User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4153215-20110716004512

As I was younger I was in that akward stage of feeling alone and a bit of an outcast. I heard of this Harry Potter character, but didn't think twice about reading it due to my lack of initiative. One day I needed to know what all the hype was about so I decided to finally pick up a book. Harry Potter was the first complete book I ever read which gave me a confidence booster. Besides finally finishing a book; Harry Potter was an escape from reality for me, sort of my safe haven. For once I felt invested in something bigger and more purposeful than myself. The Harry Potter series showed me about courage, acceptance, good vs evil, loss, and most importantly that I was not alone in the world. In a sense Harry Potter helped mold my life which I'm sure it did for millions of people around the world. Growing up with Harry Potter through the books and movies has been an incredible experience, so seeing the story finally come to an end with the concluding movies has really hit home. Although the story has ended it will never really be gone. Harry Potter, the Weasley family, Ms. Granger and the entire gang will always be in my heart; and those days where everything seems to be in ruins I just open my books and jump back into the Wizarding world to be my escape for yet another time.