User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4145621-20110714042346

The world of Harry Potter has been more than an escape for me or a children's tale to me... It has helped me through every aspect of my life and has helped me be brave when otherwise I wouldn't be. Harry Potter first began in my life when my cousin gave it to me to read the summer before the first movie came out. I read it and I began to see the world in a new light, ever since the death of two of my grandparents I had not been the same. Harry Potter let me dream and imagine again which was a huge part of my 11 year old life. I was able to make friends who read the books to and we would play and laugh dressing up as the characters... even until the final movie opening. This has left countless memories for me. I have through Harry Potter gotten over many broken hearts, loss and depression because the series reminds me that everything happens for a reason and that it can make you stronger. When I was in school I hated it and it was only until I began to love the character of Lily Evans did I begin to do better in school. I would pretend to be her and work with what type of effort she had to do better in school and be kind to others. Throughout my who life Harry Potter has been there for me and it always will be. I have read the books and listened to all of them on tape, watched all the movies (now the final one tomorrow!) and I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. This is because the books grow with you.