User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4156727-20110716193957

Although it would seem prudent for me to come on here and talk about how the books themselves created a different world for me to escape to, I think what Harry Potter really means to me is the unintentional family it created. Many a time have I entered a place full of strangers and ended up with new friends, based on a connection through Harry. When there seems to be nothing to talk about, an hours-long discussion about Horcruxes ensues. When a fight between friends occurs, it is resolved with a cliche Harry Potter quote or metaphor. Harry Potter is more than a book series; it's a community. And whether or not it seems at first that you would ever associate with a new person, you could be surprised by the friendship you make after realizing that you both wish Winky would've been in the movies.