Lord_Madlock
Aug 27 2006, 09:43 PM
Hey, my name is Madeline but just call me Mad because quite frankly Madeline is just to long of a name.
I'm 13, I'm from Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada.
I play lots of sports and read alot.
I like school but I don't like people who think Harry Potter is stupid because they are the best books that ever entered my life and I will never regret picking up HP and the PS
Cassiopeia
Aug 28 2006, 03:01 AM
Name:
Cassiopeia or any variant is fine with me
Age:
somewhere between thirty and deathLocation:
midwestern USAHobbies:
reading, writing, philosophy, knittingFavorite character:
Harry, Molly Weasley, Gred & ForgeLeast favorite character:
Draco and Ginny, because they're both badly written, and Voldemort because he's the bad guyHow you came across Veritaserum:
it's a fandom stapleFavourite Bands/Artists:
Johnny Cash, Panic! At the Disco, Cake, Nine Inch Nails, Brian Setzer, Frank Sinatra, Grateful Dead, Johnnie Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Green DayLikes:
HP, debating, sleeping, music, snark, my children, swearing, fanfic, particularly gen and slashDislikes:
ignorance, prejudice, censorship, housekeeping, mornings, immaturity in those who are old enough to have gotten over it, bad writing Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! :
Nope, that's pretty much it. I'm really not that interesting.
swhitney536
Aug 28 2006, 04:30 AM
Name: My actual name is Stephen, but all of my friends call me Dickey.
Age: (roughly, if you don't fancy being specific!)18
Location: (Just country, or continent, is fine - just don't give your address!!) Louisiana
Hobbies: Partying, Listening to music (can't play anything though), Reading (obviously), Movies, and taking pictures
Favorite character: Harry
Least favorite character: Dolores Umbridge
How you came across Veritaserum: Just looking up something like this.
Favourite Bands/Artists: Mainly just Alt Rock stuff, but I really like anything except country music
Likes: Really easy to please.
Dislikes: Blatant stupidity.
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : At first I never would've thought that I would like any of these books, but last summer my sister made me read them all and I was instantly hooked.
yuzna
Aug 28 2006, 04:36 AM
I know that this is out of topic, and I appologize for asking, but I will ask none the less, what do you mean with Ginny and Draco being poorley written, Cassiopeia?
Acctually, if you do want to answer tis Cassiopeia send me an owl, because I am curious. I guess I shouldn't post questions in this thread, might upset the powers that be
x-o-x-guess who-x-o-x
Aug 29 2006, 11:23 PM
Name:
Deepika
Age:
12 Location:
Ontario, Canada Hobbies:
Swimming.dancingg.reading.computer[msn.myspace.veritaserum].hanging with friends Favorite character:
i actually have 6 favourite characters
Fred && George[they're sooo hilarious].Harry ofcourse.Dumbledore..he's so modest. Ron && Sirus [you gotta love that sirus
] Least favorite character:
uhm, either snape/voldemort or bellatrix
How you came across Veritaserum:
my cousin was on it, so i asked which site it was and i started go on it. i just checked some of the forums..and i made an account because i wanted to reply
this site really is great!Favourite Bands/Artists: uhm, well i dont really have any favourite bands. But i like Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, PCD[sometimes] and lotss of others
Likes: my family & friends. my MP3 Player. my computer. dancing. swimming. the colour pink & lime green =). shopping. jewellery. puma.
Dislikes: snakes. spiders. people who think they're all that[give you attitude], annoying people.
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : I absolutely loveeeee<33 harry potterrr =D
Name:
Deepika
Age:
12 Location:
Ontario, Canada Hobbies:
Swimming.dancingg.reading.computer[msn.myspace.veritaserum].hanging with friends Favorite character:
i actually have 6 favourite characters
Fred && George[they're sooo hilarious].Harry ofcourse.Dumbledore..he's so modest. Ron && Sirus [you gotta love that sirus
] Least favorite character:
uhm, either snape/voldemort or bellatrix
How you came across Veritaserum:
my cousin was on it, so i asked which site it was and i started go on it. i just checked some of the forums..and i made an account because i wanted to reply
this site really is great!Favourite Bands/Artists:
uhm, well i dont really have any favourite bands. But i like Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, PCD[sometimes] and lotss of others Likes:
my family & friends. my MP3 Player. my computer. dancing. swimming. the colour pink & lime green =). shopping. jewellery. puma. Dislikes:
snakes. spiders. people who think they're all that[give you attitude], annoying people. Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! :
I absolutely loveeeee<33 harry potterrr =D
dragonfly
Aug 29 2006, 11:52 PM
hi!i've been coming to this site for a while now but decided to join the forums.i'm nearing 17.i live in the U.S.i love hanging out with friends and being on the computer.there r too many characters for me to choose just one favorite but my least favorite would probably be either snape,voldemort,or umbridge.one of my favorite bands is panic at the disco.i love to listen to music.
Coyote
Aug 30 2006, 09:39 AM
Name: Anna-Maria Christina Stephanie Cornelia Natlacen....yup, long name but plz just call me Anna or Coyote...
Age: (roughly, if you don't fancy being specific!) 12, I will be turning 13 on 26.1.
Location: (Just country, or continent, is fine - just don't give your address!!) Vienna, Austria(
AUSTRIA not Australia!!!!)
Hobbies: Hanging out with my friends, beeing on the computer, wathing tv, reading, drawing and writing stories...
Favorite character: Sirius Black! oh and Draco, Hermione and Ron, Bill, Charlie and Fed and George and ometimes Dumbledore!
Least favorite character: HARRY! DIE HARRY DIE!!!
How you came across Veritaserum: I was on another harry potter site and veritaserum.com is one of their affliates
Favourite Bands/Artists: Kelly Clarkson, SR-71 and Green Day!!!
Likes: family,friendz,muic,tv,my dvds,my iPod,our computer, the Harry Potter Series,my boyfriend,reading,hangin' with friendz,...
Dislikes: my ex-boyfiend,war,soccer,golfing,...
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : I'm totally sweet
Dumbledore's Son
Aug 30 2006, 10:37 AM
Hey everybody!
Name Sam
Age 13
Location Sydney, Australia
Hobbies I love reading Harry Potter

