Hi Jess:

Newbie here on my 10th post. First, I'm curious---am I understanding right that the several "I'm so-and-so" threads in Platform 9 3/4 are for people of some "standing" with SS (such as mods) to introduce themselves to newbies? In other words, you all didn't just pick 'random' people to do these threads, but mods and such who are chosen "for the month", especially to acquaint us newbies with you?

I have several friends down under and also in Oz whom I've met through other fanfiction sites (mostly due to their writing). I've lost touch with them somewhat now -- which is why I'm here, hoping to re-connect with the HP world, its news and its fanfiction. My sons' best friends are currently there in Aussie as well, visiting with their mother who lives there; my sons are looking forward to their return to the States later this month.

As to other questions--I don't really 'know' enough about the site to know what to ask, yet---so if I may I"ll postpone questions and--when approved--spend a lot of time early-on at SS just reading and figuring my way around.

Thank you for your kind welcome!