User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4143942-20110713193502

What does Harry Potter mean to me? It is a hard question to answer. For me, Harry Potter got me reading again. I hadn't read a book since I graduated from High School (which was about 6 years or so). I picked up the books because Sorceror's Stone was coming out in the theaters, and I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie. From that point on, I have been hooked. I have made it a point to re-read the entire series from the start once a year. I am an obsessed fan (though too old to get too crazy with it). It has literally changed my life. I have made new friends through Potter, picked up new hobbies, and helped convert others into super fans like me. I am raising my children to be Harry Potter fans and reading the books with my 8 year old have been some of the best moments for me. I haven't had the money to make the trip to Orlando to the Wizarding World, but would like to someday, especially now that my 8 year old is becoming a fan himself. I don't believe the fandom or Harry Potter will die with this last movie. I think it will always be a part of all our lives. Generations from now children will pick up the books for the first time and it will be just as magical for them. I love Harry Potter. He is an extension of me and will always be in my heart.