User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4134208-20110710194137

The Harry Potter series has formed my adolescence. I began reading these novels at 11 years old (the same age Harry turned in the first book), so I have grown up with these characters. They have taught me some of the most important lessons of my young life, including the honor of loyalty and courage, and the confidence not to hide my intelligence as a female. I have escaped into Harry Potter's world through dreams and have spent long summers making items from the books and movies. I have felt deep personal loss at the injuries and deaths of each character. The world J.K. Rowling created and the characters she formed will be with me the rest of my life.