User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4150737-20110715140708

Harry Potter means the connection of childhood and the meaning of being an adult. It showed us as children that we could be as great as these characters even without magic; at it's core, this series is not about casting a spell to solve all your problems. It's about finding the inner strength of your person, the importance of being near to those we love, and standing up in the face of adversity and temptation. We may have been reeled in by the lure of a magical world, but we kept reading because of the boy behind the wand. At the same time, the adults reading the books, and the children who grew into adults reading them, were reminded that a little magic in our lives is a good thing; many of us have unfortunately forgotten. Where is the rule that states we cannot enjoy fantasy as adults, or that a book or show or movie is for children simply because it is about things children enjoy? Why does it stop being magical when we become adults? Harry Potter showed us that, in reality, it does not. This is a series that has, is, and will transcend generations. It proves that there is absolutely no reason that something we loved as children must suddenly be inappropriate simply for no other reason than that we have grown up. In the simplest of terms, and perhaps the most important, Harry Potter means the swelling feeling of good cheear in your chest when you think about the words and characters; people of all shapes and forms being brought together by their love of the series; an in-depth world to become immersed in that teaches you something grand about the world you're escaping; and it means joy. For the innumerable number of people who have faithfully followed Harry to the end, and for all those who will soon crack open the first book and fall in love with the tale of the boy who lived.