User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4141188-20110713003038

I have been a massive fan from the beginning, and the Harry Potter books and films have meant the world to me because they truly exemplify all the values that I hold most dear. What is amazing to me still is how JK Rowling managed to put these values into a story that is so entertaining and magical for all ages. Harry and his friends have taught us all the true meaning of love, bravery, and friendship. He was not afraid to reach out to others who were different from him and see the beauty inside. We all can identify with his pain and his triumphs. The most powerful underlying theme is the importance of making good choices in life. There is a deliberate parallel between the lives of Harry and Voldemort. Though they were raised under very similar circumstances, they chose very different paths. As a social worker, I see every day the importance of making good choices and the impact it has on our lives when we don’t. I think Sirius Black says it best, “We all have both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That is who we really are.”