... beans (Stuttaford 59). I could not understand why quite so much fuss has been made about the Potter books. The first author that I found seemed pleased with the Harry Potter books. He describes the book in very good detail. Harry Potter has to live with his aunt and uncle, but Harry is rather out of place there, but things improve greatly for him when he goes to the ... mythological precursors; for Rowling they are just a plot device appropriated from common cliché. "Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone,"" will be a great Christmas present for kids who haven't read it yet- and it is a boo...

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... have developed a sense and feeling about the world that can differ from reader to reader (Hsi, Movie Review ). The objective of this research paper is to compare the "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" book to the "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" movie as well as explain how moviemakers use certain elements to create good movies out of books. Is it better than the ... was till I saw the movie. The computers they use can make anything you could imagine. Thirdly, I did not know what Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, and Harry Potter looked like, somebody read the book to me and I could no...

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... with. The different kinds of character in the story also contribute to making the novel an entertaining book to read. Each character has his own unique traits that we encounter in the real world. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is an enchanting novel by J.K. Rowling and is apparently written particularly ... to help and back up Harry in times of need. And this was how the three friends gained each other's trust. In the end, they all helped each other which enabled them to defeat their greatest enemy , Voldemort. One thing missing, though, in this Harry Potter book was the absence o...

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... Sorcerer's Stone, which was written by J.K. Rowling. The Copyright date of the book is 1998 and the book contains 309 pages. 2) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is about a boy named Harry Potter who found out he was a wizard who as a baby drained the powers of the most dangerous wizard Voldemort. Potter was sent to a wizardry school named Hogwarts, where he studied magic. There ... that allows wizards to have infinite powers. Harry ends up restraining his professor in a dungeon room, which contains the stone until the school's master Dumbledore stops Quirrel. Voldemort ends up escap...

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, written by J. K. Rowling, is a modern fantasy whose title alone brings the anticipation of magic. The cover illustration and the chapter headings, as well as the illustrations at the beginning of each chapter, will make the reader anticipate excitement and intrigue. The size of the print and the length of the book ... seem to deem the age range for this book is mid grade school to junior high, yet people of all ages enjoy it. The opening page ends with one sentence that will leave the reader waiting for more and anticipating an extraordinary story. Harry...

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... is written by J.K. Rowling. It's the third book of the well-known Harry Potter series. Azkaban is a prison in the wizard world. The main problem in this book is that a feared mass murderer escapes out of the prison and that explains the title. The story: Harry Potter is a wizard. He goes to the Hogwarts ... School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, and this school year will be his third year on Hogwarts. In the summer holidays he lives with the Dursleys, a Muggle family. Muggle is the wizard word used for non-magic people. Harry can't stand ... influence on the ministry of magic and the Hippog...

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... change his world forever. I think J K Rowling started writing these books because she was bored with the world as it was and thought that Harry's world might be a bit more interesting. Fundamentally Harry Potter is a traditional good versus evil story. Harry is the one who, according to prophecy, can defeat the Dark Lord (Voldemort) an evil wizard who uses his powers to murder hundreds of ... innocent people. Before Harry Potter there were very few books about children who were wizards, this is why it was so successful with young readers: they could relate to someone their age rather th...

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... more than treasure there."    The beginning of the popular Harry Potter series begins with the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," also known as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in countries other than America. One night, a one-year-old Harry Potter is being delivered to Number 4 Pivet Drive. Ten years from that day, Harry Potter finds himself looking at a letter addressed to him:   " ... ;Mr. H, Potter  The Cupboard under the Stairs  4 Privet Drive  Little Whinging  Surrey& ... the setting moves to Hogwarts, a giant of a castle with towers and ti...

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In J.K. Rowling's book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, we meet a meek, shy boy named Harry. He is the product of two parents who loved him very much but were killed earlier on in his life. He was sent to live with the Dursleys, his only relatives who are horrible to him. After numerous strange encounters with Hagrid (a visitor from the wizard world), Harry learns that ... the typical fears that a regular boy would have of going off to a new school, but also has all of these abnormal fears about his reputation to conquer. After reading this book, it is clear that Harry Potter does no...

