User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4137743-20110712005218

It is impossible for me to convey everything that Harry Potter means to me with words. It has touched me deeper than any other piece of literature. I am almost in tears while I am writing this because it is so powerful. The first book was released when I was nine years old, a month after my grandpa, my Papa died. I was devastated, and no one I knew could really understand what I was going through. I didn't realize it until now, but I believe found hope and power through JK's compassionate and deep narrative of Harry's parents, that I could relate to even at such a young age. The books are full of pain and sorrow, but emphasize a message of  hope and courage through all the darkness. "The Deathly Hollows" was released the summer after I graduated and I feel like I have grown up with the characters. This series has been the highlight of my childhood and young adult life. I am always finding new ways to enjoy the books because of the detail and intricacy that JK wove through the entire series. I reread the first novel and was floored by how much foreshadowing JK knew from the very beginning. I now have a timeless classic series that I will be able to share with my own children someday. I will be able to say that I was part of the Potter Phenomenon. I am now 22 and I think that my letter from Hogwarts got lost. ;)