User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4155664-20110716151346

"Harry isn't just a character to me, he's this wonderful thing that has happend to my life."-Dan Radcliffe Now it is obvious why Dan is saying this but I think this sums up mine and other fans feelings about Harry Potter. When I was in second grade my friends and I used to pretend we were Harry's children having our own adventures at Hogwarts and experiencing magic. We called it "Hannah Potter". My friend had just moved into a new house and we would pretend each room was a classroom or location. Those days felt more like being at Hogwarts then any fancy ride Universal Studios could build. My friends suggested that I read the books and I started right away. From that first night in 2nd grade when I picked up Sorcerer's/ Philosopher's Stone, I was hooked. Before the 7th book came out there was a general atmosphere as if this were the end. It felt very final as if Harry Potter would be over after this and there will never be another amazing book. After finishing the 7th book for the first time, I was quite surprised that I did not feel grief or sadness that this was over. I quickly dismissed this, thinking that it was not over yet because there were still movies to come out. In the weeks leading up to Deathly Hallows Part 2 the same feeling was felt by many fans. The posters said "It All Ends' and this time it really felt like the end. So after watching the movie last night once again I was confused as to why I did not feel depressed that it was all over. It took me a few hours to identify the feeling but I finally did. It’s the feeling you get when you come off a roller coaster you think to yourself, "That was great but I wish I could do it again." With Harry Potter you can. Open a book, pop in a DVD, and as cheesy as it sounds you will realize that the magic is still there, that Harry Potter has ended but it’s not going away, that something this big that has changed all of our lives can never truly go away. It is with this that I say, Harry Potter is a part of my life.