User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4140430-20110712193436

Harry Potter has been something that I've grown up with. My family used to get together at bedtime and read the books when they first came out. I used to love being able to turn to a book whenever I felt alone or out of place, or when I needed to feel safe. Now, we have the movies, and I can watch them and remember when I was that age, going through some of the same things that Harry was facing. Most important of all, it offers me the chance to stay close with my family. I don't know many 20 year olds that would like to stay home some nights instead of going out with her friends, just so she can watch Harry Potter with her dad. We can discuss the books and the relationships and the heart breaks and just enjoy it. JK Rowling has opened up a whole world to me and my family that we love, and cherish, and I hope to pass on to my children. And I owe her all kinds of thanks, because I don't know if I would be as close to my family as I am now, nor have as much happiness and excitement in my life today if I didn't have Harry all those years ago. Harry's world is always a safe place for me, and the safety that comes from something so simple gives me hope.