It's natural for a child to assume that his or her own childhood is unremarkable.
The truth doesn't always make a good story, does it?
I have spent many, many hours reading J.K. Rowling's work. I am a known 'Harry Potter' fan.
I got my heart's desire, and there my troubles began.
The novel is a highly corrupt medium, after all - in the end the vast majority of them simply aren't that great, and are destined to be forgotten.
How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too often.