User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4129571-20110708231909

I am going to let you inside my mind concerning one of my annual summer activities that means a lot to me. This unnamed interest, which started in early childhood and still is being continued every summer, is Harry Potter, and could possibly be categorized into an obsession. Not just the character in J.K. Rowling’s famous series, but everything that is related to him. The spectacular books Rowling wrote, the movies by Warner Bros. that only left out a few details, the websites such as AverageWizard which glorify him and his wizarding companions, and the fan-made parody A Very Potter Musical. So my usual tradition: every summer when one of those days that is cloudy and not beach worthy comes by, I begin my weeklong Harry Potter marathon and read all seven books in seven days. Later that summer, I hold movie parties where I invite my friends over and we watch the Harry Potter movies, in order of course. Usually at these parties I encourage my friends to dress up in their favorite witch and wizard apparel to get into the theme more, and sometimes I make foods exclusively from the books and movies, such as butterbeer or treacle fudge (a favorite of my brother). In the summer of 2011, the movie series will be complete, and my movie marathons won’t be partial anymore. You may wonder what happens after I re-read all the books, and re-watch all the movies. You also might think that I would grow tired of Harry after these two or three intense weeks, and put him away until next year. No, that is not the case. Of course I have got my friends hooked on Harry Potter too, so they don't think it is unusual when I video call them on my computer and proceed to belt out the lyrics of songs by Starkid, a musical genius in my mind. They also aren't surprised by my knowledge of every single word in the more than twenty songs, either, and sometimes even join me in song. My life becomes so Harry Potter centered in these parts of summer that it is ingrained in my subconscious. So when I am going to sleep, instead of having dreams of playing soccer, or sitting in class, I dream of playing quidditch and sitting in charms class with Professor Flitwick. And instead of having “normal” nightmares about spiders or bears, they are about dementors, basilisks, werewolves, and death eaters coming to attack me in the dark of night and leaving no trace. I am telling you this not to bore you to tears, but because I want to give you a small glimpse into one of my favorite parts of summer, as well as because I don't want the age of Harry Potter fanatics to die out. So when you read this, hopefully you will already be familiar with the series since a very young age, but in the case that I haven’t done so, you will pick up the first book and become enamored and entranced with the magical world that lies concealed beneath the closed covers of the books.