I'm 25, so I've already gone through what my character Ged goes through, though it's on a general scale because I haven't studied at a wizard's school.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've basically grown up with Harry Potter, as so many kids my age have. It's kind of a part of my life.
I got very carried away with my 'Harry Potter' life and we did have school but I didn't study. I just had fun.
When I started, I was pretty sure I was going to be writing some goofy little wizard novels that might make me some part-time money and would hopefully lead to something I could do better.
I was a bit of a delinquent growing up, a very poor student - I nearly failed several grades before dropping out of high school and getting a G.E.D. But I still read a lot. Thrillers and war novels, mostly, along with the occasional literary novel from my parents' bookshelf.
I feel like I've been out of high school forever. So I just read to keep my mind going.
I teach 18- to 21-year-olds - the 'Harry Potter' generation. They grew up as voracious readers, reading books in this exploding genre. But at some point, I would love for them to give Umberto Eco or A.S. Byatt a try. I hope 'A Discovery of Witches' will serve as a kind of stepping-stone.
I did the 'Wizard of Oz' in third grade, and I was a witch.
I'm 18, I'm going to graduate high school in a few months.
I did regret not graduating high school, but I made a point of going back and getting my GED later. It was important for my kids.
No, I got a GED in my 30s. My kids know that I never stop learning, and they know I love reading. I have books overflowing everywhere. I am current on today's events and I read the paper every day, and we talk about it, so they see that appetite.