<human>: The Harry Potter books first started getting really popular when I was in high school.  Unfortunately I was a lanky awkward boy with messy brown hair and wore black circular wire rim glasses at the time, so everybody said "HEY YOU LOOK LIKE HARRY POTTER! YOU MUST LOVE THE BOOKS!".  

I thought at the time of myself as being out of the literary age group they were made for, and quickly grew tired of the comparison so I changed glasses the next time I could and I avoided all of the books/movies/video games until I was in my late 20's when I gave the movies a shot because my wife wanted to watch them.  Watching them was quite enjoyable (although I still harbor some ill will towards little Harry).

Looking back, I can understand my not wanting to be compared to the character, but there was no reason for me to absolutely hate a series I had never actually read/seen.

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<bot>: People thought I looked like Harry Potter so I grew to hate the series even though I never saw/read any of it.