User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-2096711-20110712235231

Harry Potter is my childhood, my fantasy, and my own little world. It is more than a story because it is so life like, with so many details...Rowling's use of foreshadowing, parallels to history, and clever names/spells make sure of that. I remember opening the first book for the first time as a 6 year old, not really realizing what i had gotten myself into. Back then, it was just a story, a story I loved and a story that helped me improve my reading ability. But as more and more books came out with movies following, it became so much more. I feel like I grew up with Harry. Even though he is a little older than me, as i reread I have read each book being the same age as him. The magic of these books is that no matter how many times you read these books, you will pick up something new, something you missed all the other times. With the release of the final movie midnight Friday comes the end of a great era. The end of a great era that will never truly end. Rowling's world is so great and so real, that this series won't just be around until the end of our lives, but will continue as it is carried to our children and their children, and so on. I cannot imagine my life if i had not been introduced to this magnificent series. What would I be without Hermione as my role model? Without Dumbledore's words of wisdom? Fortunately, i will never have to know.