User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4147379-20110714174125

I began reading Harry Potter in first grade, and was often yelled at by my teachers for reading at inappropriate times. However, they did not stop me and ever since then, nearly ten years ago, Harry Potter was an important part of my life. Many of my earlier elementary school teachers remember me because I constantly had my nose in a Harry Potter book. I remember when I turned eleven years old, I secretly waited for a letter from Hogwarts in the mail, when I attempted to make my own wand out of clay and right down it's contents (phoenix tail feather etc.), playing makeshift Quidditch in my friends front yard, and dressing up as Harry Potter on Halloween. Even though as I grow older, Harry does not play as much a part on my everyday life, he has still impacted me greatly. I was brought to tears when Dumbledore died, as well as when Dobby died, though I don't usually speak about that. Though Harry was important to me in my early life, he greatly helped me recently when I had to deal with my parents splitting up. I probably read through all the books ten times. Even now, every little part of the books is amazing. I was recently rereading the books before the last movie, and I actually got goosebumps when Harry won the Quidditch cup. to this day, Harry Potter is very important to me, and seeing the final movie will be a great experience, but a very sad day as well.