funny story
when I was a child, i was a pathological liar. i took great joy in constructing elaborate stories and lying to other people. my greatest lies were in 2nd grade, when I had just started reading the Harry Potter series, and i became obsessed with the wizarding world. naturally, i told all my friends that i was also a wizard. in fact, i was Harry Potter’s OTHER best friend, and we all hung out in Hogwarts, brewing potions and flying on brooms and having a jolly good time. also naturally, hogwarts was in the sky. so every recess, I would run out to the field, put on a huge show by craning my neck and squinting and pointing at the sky, and tell everyone that Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid were flying around and waiting for me to get out of MUGGLE SCHOOL to join them. and all my little friends, would nod and say things like, “Yeah! I see them!” or “Nice broom Harry!” i later found out Hagrid didn’t ride on a broomstick and once when my friend pretended to spot Hagrid flying around, i took the opportunity to roll my eyes at her and tell her that he traded it in for a motorcycle. this lasted the whole year
