User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4144475-20110713215902

Harry Potter means life to me. We never had enough money to buy all the Harry Potter stuff, but I have always been a fan, since before I could read. I have grown up influenced by such a strong tale of love and friendship and the characters who taught me emotion and love and the powers of good versus evil. Through Harry Potter, I learned to read and embrace literature. Harry Potter has played a role in helping me develope into a person who believes in magic (and not just the literal kind) and goodness. Harry Potter enters my everyday conversations, and I use the books and messages for examples to help illustrate strong points. Harry Potter, to me, means the balance of good and bad, light and dark, and love and hate. Harry Potter helped me to embrace life and death, and understanding everything that happens in life, and that everything happens for a reason. It means being a person who wants only the best for everyone around her, and helping to choose what is right.