and i like to watch T.V. listen to music and hang out with my friends
Favorite character In HP: Dumbledore In real life: Johnny Depp
Least favorite character Again in HP: Umbridge and Filch and I don't really hate anybody in real life
How you came across Veritaserum I was searching for information for HP book 7 (I cannot take suspence!

)
Favourite Bands/Artists Nickelback, James Blunt and for other arists i only like one of their songs
Likes Harry Potter Series,reading other good books, Music, T.V., friends ond family
Dislikes War!
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! I'm smart, funny, helpful, friendly, but sometimes stubborn
corijp
Aug 30 2006, 04:39 PM
Hiya Fabian, lilyluvr, naeem1986, Lord_Madlock, Cassiopeia, swhitney536, x-o-x-guess who-x-o-x, dragonfly, Coyote, and Dumbledore's Son! Welcome to VTM!
Fabian, I'm glad to see you've made your way to the forums. And you may like to check out the
Pre-Book 7 thread where there's loads of threads you might like to take part in discussion.
Lilyluvr, here's a link you may like to check out all about
Basketball.
Naeem1986, I see you enjoy reading. Here's a link where you can discuss some of your favorite
Books other than Harry Potter.
Lord_Madlock, here's a link you may like to check out about
PS/SS Questions/Oddities.
Cassiopeia, I think you may enjoy taking part in our
Fan Fictions section. Perhaps we'll see you as an author...
Swhitney536, you might like to check out our
Favorite Movies thread... and I'm glad to see you gave HP a shot...
X-o-x-guess who-x-o-x, you might like to check out our
Music thread.
Dragonfly, here's a link to the
Panic at the Disco thread you might like to check out.
Coyote, seeing Draco is one of your favorite characters, you might like to check out this thread all about
Draco's Path.
And Dumbledore's Son, and seeing Dumbledore is among your favorite characters, you may like to check out this thread about
Dumbledore's Secrets.
Once again, welcome all of you to VTM! I do need to ask that you all check out the rules (link in my signature) if you have not already done so.
If you ever have any questions, feel free to send me or any other Head Auror or Wizengamot member an Owl.
Happy Posting!
~Cori
Chubbles
Aug 30 2006, 08:07 PM
Name: Julie
Age: 16
Location: Northeast US
Hobbies: reading, piano, cello, duct tape stuff, cooking
Favorite character: Severus Snape
Least favorite character: Bellatrix Lestrange or Dalores Umbridge
How you came across Veritaserum: I have no idea.
Favourite Bands/Artists: Obviously, Harry and the Potters and Draco and the Malfoys. Aside from that, I like Pain, Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Dropkick Murphys, Anti-Flag, Sunny Day Real Estate, Saccharine, The Postal Service, At The Drive In, and loads of other stuff.
Likes: Hmm... I like green, red, being warm, falafel, and trenchcoats.
Dislikes: I don't like the color yellow or sun dried tomotoes or cilantro.
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : I've read the books over twenty four times each!
Cassiopeia
Aug 30 2006, 08:34 PM
QUOTE(yuzna @ Aug 28 2006, 12:36 AM) [snapback]218960[/snapback]
I know that this is out of topic, and I appologize for asking, but I will ask none the less, what do you mean with Ginny and Draco being poorley written, Cassiopeia?
Acctually, if you do want to answer tis Cassiopeia send me an owl, because I am curious. I guess I shouldn't post questions in this thread, might upset the powers that be

