User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4153875-20110716034801

What does Harry Potter mean to me? Harry Potter means many things to me. Right from the beginning I could connect with the characters; I could see parts of myself in all of them, but most of all in Hermione Granger. Like Hermione, I have spent a great deal of time focusing on my studies and I perceive many things in the same manner as she does. I have heard people say many things about what I do and don't do; while sometimes it is not always fun to put work above play, I know that it must be done. However, J K Rowling has given me an amazing character to look up to in Hermione Granger. She may be a fictional character to some, but to me she is much more than that; Hermione Granger is everything good that I could become, everything good that I could do with my life. Harry Potter has taught me about life, love, and friendship and the sacrifices we must sometimes make in order to protect those we love. And honestly, there is nothing greater J K Rowling could have done with her life than to teach people to believe in themselves and to love others, even when they may not deserve it.