[VanimaEdhel]

Well, although I am young (merely 14 years of age), so I cannot say that "looking back" on Tolkien has brought memories, for I was 9 when I first read the books, and they, then, had little to no impact on me.

I can say, however, that now that I reread Lord of the Rings and am reading more Tolkien books now, it has resparked my imagination, which I nearly lost about 2 years ago. I have fantasies now, about who I would be, what race I would be (I made a lot up), and what my role would be if I were alive in the time of the Third Age around the time of the fellowship. I regret to say that I dare not really write a fanfic actually about that era, for I would offend many, being the "10th of the fellowship" (which I defended by saying: well, 9 to "go against" the 9 Nazgul, figuratively, and 1, Frodo, who represents the counterpart of Sauron...well, not exactly "counterpart", but I figured 9 Nazgul = 9 to go with Frodo and the other would be Frodo and Sauron...you understand, yes?). Although the story would remain exactly the same, many I have met do not like my fantasies, and claim they are "messing with the work of Tolkien", which, I admit, they are, but can you all honestly tell me that you have not thought that you would have loved to be on that quest for one reason or another?

But the books have brought me closer to my friends. Many of my friends have just "found" Tolkien, and now we are all close, for we have yet another thing in common. I am sure that Tolkien will help me in the future, whether morally or just to cheer me up.