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I held on for a while after the last film, wondering whether JK would announce anything surprising, but I find that even if she did it wouldn't serve to help the diminishing numbers on the site or my bank balance!

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View Poll Results: How old are you?
Under 16 101 14.13%
16 - 20 261 36.50%
21 - 25 159 22.24%
26 - 30 67 9.37%
31 - 40 44 6.15%
40 - 50 41 5.73%
50 - 60 25 3.50%
60 + 11 1.54%
I refuse to say 6 0.84%
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Old February 18th, 2010, 7:30 pm
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I'm 16, but I will turn 17 later this year.


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cardinal your 26 am i correct


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21. I joined when I was 18. I grew up with the films but I read books 1-6 in one go when I was 18 and fell in love with them proving that you don't have to have grown up with the books to like them (as many other older people on here prove!)


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cardinal your 26 am i correct


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I'll be 33 next month.
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you don't have to have grown up with the books to like them (as many other older people on here prove!)
Or grown up at all - also proven by 'many other older people here'.


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So how old are you? I did notice some older members around. Myself? I am 28.
Older? lol... try 47.
Interesting to see that the ages are fairly well evened out; though with a slight peak in the teenage section, and a bit of a dropoff after 40.


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23 but was 17 when I joined


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I was 19 when I joined and I will be turning 21 in July this year


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I'm 27, turning 28 this year. I was 21 when I joined the forums.


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how long has this forum been around for?


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You can read the, um, history of the forums here. Trust lani when he speaks. He knows things.


Oh, right, thread topic...I'm 24 as of some time in last October. ^_^


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Oh! Thats the magic number, you know!
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Not that age matters all that much here on a forum, but ... almost 50 in July.

(that's OK - I'm happy to be exactly the same age as Snape, LOL)


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I'm *cough* 50. It still feels weird saying it, even though I'll be 51 in June.
Teehee, no shame in that, dear.

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Older? lol... try 47.
Interesting to see that the ages are fairly well evened out; though with a slight peak in the teenage section, and a bit of a dropoff after 40.
Actually i think this may factor as to why i know i will be sticking around on this forum. It's nice to see members my age and older! Makes for good conversation!


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Oh! Thats the magic number, you know!


I turned 21 last month.


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I just turned 25 last month, I've been a harry potter fan since I was 18 though.


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I love the title of the thread - my average age is nearly 26 (meaning I have spent nearly as much time older than 26 as I spent younger than 26)


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Looks like most are 16-25, I am 27 however.

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I love the title of the thread - my average age is nearly 26 (meaning I have spent nearly as much time older than 26 as I spent younger than 26)
That's because we're one unity. Once you join, you loose you identity and get inhaled into the mass that is CoS without any chance to restore your very own age, personality, mind (and chocolate)...


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I hit the wrong button while voting on the poll, . I'll being turning 20 next month. I started here when I was 15, but started Potter five years before that.


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Yey, I'm in the biggest group I'll turn 20 this summer and I was 14 when I joined.


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