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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
jfoster_sf: This is a great fantasy series about a brother and sister who are sent to live with their grandparents for the summer. When they arrive they are amazed at how much land their grandparents own-a vast forest, expansive grounds, and a beautiful garden. When Seth goes to explore the forest (although his Grandfather has clearly forbidden it), he meets Muriel, a cunning witch who tries to capture him. This meeting soon unlocks a great secret that their grandparents have been guarding for many years. This is an exciting, funny, and mysterious fantasy that I highly recommend reading!… (more)
i have always been a fan of harry potter the books and movies. the first time i ever read the harry potter books was in 3rd or 4th grade. the series takes you to what you are reading in the book by using your imagination. ( )
I mean Harry Potter is a classic, I don’t really know what else to say about the book other than they are classics and fun reads. The movies are great, I love them. I’ve read the beginning of the book and I like it so far and it’s pretty similar to the movies so far. ( )
Still one of my favorites of all time, for good reason. Rowling just nailed the characters and really draws you into the whole wizarding world. It was fun to go back and re-read this after so many years. ( )
This is the first book in the Harry Potter series and is Harry's introduction into the world of witchcraft and wizardry. Harry Potter begins the book with his muggle family, not knowing anything of the world that he was born into. He eventually is found by Hagrid on his eleventh birthday and is told all about Hogwarts and then Hagrid takes him to go shopping for all his school supplies. As Harry is introduced into this world, he comes to realize that he is somewhat of a celebrity because of the circumstances behind his parents death and how he survived when he was just a year old. As he progresses throughout the school year, Harry and his friends Ron, Hermione, and sometimes Neville, go on all sorts of adventures and get into all sorts of trouble. Adventures like sneaking around in an invisibility cloak, and helping Hagrid safely get rid of the dragon he was trying to keep in his little house. Despite all the times they get in trouble and they close calls they have, they make it through their first year of Hogwarts. I would recommend this book for either a 4th or 5th grade classroom, and maybe even a 6th grade classroom. The fantasy writing leaves a lot up to ones imagination and can be a very good read. The only problem I can see with this book and this series is how some families might view the whole subject of wizards and witches.
for Jessica, who loves stories, for Anne, who loved them too, and for Di, who heard this one first.
First words
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
Quotations
The wand chooses the wizard, remember…I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter…After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things - terrible, yes, but great.
Last words
"They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer. . . ."
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the original title in the UK.
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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
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Harry's a wizard studies magic at Hogwarts fights possessed teacher (asbunny)
A wizard child saves his school from a Dark Lord and makes some new friends. (marcusbrutus)
Orphaned a baby but growing up unknowing he is a wizard (Firefox-Flame_dancer)
Went with a strange man
because he gave me chocolate.
Almost got murdered.
(CathWhitney)
Mamija raconte L'histoire du sorcier célèbre Mélen comprend rien (Tiercelin)