I suppose they'll tell us where to move this if we actually want to discuss it, but I'll answer your question. I'm one of the people who didn't like the way Ginny was portrayed in HBP. She went from a minor background character, whom Harry had never really thought about, to being inserted everywhere, even when she didn't fit. She was suddenly popular, beautiful, talented, etc. - what in fanfic we'd call a Mary Sue. If JKR had always planned for Ginny to be Harry's girlfriend and for her to take a larger role in the series, she needed to lay better groundwork rather than thrusting her front and center out of nowhere. For example, the part in OOTP where she talks about how Harry should have come to her since she knew what it was like to be posessed by Voldemort would have been a natural place for Ginny to start taking more of a role in his life, or for him to start considering her differently. None of that happened, and Harry went right back to not really thinking of her or noticing her again. From that to "chest monster" was a big leap, and I just didn't buy it.
With Draco, he's such a cartoon up until HBP. He's like Wile E. Coyote, with all his plans and schemes that flop or blow up in his face. It's all posturing and nonsense, not any kind of real aggression or threat. We never see anything of what Draco thinks or what motivates him, so he's very one dimensional. Granted, we see everything through the filter of Harry's perspective, but JKR could have shown us something of what's under the surface, even if it was just to prove how shallow Draco is, or how he really is dedicated to the ideals his father respects. The other thing is that all of the pigtail pulling in books 1 - 5 doesn't rise to the level of hatred. HBP, when Harry gets caught in their compartment and Draco breaks his nose, is the first time Draco has come out on top in any of their encounters. As Harry's nemesis, Draco is more of a mosquito than a B-52, so they're not truly enemies. Considering the lack of buildup, that crucio came out of nowhere. An unforgivable? Really? Harry is worth a trip to Azkaban and the death of your parents for failing on your mission because of the schoolboy taunts and bickering? It doesn't ring true.
I think the story could be richer and the storylines more plausible if some of the characters had been written differently. JKR has such a rich imagination and has developed this amazing world, giving us some really beloved characters. I just wish she would flesh some of them out more instead of falling back on cliched roles, and give us more insight into who they are or what motivates them.
corijp
Aug 30 2006, 08:46 PM
Chubbles, Welcome to VTM!
You have quite the eclectic musical taste, you might like to check out our
Music thread. And seeing your favorite character is Snape, have you checked out the
Who is Snape Really Betryaing thread.
As a necessary evil, I have to ask you to please swing by the rules when you get a chance. (Link is in my signature.)
Once again, Welcome to the forums! If you have any questions, feel free to send me or any other Head Auror or Wizengamot member an Owl.
Happy Posting!
~Cori
Cassiopeia and Yuzna, I appreciate your spirit for debate, however the Introduction thread isn't the most appropriate place to do so.

You guys might like to check out both
Draco Conflicted and
Ginny's Characterization, or you may continue via Owls. Thanks!
~Cori
JC McVel
Aug 30 2006, 09:54 PM
hu....hello everybody im Jc McVel
edit:
sorry for not postin more, but i was busy

U
so here i am again re-introducin myself, i love Rap, im an otaku, i love most of movies of Chris Rock(Longest Yard, Bad Companies) and Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Ficiont!!!!!), of course i read a lot of books (HP and a lot of stuff about the Templars) im from mexico and i got a couple of compressed albums on my PC if anyone want one, i dont kno if i can do this yet but anywayz (sry if i cant

), my favorite rappers are: Royce Da 5'9'', 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Cage and more. Besides Rap i hear a couple of rock groups (Red Hot Chilli Peppers for example) and i like Mägo de Oz (Metal) a lot.
My Favorite anime series are Shaman King, Inuyasha, Shuffle, Love Hina, Ninja Scroll (movie) and Mouse.
i hate spammers and trolls...
gaburdette
Aug 30 2006, 10:11 PM
Hello JC McVel and welcome to Veritaserum!
I will be sending you a PM (Private Message) through our network of owls. You can retrieve your message by clicking on the "Owls Waiting" button in the upper right hand corner of the forums page.
Happy Posting!!
vir_albusblack
Aug 30 2006, 10:24 PM
hey everyone!
i'm Virginia
Age: 15
Location: Uruguay
Hoobies: reading, listening music,watching tv,beeing in the computer, drawing, writing songs and stories...
Favourite characters: Albus Dumbledore, Sirius Black...because they died

lupin, hermione and voldemort

too)
Least favorite character: Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy and Snape
How you came across Veritaserum: I have no idea.
Favourite Bands/Artists: Green Day, Attaque 77, La Trampa (uruguay and argentinian bands) ramones, red hot chilli peppers, airosmith, the clash, james blunt and more
Likes: i love music...punk- rock, rock n roll, and i love reading watching movies and doing sports, and been with my frinds my favourite colour is green,i love Harry potter, the lord of the rings and the da vinci code's books and movies... my favourite actor is johnny depp, i love uruguay!!! lol
Dislikes: wars and some politicians
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : I've read all HP books over twenty four times each! and i cry when sirius, dumbledore and cedric D. died

lol , i start reading HP before the movies and before the books get very famous like now... i'm smart, friendly and more lol
poltergiest
Aug 31 2006, 08:48 AM
hello ickle people its the poltergiest!my info is :-
Name: Poltergiest
i live on earth and in india
i am um.... of yeah 13 years old
i like reading hp and movies of cource! i like sports and like to chill out!
my favourite character is PEEVES OF COURCE!!!
least favourite is bloody baron ( he always stops me from troubling people)
i like the veritaserum chat and i saw the forums and it looked nice as it is so i came into it.
i like just to hear music not songs music and soothing musci more
i like to trouble everyone and i dont like anyone saying dont like the bloody

