Through her Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling has done the impossible. She has gotten kids and teenagers around the world to turn off the TV and snuggle up with a book. I have often wondered what it is about the series that makes it so appealing and addicting. I think that one reason is the different mystery Harry comes across in each book. Rowling leaves the reader guessing right up to the end about the outcome. As we grow older, we lose the need for an adventure, like we needed during our childhood. Harry reminds us of that and we are willing to give up our TV shows and come along with him.

Another reason Harry has captured our hearts is because he represents someone we've all dreamed of being. He is a hero that is known across the globe, even if it is for an event he barely remembers. He has captured immortality. Harry also has suffered, but survived. He is an orphan who has never known the love of a parent, but he's survived. He's gotten the love and friendships that he is so deserving of.

A final reason the series is loved is becuase of the dreamworld it takes place in. Hogwarts is in a place where everyone does magic and unicorns live in a forest nearby. It's a place that every person has dreamed of at some point during his youth. If you imagine hard enough, you can see all the things that Harry does, including those unicorns we've all dreamed of seeing.

I really cannot do justice to the superiority of this series. If you ever have thought about reading one of them, you must try it. If you have a child who is reading one, read it too! You must try it!! You'll love it!!!