User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4182764-20110722001302

When life brings me down, when I'm depressed, scared, lonely, or lost, i open a Harry Potter book. Once i start reading I'm taken to a different world, a wonderful world of magic. I forget all my problems as i read about an amazing boy who conquers evil and still has homework. Harry Potter means the world to me. Its the one thing that will always make me happy. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have taught me how to be brave, what it means to be a good friend, not to listen to what other people say, and how to love. Not only the love between a girl and boy, but the love that saved a baby from an evil man, a love that made two teens leave their homes and their families to help a friend, and a love that made a courageous 17 year old boy go to die. You cant find that sort of love in some frilly teen vampire book. Watching these books come alive has been an amazing experience. I feel so close to the actors whom I've seen grow right before my eyes. Seeing a Harry Potter poster somewhere or hearing about it on the the news or in the paper makes me feel like I'm seeing an old friend. I remember thinking, what am i going to do when all the movies are done. As i watched the epilogue of Hallows part 2 and i saw the trio send their own children off to Hogwarts, I wiped my eyes and laughed in my head, thinking, what am i crying about? The magic will never end. When i grow older I will read the books and watch the movies with my children and grandchildren. People may laugh at me and ask me, "You still like Harry Potter!?." I'll smile, think of ten amazing years and reply, "Always". Thank you J.K Rowling for a wonderful story, a wonderful childhood and for getting me to believe in magic. So long Harry, the boy who lived, and will live in my heart forever.