Growing up little kids have the biggest imaginations whether it’s a little girls fantasy of living in a castle or a little boys dream of becoming Superman, Batman, or any other superhero or villain.

But I want to say thank you to J.K. Rowling for creating something my imagination never could of at such a young age or even at age 19. Because the book brought wizards, witches, and magic to a whole new level.

The whole concept of going to a school dedicated to learning magic and applying it to everyday life blew my mind. "Harry Potter" brought so much emotion including happiness, sadness and fear.

Like many other people, I read every "Harry Potter" book including the newest one that just recently came out. People have tried to tell me the movies are better than the books but I believe the people who are saying that never read the books or even gave them a chance.

Because yes it is easier to just watch a movie but what people don’t understand is that when you read a book you can create your own interpretation of it. Especially in J.K. Rowling’s writing.

It is very descriptive but there’s always room to have your own imagination and interpretation of it. Every time I opened a "Harry Potter" book it brought me into a whole new world. It was like an escape from reality. And I could never put the book down.

I read the books multiple times and each time it got even more interesting because the concepts challenged your mind to try to figure out what was going on.

"Harry Potter" was huge on putting the pieces together and figuring out who was who and why things were happening. And everything had a deeper meaning that applied to everyone’s life in some emotional way or another.

I learned many life lessons from reading and watching Harry Potter.

1. There’s a lot of things in life that are very scary and we just have to face them.

2. We are never really alone.

3. Family isn’t always blood.

4. Trust and respect your elders.

5. There’s more to people than you can see.

6. Love overrules everything.

7. Appearance isn’t everything-it can hide beautiful things.

8. ALWAYS keep your enemies close. (You never know who they really could be)

9. We can only learn from our past and use the lesson learned in our future.

10. Life without love isn’t worth living.

Even though I’ve grown up and am in college, I’ll always be upset that I didn’t get an acceptance letter into Hogwarts and my love will never fade for "Harry Potter."

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."