I guess Harry didn't change my life after all....

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 2446

I know, as I knew from the start, that I had no real hope of winning 
the "How has HP Changed My Life Contest" ut that didn't stop me from 
imagining.  For those of you that don't know, I'm not a full fledged 
Grown-up just sixteen.  

So, below you will find my entry. I  would have posted it previously 
but I was thinking rather superstitously that if y'all loved it I 
would be jinxed and if you hated it I wuoldn't have a real hope of 
winning....so now that those fears are out of the way tell me what 
you think-

How Harry Potter Has Changed My Life.

>From the first page of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone to the 
last of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the story of the young 
wizard has intrigued me.  J.K. Rowling has woven her words into a 
magical tapestry of action, suspense, emotions and much more.  But 
how has Harry Potter changed my life?  Ever since I first saw this 
question it has gotten me thinking.  I would love to say that the 
books have instilled upon me a life long love for reading except
I've 
always loved to read.  It would be great to proclaim that the books 
have made me want to write but I've always enjoyed that as well. 
No, 
I really can't say that Harry has changed my life but I can say
that 
he has made me look at life differently, even on my most Snape-ish 
days.  What house would I be in, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or 
Slytherin?  Which qualities describe me most and which qualities do I 
most wish to obtain?  The reasons why I love Harry Potter are nothing 
more than because it is a good story.  One whose themes of virtue, 
honesty, loyalty, and trust have made me examine those things in my 
own life and made me see how as I grow and change I can, like Harry, 
make right decisions. In the words of Dumbledore "It is our
choices 
that show who we really are, far more than our abilities."  



Well?  Also does anyone know if I can find a list of the winners???  
(just curious)


Scott