baron!!!
i hope i can cause mischief and hovoc in the forums! thank you!!!
passerby
Aug 31 2006, 07:54 PM
Hi, vir_albusblack, and welcome to the VTM forums! We're glad to have you with us. I notice that one of your favorite characters is Dumbledore.
Here's a masterlist of all the current threads we have on him! Feel free to offer us your opinion on any of the topics!
Here's a masterlist for the other HP characters, if you'd like to offer your opinions on them as well. May I also suggest looking into
SPELL, since you're a fan of Lupin's? We've also got several threads in the Outside HP forums where you can discuss your favorite films and music. I look forward to seeing you around!
poltergiest, welcome to VTM! Have you seen our thread to find out
what Hogwarts ghost you are? Sounds like something you'd have fun with. We've got a thread going to discuss
why Peeves was cut out of the movies, if you'd care to offer us your opinions on that. We've got a general ghost discussion going on
here.
If you both could read the forum rules, there's a link in my signature, that would be fantastic. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me, another Head Auror or a member of the Wizengamot (the moderators). We're here to help in any way we can.
Thanks and welcome to VTM!
passerby
Buckbeak rules
Aug 31 2006, 09:51 PM
Hey everyone I'm Buckbeak rules...my favorit HP book and movie has to be the third, Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkban (I hope I spelled that right). I love some of the fan fics I have read and wish I had the time to write one of my own. Oh and my favoirt charcters have to be the Weasly Twins, Lupin, Hermione, Wood, Ron, Dumbledore, Siruis, and Harry. Wow i have alot lol
Just the Droobles
Sep 1 2006, 12:33 AM
Welcome to Veritaserum, Buckbeak rules!
I ahve to agree with you on the PoA movie, as I have always preferred it over the others. A lot of people don't like it, but I've always thought it was very well done. Since you like reading fanfics and would like to write your own, I suggest you check out our
Fanfics section where you can do both.
If you ahve any questions or problems, feel free to contact me, another Head Auror, or a member of the Wizengamot.

Droobles
Buckbeak rules
Sep 1 2006, 04:31 PM
I have already read a few that's what got me intestered in the site

and i love the third movie because it was that (and my bestfriend nagging me to read the books) that got me into HP, and now i'm obessed thou i don't get everyone's Hermione and Malfoy love thing...
cool_witch
Sep 1 2006, 05:30 PM
hello i'm cool_witch
gaburdette
Sep 1 2006, 05:56 PM
Hello cool_witch and welcome to Veritaserum!
I was going to do a proper welcome for you but since you have not told us anything about yourself I will just say welcome again.
Please stop by and read the Forum Rules. There is a link to them in my signature. One-liner posts like the one you just made are not permitted here. Please elaborate more in the future.
If you have any questions please contact myself or any other Head Auror through PM.
Happy Posting.
hpalltheway
Sep 2 2006, 10:11 PM
hi everyone! I'm hpalltheway. I have been reading the HP series since I was 13 (I'm 20 now). They are so addicting and I have read everyone a few hundred times. What got me into these sites was a classmate a year ago was telling me that she looked up these sites and everyone was saying that dd never really died, well I had to look for myself. my favorite Hp book is OotP, harry is such a rebel. favorite movie is PoA, didn't care for GoF that much, it just didn't follow the book that well favorite character is Hermoine (she's so smart) and least favorite is Umbridge.
Just the Droobles
Sep 3 2006, 07:01 PM
Hello hpalltheway! Welcome to VTM.

It seems strange that a lot of us started reading about Harry so long ago. It began it's amazingness back when I was in fifth grade, which would have put me at about 9 or 10 years of age! Course I only really started into all the fandom about two years ago...
And I completely agree with you about your favorite movie and book. I have always loved OotP, even though most people don't. I really like it. Seems realistic to me. And PoA has always been my favorite. I guess I tend to like all the ones that other people usually don't.

Anyhoo, if you haven't swung by the Rules thread, please do so because it will tell you all you need to know about VTM. There is also Dumbledore's office that has other helpful things you may need. There are links in my signature you can use to access those forums.
If you have any questions or problems, you can contact me, a Head Auror, or a member of the Wizengamot.

Droobles
Hermione10
Sep 4 2006, 07:51 AM
Hi there witches and wizards!
Name: My real name is Corina. You can call me Cori or....Corina. How do you prefer?
Age: (roughly, if you don't fancy being specific!): 'm 15 years old, and I'm aries.
Location: (Just country, or continent, is fine - just don't give your address!!): UK, London
Hobbies: to read, to play handball, to walk in the park, to go at the cinema and theatres with my friends, ...
Favorite character: I have 2: Hermione and Dumbledor
Least favorite character: Neville
How you came across Veritaserum: One of my friends told me that he found a wicked site of Harry Potter! I've liked his name: "Veritaserum" (the potion hwo can make you say the truth), so I've looked for it! I've loved what you all talked here, at the forums, so I've maked myself an account!
Favourite Bands/Artists: James Blunt, Thalia, Shakira, Pink Floyd, Kelly Clarkson, etc...
Likes: Hogwarts ; The magical world ; etc...
Dislikes: rock (the music gender), umm... I don't know what else
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : Well.... I've been sorted here into the Ravenclw house, I belong to Hogwarts, My boy friend is Ron (totally unespacted, but i like it

