User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-1568712-20110718233614

It's strange. I could easily write an extremely long entry and still say the same thing as most here have already said. I agree with and have experienced most of what the others here have said. Since 1999, I have been in love with Harry's tale. But it's not enough to just say it. Harry means more to me than just my childhood. Harry taught me that it is okay to be different. I was brutalized in school and eventually I had to be placed in home school because the bullying was so bad. I didn't have any friends and I was felt completely alone. To me, Harry was more than a fun book or universe. Harry became my escape. His actions in the books gave me the strength to stand up for myself and to always do what is right. No matter what. That's all that matters. Everything else is trivial. His story has changed so much in my life, even today at 21. Harry Potter was more than my childhood friend, he was my hero. And he really did save me.