User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4151706-20110715183850

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. The first time I read the Harry Potter series was in 4th grade. But it wasn't until last year that I really truly started to feel the magic of Harry Potter. I started to feel as if I really knew the characters and I felt as if i was going to Defense Against the Dark Arts classes or Hogsmeade with them. I fell in love with Harry, Ron, Neville, Fred, George, even Draco. I felt like Hermione when I was smart, and Seamus when I did something stupid. I yearned for Harry Potter. I yearned for the immense intensity, love, and trouble the series showed. When the last movie came out, I felt troubled. It killed me that this would be the last movie. But I remebered what Dumbledore said- Of course it's happening inside your head, so why shouldn't it be real? I feel like Harry Potter is a way for our imaginations to run wild, to become a witch or wizard, to find ourselves, a way to escape from a world full of muggles. When I read the books or watch the movies, it doesn't matter whether or not other people think I am lame for doing so. I feel like I have a personal connection with Harry Potter that will live on forever. Harry Potter means an escape, a personal asylum, a way to make friends and find yourself. Harry Potter is friendship, love, hardships, difficult choices, laughter, inspiration, and magic. Harry Potter means a magical and wonderful experience that will never die. Mischief managed