User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4185327-20110722050752

For me, Harry Potter is about belonging and loyalty. Harry, without living parents and ostracized by his family, finds a home and family at Hogwarts and with the Weasleys. The students belong to houses and develop long-lasting friendships there, and even find the beginnings of family. It is Snape, however, who leaves the biggest impression with me. He gives up wanting to belong (after losing Lily ... twice) but finds new purpose in undying loyalty and unrecognized bravery. It is a riveting story about what motivates people to be who they are. I will miss having new stories to enjoy!