As the daughter of two librarians, Laura Castleman grew up reading voraciously: but she will always have a special place in her heart for Harry Potter. After getting her bachelor's degree in Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Oregon, she has worked for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), and Indiana University's Sexual Assault Crisis Service (SACS). She and her fiancé, David, live in Bloomington, IN, where she is currently completing a master's degree in counseling. Laura is the Positive Fandom Project coordinator at the Harry Potter Alliance.