User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4131492-20110709182627

Harry Potter to me means overcoming unimaginable odds while supporting your friends, and it also means the world to me as this was my childhood. From the fourth grade up until now, a sophomore in college, I find myself wishing I could live in that world. I always wanted to be in that close knit group of friends, to feel that love. I had always admired Harry, he was always, to me at least, the poster boy of courage. Harry Potter since his birth was always being hunted down by Voldemort due to a prophecy. Even at the age of 11 he was forced to fight to protect those he loved. He has grown since then and I as a reader can relate to him. He and his friends have always had qualities that I admired. Whenever he suffered pain, or he lost a loved one, I felt that pain. It was real to us, I knew that pain. I watched as he struggled to defeat the Dark Lord, all while losing people along the way. I cheered him on, I cried with him, I felt his pain. Harry and his friends no longer were characters, they were my friends. This series has taught me valuable lessons. I was taught that love and friendship can overcome even the darkest of times, and it is often our guiding light. What made this story even more real was the parallels to real events that happened in history. Though they weren't directly based off one specific event, it was easy to make those connections and in a way I was shown what would happen if history were to repeat itself, only this time with magic and wizards. But this story holds a special place in my heart for the reason that I related to the characters. I never once thought of them as one dimensional. No, they were multi-faceted and this story has made up my childhood. Though this will be the final movie and the series has ended, the teachings and the wild ride I have seen and experienced will never die. They will forever live on.