User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4184964-20110722032118

Harry Potter basically taught me how to read, taught me how to read in English that is. I moved from Poland to the US when I was 10 and had no means of communication besides the language that I grew up with. In school I had no one, and at home I was forced to watch and listen to things that I didn't understand in order to learn the language quicker. After a few months and when things where just becoming close to bearable I was given Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. While it was quite difficult to get through, J.K Rowling really helped me. I, like all those other kids that felt alone, really related to Harry. Ten years later I still think of that first Harry Potter book as the one that taught me pretty much everything.