User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4145095-20110718072711

Harry Potter has always been a way for me to escape into another world where anything is possible, when things weren't so easy in the real world. Harry was only 2 years old when I was born, being tormented by baby Dudley, I’m sure. But as soon as I had seen the 1st movie, I had found myself very intrigued, and as soon as I was able to read, I started the books. My Mom would hand them too me one after another and I devoured those words. When I had quickly finished the entire series, I found myself in a state of depression. Then I realized there are a few more movies to come! Today, my Mom and I are attending the midnight premiere of the very last Harry Potter Movie! I will be very, very sad, as I have been watching the movies since I was only 3 years old, but the books and movies have taught me many important lessons and very useful things to use and remember in life. For instance, the books made me realize that the good guys don't always win, but that is definitely not a reason to give up! I also noticed that the "bad guys" sometimes need a little sympathy. Excuse my mentioning, but Lord Voldemort had a pretty rough life! He was abandoned by his mother, who soon passed on, and left at an orphanage! He was born a wizard and hardly even knew it. Little Tom had so much anger bottled up inside of him, that his magic would be uncontrollably evil at times! He probably felt like an outcast, and was most likely very scared indeed! I mean, I would too if I randomly zapped children away to some place when they made me upset, not knowing their location or disposition! But anyway, about the books. I could never thank Ms. J.K. Rowling more for writing such magnificent pieces of literature! She had written some of the chapters inside a ditch for heaven's sake! She poured her heart and soul into those books, and I have found them amazingly beneficial! I absolutely love Sirius and Lupin and Tonks! They are so unique and very compassionate to Harry. I have my very own replica of Nymphadora Tonk's wand! I have memorized some of the spells and learned how to "swish and flick" my wand if I ever need to use Wingardium Leviosa! I can honestly say that Harry and his friends and all of his adventures, and seemingly never-ending battles with Voldemort and his little Death Eaters will always have a special place in my heart, and mean a lot to me. But I believe that the books have spoken to me and left me feeling so flabbergasted, so full of culture and I just feel that J.K. Rowling is the best story-teller of our time. She is a gift to my generation. I hadn't realized that I loved the books and everything about it so much until the movies had all starting coming to an end. I felt like someone had knocked the wind out of me. I realized how much it all meant to me. Harry Potter is a gift to me and anyone who will ever read it.