User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4156588-20110716183507

Harry Potter is like a unbreakable bond people share. It can always be a topic of discussion, or a way to make friends, because for me it did. It itself is like a friend, always there and can give advice. Have a troubled friend? Handle it the Harry Potter way. I felt like it was important, a big step in my life to be reading Harry Potter, living Harry Potter, the thrill of seeing where the wonderful wizard was going next. The book can inspire people to write, or face their fears in hope of one day feel the glory and pride. Harry Potter will always be a part of me, always be the books in my room I can reference to or just read to feel that excitement that you once felt, reading it for the first time. Harry Potter made me laugh, made me cry, and made me stop and think "Bloody Hell, this is a good book." You feel a part of something important, like a secret club, and the password is "So, have you ever read Harry Potter?" It is more than just going to see the movie at midnight, because that is not Harry Potter. It's not about getting the merchandise, or the Gryffindor shirt. It's about the books. Because in the movies, Harry Potter is over. Never again will the lightning-scarred wizard grace the big silver screen. But it is never over in the books. Harry and his friends always live on, thanks to the real fans, someone like me who thinks magic is real and I myself thinks that I'm a witch. Like when I turned 11 and thought "Ok, now where's my letter?" So, thank you, Harry Potter, for simply meaning so much to me and for always being there when I pick up your book and turn to a random page, and begin the adventure all over again.