User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4144609-20110713225654

Harry Potter isn't just some wizard in "fantasy land". Voldemort isn't just the Dark Lord of some far off place. Hogwarts isn't just a magic school for witches and wizards that lives in every child's imagination. They're real. Each and every single detail of the Harry Potter saga is real and will never die. Growing up, I read the books whenever I could get my hands on them...in the car, on the plane, at bed time (when I should have been sleeping), and even as I finished the last book I felt as though I was ending my own personal journey along with Harry. I felt like this journey was not only his, but mine as well. After every chapter, I would pretend as though I was a wizard too, pretending that I was there with the gang trying to figure out just what to do next. These stories are a part of me and will grow old with me. That's why I say, these characters, these places, these ideas...they aren't just some story. They aren't just another plot line...they're real and always will be.