User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4141385-20110713012946

Harry Potter has come to mean so much more than a treasured story. I started reading the book series just before The Sorcerers Stone was released in theaters and couldn't put them down. It was a very long wait between The Goblet of Fire and The Order of the Phoenix, so I began searching the internet for anything to satisfy my Harry Potter craving. That's when I discovered The Leaky Cauldron and fan fiction. I was thrilled to find like-minded adults who also fell in love with "a kids book". Since those first wanderings into the realm of fandom, I have met life-long friends from around the world. This is all thanks to an orphaned boy wizard who saved the world with the help of his friends. Reading and re-reading Harry Potter has seen me through my own very dark days. The Harry Potter series transcended merely an entertaining story. It brought true friends into my life that I never would have met if not for the boy who lived.