Yes, it was fun to have back stories. One of the guys that I was working with was really funny between takes, because he would tell his "daughter" that she was adopted and then go into long fatherly rants about how "back in my day..." He had us all laughing - "just getting into character!"

I should find out if my nieces or nephews like the books/movies. Then I'd be the cool Aunt, instead of the awkward one that is not good with children. :P

(wow. check out all those !!!!s.)
Haha, I do the same thing in comments all the time.