators: Please don't delete my account for the time being. I'll be back.

Wrong
IMO. HP is like the childhood computer that is age proof IMO. Adults also enjoy the books so stop hating on them!

Though I do agree about the downer part. I am losing interest because I am waiting for new stuff and I have obsessed over Harry for so long I am getting tired.

[Red Quaffle]

You know what I loved, the month before the fifth book came out. I was in year 12 at the time and my group got everyone excited about it somehow. I am at a bit of a low at the moment though. When rereading, I used to start at the first book and end at the fifth. Then I started skipping the first two and now I'm pretty much just rereading the fifth only.

The next movie will give me something to think about before the new book though. Can you believe it's been more than a year since the last book came out? Time really flies when you're out of school.

[behindtheviel20]

Has any one been a huge harry potter fan but recently lost intrest in it and why have u lost intrest?(i haven't my intrest grows wit every post but im curios :p )

[WronskiFeint734]

No I'm still a full HP fan, but you might want to check rule 4:


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[Barbara Kennedy]

I know it is hard to tell from the title but I think this is something like your topic.
Not exactly, but close. You might find it amusing anyway.

PWS...do you suffer from it? (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=28898)

[behindtheviel20]

oops sorry about the spelling i'll change that

[Yummy]

My interest in the books is increasing daily, as I wait for the next installment. My interest in the movies has decreased since I was disappointed by PoA.

[ravenclaw02]

I think you'll probably have a hard time finding someone who's lost interest in Harry Potter posting on an HP forum! I think that most people here have actually gained interest as of late, what with all of the HBP speculation and JKR's sly little hints about what's to come in book 6. Plus, the PoA dvd is coming out soon, and I for one am getting excited about the film all over again!

[Rapunzel]

My interest in the books is increasing daily, as I wait for the next installment. My interest in the movies has decreased since I was disappointed by PoA.
My sentiments exactly! :agree: :agree:

[aggiefan1206]

Not really I cant wait for the final to books. Why would people be on here if they lost interest in it.

[lil_angel5682]

I was REALLY impressed by PoA haha. Oh well. But in some ways I guess I am a little bored of Harry Potter too. I really love the books and everything, but I've read them all so many times... and I want the next book to come out, but its still a while yet to wait.

[aggiefan1206]

Im excited about PoA dvd as well there is supposed to be a interview with Jk.

[busy91]

Lost Interest?! Can't say that I have. I'm eagerly awaiting the DVD release and book 6. The wait is what is hard, but it makes it all the better when the time is finally here. I think this site helps keep the interest and excitement alive, for me anyway.

[dobby_rocks]

Mine really hasn’t i have only been in too the books for 2 years in December/Jan. Id have thought it would have dwindled. With the 6th book probably not coming out for at lest another year, I find so many other things I guess to tie me over. I have numerous HP related books, Video games, working on a fan fiction. I visit here and muggle net and another HP message board at least a few times a week, and JK Rowling site. I think that is what has kept me into the books; there are others things that keep me interested. If I didn’t have all the others, I don’t think id still be as into it nearly 2 years later. There are also the movies but they will never be better then the book, so that’s how I go in looking at it, that way I’m not as let down as some people have been.

its actually been almost a year since I finished reading OOTP for the 2nd time, I haven’t read the others since Summer/Fall of 2003. Here and there I will look at a section of the books to find out some information

[Lady Greyjoy]

I find that my Harry Potter intrest has its ups and downs. When I first read the books (back in '99) I read the three that were published at the time in three days, and immediatley placed my order at Amazon.com for Goblet of Fire. After I read Goblet of Fire my intrest was at an all time time high, but I had no one to talk to it about, and didn't find this messageboard yet, so after a few months of GoF's release I sort of wound down.

Between GoF and OOTP my intrest fluctuated. When I was reading the books I was hooked, when I wasn't I was remarkably unobessed. :)

The release of the first film woke the dragon of Pottermania and soon after I found this messageboard, and have been enmeshed in it ever since.

I find message boards tend to keep intrests high.

Still I don't think it is exactly healthy to be extremely excited about the books and movies all the time...It's probably also healthy to stay away from the boards once in a while.

[Spirit]

Not really. I have been as interested in Harry Potter as I was in 1999. I'm not obsessed, I just like forums because I'm often quite lonely. I've been on forums since 2000, when everybody was saying: "What do you mean book 5 won't come out until 2002?? That's so far away!! I can't wait that long!!!!!". I just am obsessed with forums about Harry Potter, I guess. :)

[Arwen42]

I haven't lost interest at all. In fact, I think my interest has increased. Now more than ever. I cannot wait for the new book, and cannot wait for Tuesday!

[Crookshanks_]

No, of course not... Love the books, and can't wait until the poa dvd releases on friday, and of course book number 6 :)

[Aseldar]

oops sorry about the spelling i'll change that

Your grammar is still bad here. It should be "Oops! Sorry about the spelling! I'll change that."

Use punctuation marks, capitalize the first letters in a sentence, don't say "u" instead of "you" or "2" instead of "too" or "r" instead of "are" etc.

[Tane]

Lost interest, no not if you consider the fact that I will probably now be going to pick up PoA around midnight as my sister now seems to want to get the movie the minute the film comes out.

I really just can not wait for the next book and at the moment I have essays and essays and essays which are the only reason I spend a little less time at the moment talking about the Harry Potter books. I can not wait to finish these three essays at the moment so that I can spend some me time and have some Harry Potter fun discussion.

[OhhhMacadamia]

Was never interested in the movies past 1 or 2 viewings, but I just love rereading the books over and over and over and over and over again. And over again. Twice.

But seriously, I am spending the year before college abroad, so I specifically bought a second set of HP books in paperback to bring with me and continue the rereading process. :-)

I might get sick of these forums though. I've been here for hours in my first few days here!These is so much to read....

[Honeyducks]

Not really, my pottermania has increased more since the POA movie and the 5th book.