Pontificating on the meaning and worth of harry potter consumes the time and effort of a number of different groups. It is a book for the entire twenty first century to cherish. This is an index of characters introduced in harry potter and the philosophers stone. Harry potter and the philosophers stone literature essay samples. Harry potter and the philosophers stone paperback 26 jun 1997. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book 1 rowling, j.
Harry potter, hermione granger, ron weasley, hagrid, albus dumbledore, voldemort, draco malfoy, neville longbottom, professor mcgonagall, professor snape, professor quirrell, vernon dursley, petunia dursley, dudley dursley. Harry potter and the philosophers stone main characters. I have watched all the harry potter films loads of times and i love them but is it worth it reading. My 2 favourite characters are harry potter because he is an amazing character and is always there for his friends. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone hardcover october 1, 1998. Rowling posted on may 19, 2016 may 19, 2016 by bookley book blog if you like magic keep reading, if not i advise you to stop. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone introduction shmoop. A list of all the characters in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Dungeons and dragons, ghosts and trolls, good and evil, harry potter and the philosophers stone is a must read. The harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters covered include. In other languages, the order may or may not be different. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters from. Kays illustrated edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is a triumph a book so alive it seems to jump, explode and slither out of your hands as you read, telegraph seeing jim kays illustrations moved me profoundly.
Harry and ron, who initially disliked hermione, end up re. Harry has a scar on his forhead which he got from his first encounter with his nemesis, lord voldemort. If you havent read harry potter and the philosophers stone then you havent lived. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is one of the books i have read more than any other. Harry potter and the philosopher stone is great book i would recommend it to all ages above 6. Harry grew up in a household full of pranks, laughter, and, most importantly, love.
Harry potter first edition of the philosophers stone. At the beginning of the book, harry is an unimpressive figure. It was the first book written by rowling, and she was praised for creating wellrounded characters and a fully realized wizard universe that. While its prime audience is children aged 8 to about 11, the story has enough depth to make it a satisfying, if short, read for even teenaged. Publishers do their level best to encourage the phenomenon, with an eye on the astounding statistic of 100 million copies sold worldwide with four. She sent the book to many publishers until one yay bloomsbury. I love his interpretation of harry potters world, and i feel honoured and grateful that he has lent his talent to it, j. Being relatively slight of plot at least when compared to the latter. Hes an elevenyearold skinny kid, with unruly black hair and. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is an enthralling start to harrys journey toward coming to terms with his past and facing his future. The first book in the harry potter series, harry potter and the philosophers stone or harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us is written from the pointofview of the 11yearold harry potter. Harry potter is the famous eleven year old child of lily and james potter, who is the only known wizard to have survived any attack from the evil voldemort. All the harry potter movies in order, from sorcerers. Thus from my point of view hunts words cant be called claims, more the facts about this book.
Published as harry potter and the philosophers stone in the u. Harry buys books, ingredients for potions, and, finally, a magic wandthe companion wand to the evil voldemorts. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. After murdering harrys parents, james and lily potter, evil lord voldemort puts a killing curse on harry, then just a baby. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone major characters. I genuinely enjoyed the book, which had good character development and never stopped moving. Most of the lines are from the book, with few inputs from marauders and lily.
The harry potter reread feels so grown up and accomplished right now. I just couldnt not have this book in my book collection. So, in conclusion, id like to say that peter hunts claims in relation to harry potter and the philosophers stone are quite relevant. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. In book one, percy is the oldest of the weasley children still attending hogwarts. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that.
One of the protagonists in the novel, ron weasley is one of harrys best friends, along with. Brimming with rich detail and humour that perfectly complements j. Rowlings harry potter and the philosophers stone later retitled harry potter. That stone that he had been looking for for several weeks. A weak boy with glasses and brown messy hair, harry has lived with his mean aunt and uncle dursley in england since his parents were killed at age one. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone character bios. However, as soon as the summer activities begin, dudley and his gang play hunting harry, destined to destroy his life, whether imprisoned or free. The curse inexplicably reverses, defeating voldemort and searing a lightningbolt scar in the middle of the infants forehead. Recommendation harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone characters. Harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter 1. The harry potter reread is tap dancing for its dinner because i love tap dancing.
Like most of the greatest heroes in the world, harry is both ordinary and extraordinary. A catholic school removes harry potter from its shelves, claiming the books spells are real. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters from litcharts. Harry potter and the philosophers stone summary harriet evans thinks she is an ordinary girl until she is rescued by a beetleeyed giant of a woman, enrols at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, learns to play quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. He saw a small table in the middle of the room and on the table was the stone. The bloody baron is one of the ghosts who live at hogwarts. The son of james and lily potter and nephew of vernon and petunia dursley. Notes on characters from harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Actually, i havent tap danced in a while, so dont quote me on that. It starts a fantastic world that i could happily live in, and that both i and my children love. Id like to specify that all the books are somehow didactic and many of them contain offensive language. Harry potter brings with it a thousand years of stories and myth and legends and streams them all into a modern setting.
Rowling dreamt it up on a train ride to london and spent years working on it. The whole story revolves around him and his adventures. Harry potterharry potter is the main character in the philosophers stone. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone chapter 3 the letters from no one. The 223page novel is one of just 500 original copies of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first instalment in the iconic fiction series. I got this book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, after my old copy got lost during a move. Rowling, harry potter and the philosophers stone my favourite series and possible favourite book of all time are the harry potter series by j. The writing has been compared to that of jane austen, one of rowlings favourite authors. Harry potter and the philosophers stone character index harry. It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. Well marauders get to read the first book of the harry potter series. Harry potter and the philosophers stone as prochristian the argument that harry potter and the philosophers stone is a prochristian novel has been mainly fuelled by the backlash from more conservative christian groups. What is your favorite scene from the book harry potter and. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone also known as harry potter and the philosophers stone introduced everyone to the world of harry potter daniel radcliffe. By march 1999 uk editions had sold just over 300,000 copies, and the story was still the uks.
Recommendation harry potter and the sorcerers stone by. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is the first book of the harry potter series, written by j. Uncle vernon bought him another one and harry was allowed to finish the first. The order that the characters are seen or mentioned is from the american version of the book. Because of the boa constrictor incident, harry is forced to stay in his cupboard for an uncanny amount of time until summer. Show students the book harry potter and the philosophers stone and give them the opportunity to share anything they already know about the book or its author. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Hogwarts is just about the same as your average english boarding school from the fifties or sixties i think i not an expert on english boarding schools, except that everybody is a wizard or in training to be one. Ron is harrys first and best friend at hogwarts not counting hagrid. Harry potter philosophers stone by jk rowling, signed. Dumbledore leaves harry with an explanatory note in a basket in front of the dursley home. Harry potter and the philosophers stone wikibooks, open. The two main arguments that arise in support of this side of the debate are that harry potter teaches the benefits of morality and loyalty and that harry potter is a. So lets begin our trip down nitpicky memory lane with the one that started it all, harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
I think we must expect great things from you, mr potter. Harry potter and the philosophers stane is terrific the scots version of jk rowlings debut, to be published this. Its very first rite of passage has been reached, and after todays reread, it will be taken out for a sundae. Harry potter and the philosophers stone follows harrys first year at hogwarts. Nearly ten years had passed since the dursleys had woken up to find their nephew on the front. Harry potter philosophers stone by jk rowling abebooks.
Id better go and look through my books, there might be something useful. Harry potter and the philosophers stone character index. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book depository. Read free book excerpt from harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone illustrated edition. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is not a very good book.
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