I've been a fan since the start myself - Pokemon's just that addicting to hold our interests for so long. The amazing Red and Blue hooked me instantly and I've been playing and watching Pokemon since! What was your first Pokemon game? :D
There are a loooot of people here from Australia.. and I mean a lot, hehe. I'm personally from New York (boo) but you're going to run into a fair few people around the forum from your timezone. :) Since you're experienced, I'm sure your opinions would be valued across all of our Pokemon-related boards, so check 'em out! The
Current Generation Pokemon Discussion would be a good place to talk about the newer generations as well as trading and battling, and is quite a popular spot for newer members. Can also check out the awesome
General Pokemon Gaming Discussions section, where you can get involved in threads related to the older generations (1-4), spinoff games, challenges, and the Pokemon gaming world as a whole. But if you like the anime, TCG, manga, or other parts of the franchise outside the games, you should check out the
Alternate Pokemon Discussions for a good talk about any of those topics, which includes things like clubs and Pokemon-related forum games.
So yeah, I'm sure you'll have a great time so see you around the forum since there's a load to do here. Feel free to post in the Questions & Feedback board if you ever need help with something related to the community, but you can always private message a staff member if you'd prefer that. We're the members with the
blue names, though there are staff with orange and red names who would be happy to help out, too.
By the way, does your username have a meaning? I can't help but think of Harry Potter when I see it, though I'm not sure why since I've never actually watched or read the books. :(
Anyways, see you around and great meeting you! Welcome to PokeCommunity!