); my wand is ... (you can see it on my signature)
Sirus' Lover
Sep 4 2006, 01:47 PM
Hi everyone!!
Name: Debbie
Age: 38
Location: Near London
Hobbies: Movie watching, reading, swimming, art, shopping, looking after my kids....&
I'm a huge Gary Oldman fan
fav charater: sexy
Sirius Black....of course!!
least fav: all good in HP..maybe Bellatrix...*cow killed my darling Sirius*
Veritaserum: Been checking up on this web-site for a few years now...think it's the best HP one there is..just IMO. So thought I'd join the forum.
fav Band: Snow Patrol...brilliant!
random stuff: PM me if your another Gary Oldman fan...would love to hear from you.
Barty Crouch Jr.
Sep 4 2006, 03:34 PM
Hi, i'm new too and i just Love Barty Crouch JR. and Remus Lupin......I think the actors.....David Tennant

and David Thewlis are so cute!!! hope i have fun on this forum...will be posting loads!!!
Lunashouldbe
Sep 4 2006, 08:15 PM
Hi! i'm jennie! i live in alabama!! War Eagle!!!

i'm15. I like movies, music, walks on the beach, books, cooking, talking with my friends and singing. i like Hermione and luna because i'm a mixture of both . my friends call me Hermilune. i dis like with a passion Dolores Umbridge. i was looking for pics from the set of the third movie because my uncle lives in virgnia waters where some of the movie was filmed. I'm not picky with my music but i abhor country music. I like alot of stuff but hate just as much. I'min gryffindor so thats awesome.
Dingar
Sep 5 2006, 08:18 AM
Hi i am so new started yesterday
Name: Roman
Age:13
Location:N.S.W.
Hobbies: reading, playing playstaion, watching tv, mainly reading love reading
Fav Character: Fred soooo funny
least Fav Charater: Snape
How you came across Veritaserum: threw another book site
Favourite Bands/Artists: Superchick
Likes: Cats, animals, books, friends.
Dislikes: people who don't read books.
any other random stuff: i have a pacemaker.
JakeSG
Sep 5 2006, 09:14 AM
Name: Jake, also previously known on Veritaserum as KeybladeMaster92 or something along those lines.
Age: 13
Location: Australia
Hobbies: Warcraft 3 FTW! Oh and reading books.
Favorite character: Dumbledore
Least favorite character: The guy who found the Horocrux first. Get dumbledore killed fore nothing:...: *Rants*
How you came across Veritaserum: I first came here on the original veritaserum, which was reccomended to me by some guy i used to play LordsOfLegend with. Stupidly i didnt lye about my age (

You didnt hear me say that.) And was forced to wait for the next forum move so i could register under a different name.
Favourite Bands/Artists: Dont really listen to music
Likes: Erm, did i say Warcraft 3?
Dislikes:MUGGLES! I mean... Hey look! Voldemort!
Anna
Sep 5 2006, 09:23 AM
Hi there! My name's Anna. I'm born and raised in New Zealand, and hope to travel the world sometime soon when I can finally get the funds together!
My favourite character in the HP series is a toss up between Lupin and Sirius. How much fun would it have been to hang out with the Marauders back in the day! My least favourite character is Professor Umbridge. She makes my skin crawl.
In the movies though, I've got a bit of a thing for Barty Crouch JR. Or maybe it's just David Tennant. Either way, they're both quite cool.
I came across Veritaserum through another HP forum site which I left when I got bored of all the bickering =x
Music is a huge part of my life. To best illustrate it is to view my Last.FM profile
here.
Other than that, I look forward to chatting about the HP world with loads of you
NymphadoraT
Sep 5 2006, 01:54 PM
Hi, everyone!
Name: Nakia
Age: Not Telling.
Location: New England.
Hobbies: reading, cooking, hiking
Favorite Character: Hermione
Least Favorite: Umbridge
Dislikes: people who don't read, racists, diet, caffeine free soda- what's the point?
Favorite Bands/Artists: Ani, The Suns of Light, India.Arie, Amir Vahab, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Yusuf Idries, Dawud Wharnsby, Deeyah, etc.
Likes: Animals, Chocolate, good books, music, food, and hanging out with kids.
katja
Sep 5 2006, 04:58 PM
Name: Katja
Age: 42
Location: Tampa Bay
Hobbies: Reading, surfing the net (usually for HP news), taking care of my kids takes up most of my time.
Favorite character: Have to say that I love all the HP characters! Even the bad ones.
Least favorite character: The kids of Narnia!
How you came across Veritaserum: I have been "lurking" at Veritaserum for over a year, just never joined. Actually, it is the only thing I have joined on the internet. I am a complete novice on posting and "chatting" on the computer so if I make a lot of mistakes please be patient. It took me forever to figure out how to post this message.
Likes: Reading, Broadway Musicals, Sports - Golf and Football
Dislikes: Reality TV.
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : As I stated above, I am completely new to this. The reason I joined is because I have so many questions and thoughts about HP stuff and I figured your members would probably know what I want to know. I have read all the HP books atleast 3 times (4 & 5 four or more times). I'm an "oldie." I am a stay at home mom of two (8 and 6). Happy to have made the choice to join.
hpfan6290
Sep 6 2006, 07:59 AM
Hey everybody!
Name: Amanda, or Anna
Age: turned 16 in June
Location: HI, USA
Hobbies: sports, piano, art, shopping, reading.

