I heard about Harry Potter more from the hype than anything else. "Oh, it's about witchcraft, and our kids want to read it. Let's burn it!" So, of course, that peaked my interest, and I had to read it...

My husband got me all of the books that were out at the time (First 4, all in hardback, whoo!) for Christmas. I spent the next 2 days sitting in my Dad's living room devouring the first 3 books. I finally got the books back after a year and a half, and am re-reading them now. And still loving them.

"You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain. And you do love being the hero, don't you. The cheering children, the swooning women, you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice." -- Lex Luthor to Superman, Question Authority, Justice League Unlimited