User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4133033-20110710080033

What does Harry Potter mean to me? Harry Potter means memories of playing quidditch in the backyard and mixing potions on the stove with friends, great fun even when they exploded in our faces and all over. Harry Potter means a world where no one judges my peculiarities, a world where I can be as odd as I want to be. Harry Potter means a whole childhood filled with imagination. I can credit a great deal of who I am today thanks to Harry Potter. Harry, Ron and Hermione taught me to be brave and they taught me that friendship means sticking up for each other. Without Harry Potter, I wouldn't have lost my fear of the dark, I wouldn't have the same friends, I wouldn't be as determined and confident as I am today. Each and every character changed me and showed me something new: The familial and sibling love and rivalry from the Weasley's; the joys of being odd from Luna Lovegood; the lesson in being a chameleon should I need to from Nymphadora Tonks; the cold determination, ambition and drive from the Malfoy's; the kindness and compassion of Albus Dumbledore. The list could go on and on. If it's possible, I feel as though I know the characters, as if they could actually come to life in my bedroom as I read. It's a wonderfully created world, one designed to captivate and delight you with wonders at every turn and it makes you feel this warm, delicious feeling inside like drinking Butterbeer. To me, Harry Potter means HOME.