User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4143846-20110713190642

Besides heralding in a beloved magical world, the Harry Potter series has connected people through the books and the films. A good part of a generation has grown up with the novels and there's always going to be that tie. Despite all that happens in the stories, there's this sense of happiness and belonging with being a Harry Potter fan, going to the parties, etc. There's just something wonderful and familiar about returning to that world and talking about it with others.