User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4188976-20110723192249

What does Harry Potter mean to me? I could not tell you exactly what Harry Potter means to me in words. It would probably take me a lifetime to explain the joy, hope, and insight it has given me over the years. But i'll try. I'll admit that I havn't always been the biggest Harry Potter fan. In fact, I was barely interested in it when it came out. (not that i was old enough to understand it at that time, anyways). But over the years, I have developed an unhealthy obsession with the series, with Harry, Hermione, and Ron, with Hogwarts, and everything else Harry-related. The books have given me a strength, a desire to love and to learn. They have given me an escape out of the dull Muggle world and into a more exciting universe where I can follow Harry through his adventures. The books have taught me so many vital morals and ways that have helped me make some of the most important decisions of my life. They have taught me to be able to love unconditionally and irrevocably. They have let me understand and appreciate my friends and family so much more and to care for them in ways I never thought possible. The Harry Potter books mean to me what everlasting life might mean to Voldemort, what freedom might mean to a suffering house-elf. They have given me an escape route into Hogsmeade and a means in which to disappear from the world under an invisibility cloak. Thank you so much, harry, for teaching me to appreciate the thing in my life that really ought to be appreciated more than anything else- love. Thank you, Ron, for teaching me to never give up and to laugh even when all hope seems lost. Thank you, Hermione, for teaching me that true brilliance comes not from the head, but from the heart. Thank you, Dumbledore, for teaching me not to pity those who are dead, but to pity those who are living and are unloved. Thank you, Sirius, for teaching me to be daring and proud, and to always stay true to your friends. Thank you, Ginny, for teaching me to be strong and brave, and to care endlessly. I've tried to sum it up as best I can, but truthfully, I've only barely touched on how much Harry Potter trly means to me. Winning a trip to the Wizarding World would truly complete my Harry Potter experience- well, never complete. Harry Potter will live on in my heart forever, and a day will never go by when I don't think of the things you have taught me. Long Live Harry Potter! <3