User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4189609-20110723031718

What does the Harry Potter series mean to me? They are the books I want to read to my children someday. I want them to understand the importance of choosing friends who bring out the best in them. I want them to know the value of learning, hard work, loyalty, bravery, and sacrifice. I want them to know that it is the choices they make that will define who they are and who they will become. I want them to always look for those tiny, fleeting moments of magic in a world full of muggles. And, above all, I want them to understand the incredible redeeming power of selfless love - that love is stronger than death. J.K. Rowling wove together a beautiful story, created an amazing world with gorgeous prose, rich, memorable characters, superb storytelling... I can't say enough about her skills as an author. But I admire her most for using important themes like the ones above to bind her tapestry together. That's what I love about Harry Potter, and that's what will keep children and adults reading her books for many, many generations to come.