User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4187583-20110722165054

The love for the series isn't just an obsession but a dedication. The Harry Potter series as effected each fan differently and I can't even put into words the effect it has had on my life. J.K. Rowling has given me the desire to read and learn and never stop my imagination. Everyone can level with either one of the characters or all of them. I feel most related to Neville Longbottom in his struggle for confidence, and his courage to overcome it in the end. I've been looking for a chance to go to the park having literally grown with the series having started reading it at 11. Now 20 years old I still have the love for the series and I know I will show it to my children. This series means a lot to me because it is an end to my childhood. I started as a kid and are the age of the actors and the last film wasn't just the end to the series but the end of an era. My childhood is over but I know I'll always have the series and get the same feeling I have every time I open the book.