User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4161576-20110717223613

I don't think J.K. Rowling could have even imagined how many lives she would change with her tale of a boy who loses so much but continues to fight for what he knows is right. This story has absolutely changed my life for the better. I started reading Sorcerer's Stone when I was in elementary school and continued to read the rest as they were published. In a way, I grew up with Harry, but he has meant so much more to me than any childhood friend. The story of Harry Potter, how he manages to stay kind-hearted despite the hardships he faces, has given me the confidence to believe that I can handle any trouble that comes my way. It has also inspired me to not be afraid to love others willingly and whole-heartedly. Because, to quote Dumbledore in Deathly Hallows, “Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.”