I think it's no mistake that many kids my age grew up reading Harry Potter. The books, even though they were fantasy stories that took place in a fantasy world, truly captured the complexity of growing up and how to move towards adulthood.
When I was young, J.K. Rowling's books were the first ones that I ever read. The first few books were easy enough for younger audiences to read, while also having enough depth and plot to keep even the more seasoned readers entertained. As the books continued, those who read the got older, and as someone who was around the same age as Harry when reading these books, I could ultimately understand the characters and what they were going through.
Some of the issues that Rowling tackled in her books work in the context of the story, but also represented certain morals or messages that she might have wanted to get across. The importance of family, blood-related or not, is possibly the biggest point in the books, along with other topics, such as dealing with the loss of a loved one, a disability or illness doesn't define you and being yourself rather than someone you're not. The saga is pretty much about a high-school experience, and I think Rowling did a great job at not only setting up her character to understand the hardships of growing up, but also help guide her younger readers in the same way.
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