User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4162981-20110718054022

What does Harry Potter mean to me? It is a lot of things to me. It is my childhood, my inspiration, my magic, my love. I started watching Harry Potter when I was about 5 years old and I instantly fell in love. I knew I would love the movies. Then as I grew older, my mom let me read the books. I have read every single book and been to the midnight premieres! Yes they are two separate things but... they are both truly inspiring to me. I have grown up with all of the characters and the stories and learned so much from all of it. I know that when I grow up, I plan to teach my kids about it. Not just that they are good books or that they are good movies. But to love and cherish everything you have, to have courage and trust, to not only stand up to your enemies, but to stand up to AND for yourself and your friends. To live life magically and to never let the smallest thing get you down. To know that there is always a way. And to know that no matter what you do, your friends and family will always be by your side to help you through the way. That is what Harry Potter has taught me. I live by all of those things and I plan on making sure my children will as well. But I not only grew up with Harry Potter, I grew up with J.K Rowling.