Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: `` The advantage of a fictional hero or heroine is that you can know them better than you can know a living hero , many of whom you would never meet ( â ) if people like Harry and identify with him , I am pleased , because I think he is very likeable . ''
Simplified: `` The advantage of a fictional hero or heroine is that you can know them better than you can know a living hero , many of whom you would never meet ( ... ) if people like Harry and identify with him , I am pleased , because I think he is very likeable . ''