User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4140541-20110712200001

I shared the series with both of my daughters, reading the books aloud to them. Harry Potter has brought my entire family together. All of us are fans, and it is something we all share with each other. We went to the book release parties, and we're all going to the movie on Friday. Most of all, the books have been something that I could turn to when I have felt depressed. J. K. Rowling has said that the dementors are a representation of depression to her. There have been times when I've been down and turned to these books, and they've pulled me out. Going inside them, escaping for just a while, made me feel better about everything.