User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4183635-20110721211626

Growing up with my father, his mental illness meant that books weren't allowed in the house. According to him, they contained secret messages to ruin the Earth. Once my mom and I fled from him, we were able to settle down and start a new life. The first book I ever purchased with my own money was Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone. I still have the book, slightly tattered from moving and reading it a dozen times - but it's a prized possession. Not only was the story a nice distraction from the drama surrounding my life, but it represented a new beginning, as well.