User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4131972-20110715164256

The best word I can find to describe what Harry Potter means to me is inspiring. Harry Potter inspired me to read, dream, and love. Never before has a set of "children's books" so captured my attention and devotion. I am not alone in saying that Harry Potter is a fantastic piece of literature that I plan to read over and over again. When I first heard of the Harry Potter books, I simply laughed them off as something only losers read. Then I was given a copy of the third book and urged to read it. I finished that book in roughly three days and was then hooked for life. It inspired me to not give up reading but carry on, not simply reading Harry Potter books, but stretching my reading beyond that. Harry Potter showed that books can be thrilling, insightful, and full of joy to those willing to dive in and read. Harry Potter also inspired me to dream. The heartfelt story of how J.K. Rowling came to write these books has filled me with the hope that anything is possible, if one is simply willing to work and dream. The very world of Harry Potter is filled with things that one can only dream about; a place where letters speak, brooms fly, and pictures talk. It is a testament to the wonders that one's imagination can create, if only one will dream. The final thing Harry Potter has inspired me to do, is love. Harry demonstrates perfectly how one can love people no matter blood-line, skills, or status. His best friends were a muggle-born and a poor ginger. He did not choose the richest or most talented, he simply loved those who would be good, true, and loyal friends. This is a lesson to us all. We ought not to focus on one's status or race, but simply accept and love them for who they are. Then, who knows? Perhaps we may end with a best friend! Harry Potter will forever mean inspiration to me. As this series comes to an end I feel the best way to describe it, is to steal a line from The Deathly Hallows. "I open at the close." Even though the series is coming to a so-called "end". It is truly just beginning for the fans and followers of it. This series will live on forever, and this final movie, or "end", is simply another step towards opening a world of wonder, and inspiration for many generations for years to come.