Fav Character: Hermione, I can relate to her.
least Fav Charater: hmm, that's hard...probably Dudley
How you came across Veritaserum: EW.net (I'm hpfan6290 on there as well)
Favourite Bands/Artists: Don't really have a favorite.
Likes: sports, music, playing the piano, the beach, shopping, animals, nature, art, harry potter.
Dislikes: Mean people.
any other random stuff: I'm quite friendly so pm me if you want to chat!
gaburdette
Sep 6 2006, 05:56 PM
Well with the Holiday weekend it seems us Head Aurors have gotten a bit behind. I will have to rectify that right now. My apologies to all the New Members for our Tardiness.
Hermione10Welcome to Veritaserum Corina! Now how can anyone not like Neville? He is such a sweet boy. If anyone deserves a happy ending it is him.
Sirius' LoverWelcome Debbie to Veritaserum! We have quite a few Sirius fans here. Lupin and Snape are the most popular but Sirius is not far behind. We have this thread
here for our older HP fans, myself included. I guess that is what happens when us adults get addicted to a series originally intended for children.
Barty Crouch Jr.Welcome to Veritaserum! I think this is the first time I have seen someone list Crouch Jr. as a favorite. I never had much use for someone who betrays their family. We do have a Lupin fan club here though. It is currently in between threads right now so keep checking the Lounge and it will be reopened soon.
LunashouldbeWelcome to Veritaserum Jenny! Alabama but you dislike country music? Just kidding. I reside in Florida and can not stand country either. I will have to disagree with you about Umbridge. I thought she was a great villian. She was very well written.
DingarHello Roman and welcome to Veritaseum! You do not like Snape? How can this be? He is the single best creation of JKR. He is so complex and mysterious, how can anyone not like the character. Think of how dull the series would be without him running around in the shadows.
JakeSGWelcome to Veritaserum Jake! Do not like RAB? He did seem to get Dumbledore killed for nothing. If you are interested you might try
this thread and join in the discussion of who RAB is.
AnnaWelcome to Veritaserum! It sounds like you are a fan of the Mauraders. You might be interested in looking though our Maurader fan club
here. Another Umbridge hater? I think I need to start an Umbridge fan club to explain why she was such a great character.
NymphadoraTWelcome Nakia to Veritaserum! Umbridge again? See my previous comments. I really like cooking too. It is a hobbie I am discovering as I get older. With your screen I would have thought you would pick Tonks as your favorite.
KatjaWelcome to Veritaserum. A fellow Floridian. Small world isn't it. Another HP Oldie too! Don't worry, anyone over 18 is an oldie here. It is a badge of honor I wear proudly. I agree with you, I too like all the characters. Do not worry about being new to posting. We were all there at one time or another ourselves. If you need any assistance just let me know.
hpfan6290Hello Amanda and welcome to Veritaserum. You know not too many people pick Dudley as their least favorite. Of all the negative characters in the series, he has some of the greatest faults but people tend to choose Umbridge or Snape as their least favorite. I must say I really like your name. But then again I did name my oldest daughter that so I am a little biased.
Welcome again to everyone. If you need any assistance please contact myself or any other Head Auror by PM. We are here to help new members anyway possible. Also, if you have not already done so, please read through the forum rules. There is a link to them in my signature.
Happy Posting!!
Succubus
Sep 6 2006, 11:21 PM
Hey, everyone! Name: Jehane, ( although most people call me Jiji or Jij)
Age: Almost 15
Location: Lebanon ( Great place when it's war-free.

