User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4147278-20110714163410

Harry Potter means so many things to me--aside from the fact that it was such a fantastic journey into magic and imagination, it was a beautifully-written and relatable story that appealed to me just as much when I was a child as it does now that I am an adult. I've grown up with Harry Potter and feel like the books have influenced the person that I have become today. I often wish that I could be a character in a Harry Potter book--I'm fairly certain I would be the brainiest Ravenclaw of them all! Who wouldn't want to study all day when the subject matter was so wonderful and interesting? As cliche as it sounds, the Harry Potter series also helped me through a very rough time in my life. My father passed away in 1999 and the Harry Potter books helped me to escape my sad and angry reality by taking me into a world where there was always something so beautiful. Harry's struggle helped me to realize that I needed to fight for my own happiness, even when it seemed like the world was out to get me. So, in essence, Harry Potter was so much more than just a book to me. It was a guide to imagination, fantasy, life, and above all, it was a source of so much happiness and fun. I'll be a die-hard Potter-Head until the day I die--who knows, maybe The Next Great Adventure (in the wonderful words of the Supreme Mugwump himself) will be one that will allow us all to be witches and wizards! I certainly hope so!