User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4129922-20110709025421

"What does Harry Potter mean to you?" In an odd way of putting it, Harry Potter was my childhood. Growing up reading about Harry, Hermione and Ron adventures gave me an amazing feeling of actually being a part of the Wizard world. Chapter after chapter I would put myself with them, walking the halls of Hogwarts, running from Filch so we wouldn't get caught, eating massive amounts of food at the Weasley house, roaming Diagon Alley and wanting to go into every shop. I think what I love most of all was, like Harry, I didn't have a very good childhood, never had a Christmas or birthdays growing up, didn't really have a place to call home. These books brought a whole new world for me, an imaginary home that I can always run to if I ever felt alone, or just plain bored with reality. As I got older, so did the characters, which was great because it really did feel as if we were all growing up together. It's good to know that no matter how old I am, whenever I feel upset or just feel like ditching reality for a bit, I can always pick up one of the books and travel to where magic does exist...and one day when I have children I will gladly read them the story of Harry Potter, and let their imagination sore. So what does Harry Potter mean to me? it gave me imagination, it gave me the childhood I needed. It means the world to me...the magical world ;)