User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4132366-20110710015035

Harry Potter gave me a wonderful way to not only inspire my five children to enjoy reading, but also the opportunity to connect with them in creative ways, as we not only read the books, but discussed them, dressed up as various characters, and even wrote fanfics, exploring different facets of the tales and the "what if's" and "gap fillers" to immerse ourselves even further into the Potterverse. We've worn out four or five paperback copies each of the first four books, and will need to replace our hardback copy of Order of the Phoenix because it got read so often that it is literally falling apart, as are Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows. When the films came out, my autistic son, who absorbs things best in video format, was able to join the rest of us in truly enjoying the saga. Even though the whole story has finally been told, with the publication of Deathly Hallows and the distribution of the final film, the Potterverse is so very rich that we will be continuing to read and watch it for years to come.