User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4172210-20110720002630

Harry Potter means growing up. The tale of Harry Potter is a classic coming of age story, which emphasizes the discovery of love, friendship, and the strength to do what is right, even under the threat of death. Throughout the stories, Harry and his friends were around the same age as me, and in effect, I grew up with the characters, and learned about life as they were learning. While fantastical, the stories sort of send the message that everyone, even wizards, deal with the same issues in life, and everyone goes through some turmoil, but in that turmoil and hardship is where strength and wisdom are found. The adventures of Harry, Hermoine, and Ron teaches us that, through compassion, the evils of the world can be defeated, and that love will conquer evil, even if it requires the hardest of sacrifices.