User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4150231-20110715103551

To win this give away, we are supposed to write about what Harry Potter means to us. When I saw the Sorcerer's Stone, I fell in love with the series. I got all the books, I covered my room in posters, and I went to every midnight premiere. To me, Harry Potter isn't just a made up character, he is someone who has taught me since i was little that we do not need to be born into fame, we do not need to be born into who we will become. I was born with nothing, much like Harry, and when I read and watched the whole series, I realized how many lessons he has taught me throughout my entire life. I do not have the money to go to Harry Potter World, and I know that sending in a a comment is a long shot, but ever since I was little I always dreamed of saving up to go there. Since I live in California, living with my family who can't afford those things, it just makes me think, Harry couldn't. Harry didn't get things he wanted and when he finally started giving up things turned around. Harry means the world to me because he taught me you choose who you become. I'm not a fan who has stalked the series, but I am a fan who loves what the Harry Potter series has done for my life and how it has inspired me ever since I was just a kid with nothing. Now that Harry Potter has come to an end, I see myself a bigger more confident person. And there is only two people to thank for that. J. K. Rowling and Harry Potter himself. I know that this is a long shot, but I want to thank Harry for always telling me to believe in myself, and who I can truly become. :)