User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4143241-20110713195930

Harry potter isn't just a part of my life, it's a part of my generation and family. Growing up in school, I would walk through the halls of my school with my nose stuck in a Harry Potter book, barely avoiding crashing into other students. I once even got in trouble in math class for reading The Goblet of Fire instead of paying attention to what my teacher was trying to teach me. Over the years it has been one of the few things me and my sister have bonded over. We're like two different coins from two different sides of the world but, just like those countries, our love for this series has brought us closer. The only time we would fight over Harry Potter was when we only had one book and we both wanted to read it that night...in the end though, mom usually snatched it away while we were busy arguing, leaving us without anything. I could also connect to the characters...Harry who was a bit disconnected from the rest of the world, yet such a huge part of it. Ron, the loyal, clumsy scardey cat that put his fears aside when they mattered the most. And Hermonie, the girl who literally defines brains over brawn, who always knew exactly what her friends needed to help them out on their journey. It has taught me so many lessons: Being loyal to your friends, cherishing your family, making the best out of a situation and never backing down even when it's the easiest thing to do. The series might be over, but the books and characters within will always have a place in my heart and a binding tie within my family.