User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4141750-20110713042151

What Harry Potter means to me... When I was seven years old my grandmother gave me a book called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I had never heard of the book before, but judging by the cover it looked like a good book. As soon I started reading I was immersed in the magical world of Harry Potter that the amazing mind of J.K. Rowling had created. I finished that same day and immediately wondered if there were any more Harry Potter books. Luckily, I saw a trailer on TV for the film production of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I loved the movie just as much as the book. My wished were granted when the second book was published. I have always read the books when they came out and have seen every single movie. I even read the books over and over as well as the movies. To me, Harry Potter was a way for me to escape my not so exciting life. I immersed myself in the story and felt like I was alongside Harry accompanying him in his adventures. Since Harry Potter has enriched my life, I will most certainly pass down my books and movies to my future children so that they will have the same exciting experience as I have. I does make me quite sad that with the final movie releasing soon, the series has ended. There is, of course, hope with the announcing of J.K. Rowling's new Harry Potter fan site, Pottermore. Along with this site and the creation of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, I feel that the series will be able to live on for years so that future generations will know the story of the Boy Who Lived. I would consider it a great privilege and a dream come true if I was able to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I would feel a sense of accomplishment in seeing a real-life version of the magical world that is sadly nonexistent in our world. Answering the question of what Harry Potter means to me, it means everything. I would not the same or where I'm at now without it. I has inspired me to write my own imaginative stories and has been a true pleasure in witnessing. I will carry Harry Potter with me for the rest of my life.