User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4169191-20110719111122

I was first introduced to Harry while teaching 7th grade. There was a boy who kept a copy of the book on this desk for weeks. One day, as he was working, I picked it up and started to read. He offered to bring me book one the next day, and I read it over the weekend. He then gave me book two to read. There was some hold up over book 3, because he was reading it. I ordered the entire series that was out at that time, only the first 3 books, and I read them, and so did my daughter who was about 12 at that time. So, to me, I would say that the series means reading together. It brings young and old readers together to share in the joys of reading, examining plot and character development in a way that invites you to read more and read again. To my friends who have frowned at me reading the series because of "witchcraft" I have said, it is not about that. It is about a child overcoming odds, it is a coming of age book, it is about growing up, it is a book to read for enjoyment.