User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4140465-20110712195504

Being in my mid twenties, I sometimes feel that I should grow up and act my age, but Harry Potter has allowed me to stay that young 11 year old girl, reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the first time. I grew up with both the books and the movies (which I am a huge fan and admirer of both) and have now had the privilege of seeing my nieces and nephews become absorbed in the amazing wizarding world. It is rewarding on many levels to hear them talk about, act out, and create from their experiences with "the boy who lived". I think besides the tremendous storytelling and creative genius from J.K. Rowling, she opened a pathway for both young and old (I have represented both) to relate to and imagine together through this magical world. I will always be grateful for being able to experience the magic of the world Ms. Rowling created and have no plans of "leaving" because I am always welcome back whenever I open one of her books.