I was already... what, not quite twelve? when MR came out. And I'd already ficced for WTWB/TLH, so I was prepared to learn what MR fandom had to show me.
Have fun anyway. There're still good parts, probably.
Yeah, I think I knew about that... and forgive me if I pass on the link. I make a practice of not touching MX anymore (albeit I made an exception for Omega's thread last night).
Wait, if you read the series when you were eight, and the series came out in '05, and your birthday's in March, that means the oldest you'd be is 12. Or perhaps I fail at math today. . . .