)
Hobbies: Reading/Music/painting...
Favorite character:Fred and George Weasley
Least favorite character: No one, I love them all
How you came across Veritaserum: I actually first came across it two years ago, I've read some of the fanfictions and have checked it from time to time, and I've decided to join the forums...
Favourite Bands/Artists:Sisters of Mercy,Bauhaus, Nightwish, Theatre of Tragedy,The Cure,Dead Can Dance, Inkubus/Sukkubus,Opeth, Wumpscut...The list goes on forever
Likes:Harry Potter(obviously),reading, skater boys,loud music,hanging out with my friends,Diet Coke,brain teasers,liberal people...
Dislikes:hypocrites, two-faced people, skanks, Lebanese politics,Pepsi,ignorants,narrow-minded people,stereotypes...
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : The word "Veritaserum" is one of my fave HP words...Just thought I'd mention it...
songbird
Sep 7 2006, 04:49 AM
Name: Songbird.
AGE: 2 months away from being legal.
LOCATION: Australia.
HOBBIES: reading and writing
FAV CHARACTER: severus snape and draco malfoy. i can't choose.
LEAST FAV CHARA: dumbledore.
HOW I CAME ACROSS V.: searching the net for hp sites.
FAV BAND: simple plan.
LIKES: chocolate. doesn't every female?
DISLIKES: my brother's body spray. that stuff stinks!
songbird.
kypot
Sep 7 2006, 06:23 AM
I'm kylie
I'm 29 years old
I live in sunny down under
I love reading, listening to music, Oh and reading the HP books over and over.
(the good thing is I can get right into HP and say it's for the kids).
My fav character is lupin but I have to tell you I think david tennant is a spunk
My least fav character is Snape for sure
I've been popping in for a while thought I'd better join
I don't really hae a fav band. I like lots of different things just not country and classical
My husband thinks I'm absolutely mad but at least now I can talk to other grownups about HP. Hubby just rolls his eyes everytime I have a new theory.
NotOneOfUs
Sep 7 2006, 07:37 AM
Hello! Just joined last night. I just finished Half-Blood Prince the other day, and I'd have to say it's probably my favorite one so far. I suppose I'll adhere to the suggested introduction format laid out in the beginning of this thread, so...
Favorite character: I'd have to say Hagrid. I just wanna see him break bad in a fight that's muscles versus magic. But as far as the movies go, probably Mad Eye Moody. Brendan Gleeson's awesome 100% of the time.
Least favorite: Dolores Umbridge. She's a lot like my 1st and 6th grade teacher, who was the bane of my existence those two years.
Music: Bjork, Sigur Ros, The Danielson Famile, Bis, Lamb of God, Judas Priest, The Smashing Pumpkins, lots of others... The Sundays are good to listen to while reading HP.
Hobbies: Painting, making bad music, comic books and regular books.
Likes: Concerts, my girlfriend's cooking, the smell of fall.
Dislikes: Cell phone ringtones, obnoxious hip hop, stuff that sucks.
Not many of my friends like to talk HP, so maybe this'll be my chance to really nerd it up on the subject.
corijp
Sep 7 2006, 10:10 AM
Welcome to VTM Succubus, Songbird, Kypot, and NotOneOfUs!
Succubus, I'm glad to see you finally decided to join. And since you already know where the fanfictions are located, maybe we'll one day see you as an author?
Songbird, Happy 2 months away birthday! Ah, chocolate... I'm with you there. There's nothing better than a nice ooey, warm brownie. Yummy. (I need to stop before I make myself hungry.) But seeing how your favorite character is Dumbledore, you might like to check out
Dumbledore's Portrait.
Kypot, rest assured there are many of us "oldies" in the HP fandom.
And seeing that Snape is your least favorite character, I'm curious what you have to say about this thread:
Who is Snape Really Betraying?And NotOneOfUs, I love fall too. It's my favorite season. The kids go back to school and it's pretty with the changing of the leaves, and you're right, it smells better too.
Here's a thread about Hagrid you might like to check out,
Hagrid's Role since he's your favorite character.
All of you, once again welcome to the forums! I do have to ask you to please swing by the rules if you have not already done so.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me or any other Head Auror or Wizengamot an owl.
Happy Posting!
~Cori
Waterlilly
Sep 7 2006, 10:47 PM
Name: Sam
Age: 13
Location: United States
Hobbies: reading and sleeping
Favorite Character: Ron Weasley
Least Favorite Character: Severus Snape
How I Came Across Veritaserum: searching for harry potter sites
Favorite Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Likes: sweets, swimming, traveling, steak
Dislikes: homework and chores
gaburdette
Sep 8 2006, 06:39 PM
Hello Sam and welcome to Veritaserum!
I do have to disagree with you. I really like homework and chores. Nothing like sending the kids to their room to clean or do homework. Gives me a bit of peace and quiet but I think we might be approaching that one from different angles. I looked around for a Red Hot Chili Peppers thread but could not find one. I think they are a very good group. If you are a big fan of music you might be interested in our general thread
here. It is a thread to post about all your favorite music.
Don't like Snape? He is one of my favorites. I try to imagine the series without him and it's just hollow. The confict between Snape and Harry makes the series great.
If you have not already done so, please read through the forum rules. There is a link to them in my signature. If you have any questions or need assistance with anything in the forums please contact myself or any other Head Auror.
Happy Posting!!
cocoperi
Sep 8 2006, 07:43 PM
Name: Spring March
Age: 14
Location: Good ol' Jersey
Hobbies: Writing, sketching, and daydreaming
Favorite character: That's a hard one. Hermione's pretty cool though
Least favorite character: Umbridge
How you came across Veritaserum: I forget
Favourite Bands/Artists: Panic at the disco, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, and more
Likes: The woods, the beach, random dancing, rain, animals, friends, Harry Potter, and so much more.
Dislikes: Racism, fakes, and animal abuse
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give!: Um, I’m of Romanian decent. I’m 5’7” and 108 pounds. My skin’s fair, my hair red. My eyes are big and green and there’s a small beauty mark next to my pointy nose; it gives me character. I like to play the harp and violin and am quite good. I live with my mom, dad, two sisters, three brothers, and black kitten named Sheeba whom I just got last week!
SeleneSnape
Sep 9 2006, 03:20 PM
Name: Selene Kesali Tepes Snape
Age: 22
Location:Sighisoara, Romania
Hobbies: Drawing, watching anime, and reading Harry Potter.
Favorite character: Severus Snape
Least favorite character: Lord Vodemort
How you came across Veritaserum:Threw wikipedia, while browsing info on Severus.
Favourite Bands/Artists: O-Zone, UverWorld, and Jefferson Starship.
Likes: Anime, Steve Irwin, animals especially felines, Asian culture, and movies.
Dislikes:Dinosaurs ((scary)), coconut, and fangirls.
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : I'm a big fan of old cartoons, I just recently bought the completed season of "AaaHH!!! Real Monsters" on DVD. Currently my DVD collection is up to 430. I am currently working on breedables for a website, Gaia. They are cosplaying little cat/squirrel/apple thingys, trust me they are cute. I have my all done, it is a Snape one.
EricHarry
Sep 9 2006, 07:43 PM
eric
12
alaska, usa
basketball
hermione granger
umbridge
on a google search for best hp site!
lonestar and the fray
basketball
school
harry potter rocks adn i'm single
Loony_Hufflepuff
Sep 9 2006, 07:51 PM
Name: Well, Nao or Nami will work, LH, anything else you may come up with. I'd give more. But you'd fall asleep. xD
Age: Early teens, odd number. Yep. 13. I'm awesome cause 13-year-olds rock. Especially when they post on forums.

