User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4130374-20110709065429

"What does Harry Potter mean to you?" I came into the fandom late, and by a different path. I was curious as to this book that everyone seemed really excited about when they were checking out their copies from the library I was working for. We had a special procedure for dealing with holds on this book because we wanted to make sure our patrons got to read it first. When the hold list died down I decided to see what the fuss was about and ended up devouring all four (at the time) books in one weekend. I love that the series works on two reading levels - it is geared toward kids but there's enough to interest adults (like kids will just think Hermione has parents who gave her a funny name but adults know her name comes from Shakespeare). It's a world that is fully formed and well described. It's fun to imagine yourself as a part of that world - in fact, Hermione Granger was my very first cosplay! It's hard to pinpoint exactly what the series means to me, I think because it means so much. It is a rich world that I love to explore and I think if I got an invite to attend I would jump at the chance. It's a world you want to be in, not just read about. Me, I'll be posing for the paparazzi tomorrow in the Great Hall at Dominican University as Hermione! :)