User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4145427-20110714032438

What does Harry Potter mean to me? Harry Potter means a whole lot. When I need a place of solace and refuge I turn to the pages of Harry Potter to escape. I sit around at the Burrow surrounded by the extremely large, overwhelming family I wish I had. I pour my heart out to Sirius or Dumbledore. I share my deepest secrets with Ron and Hermione. I have always been someone who loves reading and learning so when I first had Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone read to me in the second grade I felt an instant connection with Hermione. It meant that I should and could be proud to be a smart girl who wanted to go to school. I truly did grow up with these characters and even now, as I just graduated from high school and head off to college, I am using my friendship with Harry to provide me with comfort. I'll be moving into a dorm in a new city and I am taking Hagrid's words, "Everyone starts at the beginning...Just be yerself. I know it's hard...But yeh'll have a great time," to heart and finding courage to move away. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Lupin, Luna, Dumbledore, Neville, Sirius, Snape, and even Draco will always be inside of me and I am so thankful for having them in my life.