User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4137552-20110711234632

What does Harry Potter mean to me? It means faith and courage in the face of adversity. It means that no matter how many people doubt you, no matter how small you are, however you were brought up, regardless of your skill, you can do anything you set your mind to. Ever since first grade, even now, going into high school, I've been bullied. But when I read Harry Potter in sixth grade, it was like finding a place where I belonged. None of my classmates ever wanted anything to do with me, because I was quiet, I was the nerd, I was the freak. I was all of those things, and the overweight girl wrapped in one. But when I read Harry Potter, it was like finding my best friend. I've read so many books, seen so many stories, but Harry Potter took all the books I've ever read, and made them pale in comparison. Harry Potter shows the joy of finding home, like Harry when he found Hogwarts. This series is the epitome of what the true power of love means, how much power it really contains. Harry Potter shows to what lengths people will go to keep the ones they love safe, and that there are no limits when it comes to the people you love. Lily Potter sacrificed her life for her son's, and that is one of the greatest acts of love the world has ever seen. That's not the only thing Harry Potter means to me. Harry Potter taught me the true value of a human being, with all the prejudices displayed in the story. The value of all life, human, halfbreed, and house elf alike. It showed through the devotion of Dobby and the loyalty of Grawp the way that even though every living thing isn't human, every living thing loves like a human. Harry Potter resembled that. A person who could see the love, the emotion, the true being, in every single living thing. But the thing that Harry Potter means the most to me is this: Friendship. Throughout the entire series, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were always there for each other. Every time Ron and Hermione could've decided to leave Harry, they instead stood by him, until the end, even if it meant death. They did this not for their own gain, but to help a friend. To be his friend. That to me, is the greatest understanding I could've learned from Harry Potter. Whatever you do, be that kind of friend to someone. Be there for someone. Thanks to Harry Potter, I've learned to be that for my friends, and found friends that will do the same for me. All of what I said is what Harry Potter means to me. But not just that, Harry Potter is my embodiment of everything, the one thing that I can see as a perfect example of who we should be, who we can be. No matter what people do, no matter how bad things get, Harry Potter is one thing I can always turn to. Harry Potter means everything. It defines everyone. It is all of us. Harry Potter means being who you are. And thats what Harry Potter means to me.