User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4148086-20110714203624

Harry Potter is -obviously- totally magic. With the perfection of this amazing wizarding school and the sheer detail of everything; such as Bertie Botts Beans and moving paintings, I think it made practically every 11 year old wonder where the hell their letter had got to. Generations of people have been united through it; and for me, I will never forget the moment where I bought the Half-Blood Prince (when I was just old enough to really grasp the hype the books created) and realised that the whole train carriage I was sitting in were reading the exact same book. That kind of unity has never been created by a book before. So, for me, Harry Potter is more than just a book on strength, courage and friendship. It has been the perfect escape and given generations something to dream about and love long after it's finished. :)