User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4141769-20110713035501

Harry Potter is so much more than a series of books or movies. I grew up in a household where my family didn't get along very well most of the time. A new Harry Potter book meant that we would be getting along for a month, a new movie was probably two months (because of the anticipation). I have made new friends because of our common love for HP, it has reconnected me with a friend who moved to Korea, and has given me something to look forward to sharing with my kids, when I have them. Harry Potter brought the book back into the family dynamic, a task that's not so easy with today's television, movies, and now internet shows taking over. I was 11 when I started reading the HP books. I had always loved reading, but I read the cover off of the first book I owned. For the second book, I pulled together all the money I had and my mom bought the third one for me, as incentive. When she discovered all of the hype around the book, she decided to read it to ultimately decide if I should be reading it as well. She fell in love with the series, as I did, and encouraged my younger siblings to read it as well. Harry Potter not only has the power to bring out emotions in individuals, it also has the power to bring together broken families, and ignite the dream of families to come.