User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4184871-20110722025934

When I was five years old my mother began reading "Haryy Potter and the Sorcerers Stone" It was something we were able to share with eachother. Harry Potter wasnt just part of my childhood, it WAS my childhood. Harry Potter has always been there for me when I needed to get away from the real world and my probems in it, it allowed me to travel to far away places and partake in an incredible journey of bravery and friendship. I feel like the characters of Harry Potter are good friends, friends that have always been there for me when I felt alone in the world. They taught me how to deal with the loss of a loved one, that nothing can destroy love or friendship, it taught me about bravery and to always speak my mind, to speak for those that can't speak for themselves. Harry Potter has shown me that no matter how bad things may seem, how cruel the world we live in may be, that there is still hope and good in the world. Though the story is over, the life lessons I've learned from Harry Potter are those that'll stick with me forever. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Sirius, Fred, George, Neville, Snape, Dumbledore, Remus, Mad-eye, Draco, and all the other characters will forever live on in our hearts.