User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4157208-20110716215524

Harry Potter has been with me since I was ten years old. Unlike other people, I had always loved reading, but this series was different. I devoured it. It felt real to me, and the characters and the places soon became precious to me. I dreamed of going to Hogwarts. As I grew up, I made some of my best friends because of Harry Potter. The series was there for me at a difficult time in my life, when I was bullied and friendless. I could read the series and felt the friendship. I joined a roleplay site and it became a huge part of my life. And as I read the series over and over, it made me grow. It gave me courage. I woke up every day thinking about what Harry would do? What would a Gryffindor do? I honestly can’t imagine what I would be like if these characters hadn’t helped shape me. I really feel that I would be a different person if it weren’t for this series. I’m blessed that I got to grow up with the series, because the Harry Potter generation is special. Even though we share many tears at the end, we were lucky enough to get to experience it as it came out. I’m proud that watching the series come to an end left me sobbing. It’s just proof of how much this series has meant in my life.