I have been running into a few people making fun of the fans lately, (not here, other sites) and I'm sorry, but it's some of our childhoods, literally. I was introduced to it in 1998. I made friends, met people, learned how to not be a social outcast because of these books, and quite frankly, when this all happens during the most difficult and (for me dark and depressed) times of your life, it's going to mean a lot to you.