User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4140504-20110712212740

"Harry Potter" means connecting with my 3 girls. They started reading the books when they were about 10 years old. Now at 16, 18 and 20, when they often don't want to discuss anything that interests them with me, a parent, they will ALWAYS want to discuss some aspect of a character in the books and/or movies. Snape, of course, brings out the most character development now so we discuss him the most (Dumbledore, a wise old man, after book 6). For them to understand the depth of love that Snape "expresses" provides them with a glimpse of my love for them (as well as my love for my husband, their father). Harry Potter and Snape both exemplify courage which represents a quality which I think the girls will emulate when necessary.