Countless different things have influenced my everyday life and made me the person that I am today. Although many aspects of life have been of great influence on me, the one thing I would say that has affected my life the most would be the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. These extraordinary series have been my favorite books to read since seventh grade. I could just not stop reading once I had started reading those big books. They are extremely addictive, and also amazingly educative and intellectual. These books have been the perfect world in my imagination, ever since the first time I picked up Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. When I have major obstacles to face in life, and I did not know where to go or who to ask for help, I would just bury myself in the depths of the pages and let the words take over me. I would very easily lose myself in the vast pages of the exceptionally wonderful novels. They not only taught me how to get through the hardships of life, but also to have courage, to keep going no matter what obstacles life throws my way, and to be friendly to everyone I met because every single person living on this planet is fighting a hard battle of their own. The Harry Potter series have influenced me in numerous immense ways.
To be brave and courageous is one of the most important characteristics one can have. It is very critical to never lose hope in times of danger and darkness. These phenomenal novels have shown me what courage is. As the bright old wizard: Dumbledore, once said “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light”. Harry, the brave young wizard does exactly that, has over time taught me to find out the happiness in most of the situations. When I moved to United States, I used to get pushed in the hall ways in school and students made fun of me because I couldn’t speak English very well but I always stayed calmed and looked on the bright side to see myself