User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4196493-20110724191806

Harry was my only friend sometimes when people were awful to me. Harry understood what it felt like to feel abused and mistreated, because he was an outcast too. He knew what it was like to have the people who call themselves your friends turn on you, and then come back when they want something from you. Harry Potter is an inspiration to so many people not because he does all of these amazing things, but because he can still manage to love people and forgive them no matter what terrible things they've done to him. Harry was more than my friend, he was my brother. Nothing has ever broken my heart worse than to know that my brother was happily walking to his death and there was nothing that I could do to stop it. A lot of people make fun of me even now for the emotional wreck I become when faced with the prospect of change, but Harry gave me back the ability to face my problems head on instead of giving up. Harry sacrificed so much for the people he loved, and if we don't grow and change and learn from his experiences, then his sacrifices are cheapened and worth nothing.