User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4171896-20110722060927

Harry Potter was just a life changing thing for me. Now it wasn't like I picked up the book and boom! Instant change. No Harry Potter grew up about the same time as I grew up, so I could relate to Harry being about the same age and thinking, 'wow, how could I have done that? I couldn't have the will like Harry did." Just going through the hardships with Harry, I felt like I was one of his friends, wanting to help him through whatever challenges he had throughout his life in Hogwarts. Being such a strong but yet flawed character, as we all are in real life, it made me believe that Harry Potter could be real and that all of the choices that he made were logical but maybe not always the right one. Regardless, I will buy the books over and over again because let's face it, books aren't always in the best condition when they're read over and over again. I try to get all of my friends to read it and when I have kids, they will be hooked onto Harry Potter as I will still be. Despite the series techniqually being over, Harry Potter is still alive in me and in the million of devoted fans.