Location: Universe, Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, North America, USA, Bluegrass State
Hobbies: Reading, writing, drawing, fanfiction, theroirizing, taking on challenges, history, science, editorial writing, roaming about through the world.
Favorite character: Luna Lovegood or Ron!
Least favorite character: I'm not fond of Umbridge, and probably Kreacher.
How you came across Veritaserum: I've actually known of Verisaserum for a while, I just decided to join up recently though.
Favourite Bands/Artists: Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Harry Potter soundtracks, Hawk Nelson, Barlow Girl(only certain songs for Barlow Girl, they're pretty religious which I tend to stay away from)
Likes: chocolate, ice cream, people that actually don't say books suck, LiveJournal, all Hufflpuffs and Ravenclaws in general, red hair, fantasy, historical-fiction, hardcover books, Sims 2, plot bunnies
Dislikes: straberries, celery, My Space, people that say books suck, bad guys, sound-less computers, discription-crazy authors, redone storylines, chat speak, soft back books, writer's block
Any Other Random Info You'd Like To Give! : I perticipate in the Academic Squad at my school and the school newspaper. I'm pretty busy, but I should be on often.
kenijo
Sep 9 2006, 11:55 PM
hello
Flic
Sep 10 2006, 01:53 PM
Well, I'm not exactly new, as I've been reading for some time (ever since someone on my course introduced me to the site).
I'm Flic, in my late 20s. I live in the south of England, and am hopefully just about to go into the final year of my degree as long as I pass my exams
Hmmm, hobbies - not much time for those once I get back into uni. Realistic ones are listening to talking books, computer games and cross-sums (a.k.a. kakuro). In my former life (pre-uni) I enjoyed camping, music making (e.g. singing) and being a youth leader. I like musicals/show-tunes, and most other types of music.
Hermione's probably my favourite character as I share some characteristics with her (one of my goals this year is to learn to sit on my hands ocassionally in lectures...but that's going to be a hard one so this is the first time I've publicised it). My least favourite character (apart from the obvious) is probably Bellatrix, due to the pleasure she appears to get from killing and torture.
I like spending time with friends, and university placements. My major dislike at the moment is going to be a few weekends time when all the new freshers move into halls (chaos!).
I have got a query about the 'no short posts/abbreviations' rule (one of the reasons I've been relatively quiet on the forums). Are succinct posts that still make a point allowed? (I have times when I can't type very well, but having seen censure of abbreviations such as b/c for because, I would sometimes really have to choose between a post with non-text/leet speak abbreviations, or a post that doesn't really say much).
There is one person here that could potentially back up my typing issues, if she's not still laughing at the memory of some of them

(joking).
Flic
corijp
Sep 10 2006, 07:34 PM
Welcome to the forums, cocoperi, SeleneSnape, EricHarry, Loony_Hufflepuff, kenijo, and Flic!
Cocoperi, aw, a new kitty. I used to have a black kitty when I was a kid. I named her Bear. She was all black and my friends were scared to death of her; she was the most gentle thing ever though. All this superstition surrounding black cats... anyhoo, I see one of your favorite bands is
Panic at the Disco. You might like to check out that thread and add to the discussion.
SeleneSnape, you know, I somewhat remember those cartoons. Didn't one of them have a character that carried it's eyes in his hands??

Anyhoo, seeing Snape is your favorite character, here's a thread I think you'll enjoy:
In Defense of Snape.
EricHarry, I can say that Alaska is definately one of those places I would like to visit one of these days. Such a beautiful state! At any rate, seeing that Umbridge is your least favorite character, I'm curious what you'll have to say in this thread
Umbridge.
Loony_Hufflepuff, I'm with you there! I adore chocolate.

And seeing you're a writer, I expect we'll see a
Fan Fic by you???
kenijo, welcome to the forums. Please check your inbox shortly as I will be sending you an owl. You can do so by clicking on Owls Waiting.
and Flic, another member over the 21 mark.

I'm sure you'll do just fine in Uni. I myself just started my Master's program, so I'm with you there. Keeping my fingers crossed I do well. And I'm curious to what you'll have to add to this thread:
Hermione's character in HBP. As far as your question, we do not allow netspeak to ease translation efforts for those who either don't speak English natively as well as for those of us not familiar with net speak. And for post length, it needs to be at least two full lines of text.
All of you, a very warm welcome to VTM. If you haven't already done so, please swing by the rules (link in my signature). If you ever have any questions, feel free to send me or any other Head Auror or Wizengamot member an owl.
Happy Posting!
~Cori
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