User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4166247-20110718210310

Wow. What does Harry Potter mean to me? Well, i was very hesitant to read Harry at first. I felt like it was a lot of hype and dismissed it as something for the kids. My mom had been reading the series and kept telling me how great it was but still, as stubborn as ever. Then my uncle got gravely ill. I was living about 500 miles from home at the time and flew in to spend the last few days with him. We weren't all allowed in the hospital room and spent a lot of time sitting in the waiting room. I finally caved and began reading Harry Potter. Immediately I was captivated. It was such an extraordinary world to get lost in, especially at a time when I desperately needed to escape (mentally at least). Harry helped keep my mind from going into a depression by giving me a magical world to retreat to. I gobbled up the first 4 books and finished just in time for the release of the 5th. I've been a huge fan ever since. The last book had me bawling like a baby to lose characters that I had grown to love and the last movie had me in tears as well. Even though there are no more new books and the story has been told, I love that we can always go back and relive it again and again.