User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4174293-20110720103514

I'm not going to be like the rest of these entries and say Harry Potter is my life because really it's not what I have got to say is that Harry Potter although as stupid as it sounds, is like a family member. From as far back as I can remember it was always there the books lay around the house my older sister got the first book for a trip to France, when we came back her gift to my mum was the book, her exact words were: "It's really not a stupid gift, it's a book that kept me from becoming home sick" That same book was passed down to me when I went to France two years later sitting up late at night I would read about Harry Potter and his wondrous adventures with his two best friends, my nine year old self was just waiting until my 11th birthday. For my tenth birthday the only thing I asked for off my parents was to search if there were any more Harry Potter Books as after reading the Philosophers Stone at least 10 times over I was remembering every page like a script. To my joy the morning of July 8th brought me much delight with two more Harry Potter books-both bindings broken in it's not like my mum could handle temptation I wouldn't have been able to as well- later the year after that and reading all three books, previews on the television came out for 'Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone' we were all gleeful about it but it was like Christmas had arrived early that year. It was like a family gathering the day we all decided to see the film with over 11 of us all waiting in line. The film made up for my despair and disappointment when my letter from Hogwarts never arrived. One of my favourite memories of all times is waiting in line to see the Goblet of Fire. That time there was over twenty of us including my aunties, uncles, cousins, sisters, parents, and friends. After waiting in line for three hours we were told we would have to wait another two and a half sitting there in front of the cinemas my dad and uncle went to get some food and drink and as we sat there we all talked about who was the most excited, it was quite surprising indeed imagine watching a family full of people with very short tempers and usually end up arguing in outings like these just sitting there on the floor having one of the funniest discussions and if an argument was on the verge of happening it suddenly stopped and another branch of discussion on Harry Potter happened instead. Harry Potter really sparked my interest in English literature and since then i have always loved the subject, and ever since I was eleven I've wanted to have some part of my job include books, from book illustrator as just by looking at the picture on the front of some books you know what they are, to a book editor just to see if I could find my own gem to see if it is on the same league as Harry Potter. So J.K Rowling I could say thank you but really it wouldn't be enough so instead I'll just say my life is in debt to you so really use that offer wisely ha-ha xxxxx