Book Reviews & Thoughts

Book Review #1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K Rowling


Info:
 This is the U.S edition of the cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. Originally, in England, it was called Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. Apparently, Americans(like me), thought it better to rename the book to something simpler that children would understand better. 

U.S. Publish date: September 1, 1998
U.K Publish date: June 30, 1997
Original Publisher: Bloomsbury

Ten-year old, Harry James Potter, who lives in a cup board in aunt and uncle's house, under the stairs, receives a letter from an unknown source. He is restricted from reading the letter, even though hundreds more come. Harry is moved to his cousin Dudley's second room, despite what Dudley wants. Still, the letters come and have a new address on them: his new room. He and the Dursleys go out on a boat in the middle of a storm to escape these letters - letting it slip from mind, once again, that it was Harry's birthday. Harry turns eleven. Hagrid comes, "You're a wizard, Harry", he says. Harry finds his parents left him more gold than the Dursleys could spend on Dudley in years. Harry finds that his wand, also shares a core with You-Know-Who/Voldemort, A.K.A, the one who killed Harry's parents.  Harry has trouble finding finding platform 9 3/4 He runs into another wizarding family, called the "Weasleys". Ronald "Ron" Weasley befriends Harry. Harry and Ron make a new enemy: Draco Malfoy. Harry arrives at Hogwarts to find that the sorting hat wants to sort him into Slytherin! All dark wizards end up in Slytherin. Harry asks to be in Gryffindor, BOOM! He ends up in Gryffindor. Professor Quirrel sets a troll inside the school, Harry and Ron fight it off and save Hermione Granger-the smartest witch in Hogwarts. Christmas day, Harry receives an invisibility cloak from Dumbledore, it used to belong to Harry's father! Harry, Ron, and Hermione find a giant dog guarding a trapdoor in a room at the end of a corridor. They learn it may have something to do with Nicholas Flamel. They also find out it's Hagrid's pet. They soon learn, that Voldemort is after what the dog is guarding, the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's stone! The trio soon learn that to calm the dog and get past it, you must play it music. They believe there potions teacher, Severus Snape, is after the stone to bring it to his master, Lord Voldemort! Harry, Ron, and Hermione get detention. Harry and Hermione have to go into the forbidden forest. Harry sees a man in a cloak drinking unicorn blood. The cloaked man lunges at Harry, but he is saved by a  centaur. Harry, Ron, and Hermione, sneak into the trapdoor. They have to play a deadly game of chess to go on. Ron gets knocked out. Hermione creates a potion to help Harry get past the fire. Hermione then goes back to help Ron. Harry goes forth and meets Professor Quirell, but he's not alone. On the back of the head lies, the dreaded, Lord Voldemort. When Quirell touches Harry, it hurts him. Harry uses this against him to kill him with his bare hands! Harry passes out. Finally, the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's stone is destroyed by Dumbledore. Now, Harry James Potter, sits in the back of his aunt and uncle's car, thinking of what his next year might hold in store for him.


About the Author(J.K Rowling)

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