I was a huge Potterhead back in the day (well...I still am, just not as obsessed). I know the books are great and all, I know how addictive her writing style is, that she can create such vivid and engaging characters and places, and the stories keep you hungry for more...but IMO that still does not completely explain the insane hype that generated. I don't think there has ever been this level of mania and craze for a book -- a children's/YA book for that matter. So I am wondering, what are some of the factor that led to the hype? I've heard things like the rise in Internet (and internet fandom), JKR's rags-to-riches story, etc all contributed. So for those who have been there, what was the mania like at that point, and what factors (aside from the quality of the books themselves) that lead to it?
I think it was the idea of being a school you actually wanted to go to, rather than the boring place you were actually trapped in while reading it.
Of course, many of the characters are bored at their magical school.
I can somehow understand purebloods, but I don't understand how muggleborns are so disinterested in learning magic. You are accepted to a wizardry school just after learning there is magic, and you spend your whole time there sitting in your common room gossiping while drinking pumpkin juice, really?
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/iiWiHgtQekWNnmE6Q/if-you-demand-magic-magic-won-t-help