User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4138320-20110712040721

"What does Harry Potter mean to you?" To me, the world of Harry Potter is as real as anything we walk among. It's like saying, "I believe in fairies" or "I believe in ghosts"; those of us who are Muggle never realize the Wizarding World around us, just as Muggles didn't realize the existance of magic in the Harry Potter books. The Harry Potter story, spanning 7 novels (and 8 movies) and despite being ficticious, has spread light into the hearts of so many. Ms. Rowling has given us all a sprawling world to dive into; characters to learn to love and characters to love to hate; situations to envoke our most powerful emotions. I, for one, cried at Snape's final message, the memories Harry watched in the Pensieve. I remember when the books became popular where I live. The local southern baptists proclaimed the books to be of devil, while their kids read the copies in the school libraries anyway. I am glad for the children who read the books, who took the first step to discover the vast world of Harry Potter, as Harry discovered it himself. What Harry Potter means to me? It has become so infused in my life that, at this point, I can't imagine what life would be like without this series. I would greatly appreciate the chance to explore the Muggle reproduction of his world, as it is the closest as I can reach into the Magical World.