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... Prisoner of Azkaban (E2B) Dear Mrs. Farkas, My book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K Rowling. It is about Harry Potter, a young wizard who is now 13, and is known by every wizard because he survived from the greatest dark wizard, Voldemort. Harry has had many encounters with Lord Voldemort, and survived each time! Anyway Harry has just received letters from all his good ... friends like Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Hagrid. With the letters where birthday presents for his 13th birthday. Harry ... ) and going to Lord Voldemort, and tried to put it on Black. After ...

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... Rowling. They follow the adventures of the young wizard, Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione, at Hogwarts - The school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The book was first published in 1997 and the film has been long awaited in coming. I first read Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone in the year it was published ... and heard about the film adaptation eighteen months ago. Initially, I thought that it would be an impossible feat to capture on screen. The book deals with witchcraft and magic and relys heavily ... to escape into another world. The moment you pick up the book, you are l...

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In the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K.Rowling takes you into the life of Harry Potter. She takes us through Harry's hard times and happy times that are common to boys growing up, but Harry's work at Hogwarts is anything but common! Much of the story is plan "hang on to your seat" excitement. Throughout this story Harry Potter learns many lessons along with his best friends ... in his sleep "He's at Hogwarts He's at Hogwarts). Black's unknown whereabouts put the Hogwart's Campus on edge an on full alert as Harry Potter and his classmates return for a new school year. As the...

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... of Secrets" II. Author: J. K. Rowling III. Summary: This book was about a boy named Harry Potter and his adventures at Hogwarts School for Witches and Warlocks. It is Harry's second year at the school. His two best friends are Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, also attending Hogwarts. They all live at the school during the school year. Harry lives with his Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, and ... reunited. A magical plant cured Hermione as well as the rest of the attacked. As for Harry he had defeated Lord Voldemort once again. IV. I would say that Rowling is a good author. I have read the f...

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... thing. It is not always good to have a label. A student might only look to a smart kid as an answer book or a cheat sheet. When and if those expectations fall short of reality, the "cheat sheet" is at fault. When Harry loses points for Gryffindor house, he becomes an outcast. The big hero everyone heard about becomes a shunned scrawny git that ... , the hero, the jock, or the nerd becomes just students. They're "that one kid in history class." In conclusion, many people in books of fiction such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and in real life put others into "boxes." Sometimes t...

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... 's Stone through the Mirror of Erised to save his friends and himself. Harry Potter is a skinny, black haired eleven-year old boy with round black glasses, and fair skin. He has a lightening scar on his forehead above his emerald green eyes. The character, Harry Potter, who appears in the series of Harry Potter books, has three important personality traits that make him an interesting figure. These ... traits are adventuress, brave, and friendly. Harry is definitely an adventuress boy. Every time there is something weird going on, Harry goes right in to investigate, like with the sorcere...

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I decided to use Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, for my paper. There are a couple of problems with this, like, it was a book that was then made into a movie, and the other is that it is set in England which I don't know that much about, except that they like ... signify big events that are coming, especially dealing with magic. The letter scene helps prepare the viewers for what is going to happen in the near future to Harry. Now lets look at the Magical world. They use bright rich colors instead of plain dull colors. It appears like they are almost royalty with all the tapestries ......

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... Stone By Rollings In the book, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer`s Stone, Written by J.K. Rollings, I believe that courage is the most outstanding theme. J.K. Rollings does a wonderful job of expressing it in this book. Although there are many other themes I feel that courage is by far the most important. Harry shows courage when he tries ... to catch Nevillerememberall that Malfoy threw, from crashing to the ground. Harry had to have courage to get on the broom for ... helping him. He had to have even more courage to stand up to Malfoy for throwing Nevillethe rememberall and trying to brea...

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... ) comes to Hogwarts, a school for withes to learn about magic. At Hogwarts, Harry meets many friends and finds mystical things everywhere, and trouble. Harry Potter doesn't know this yet, but he will have to overcome a big obstacle to survive. At first, Harry lives mean aunt and uncle. Here, Harry doesn't know at all that he is a sorcerer, until he receives a strange letter inviting him to ... Hogwarts. Of course, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia don't want Harry going to this school. Harry does end up at ... Constrictor from Brazil, and began talking to it! After Dudley punched Harry and ...

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... myths may help people understand why JK Rowling chose the colors she did in the novel. Claim/Thesis Statement: Many religious critics of the Harry Potter series claim that JK Rowling's novels are satanic and promote devil worshiping. These critics argue that the devil's favorite color must be green ... book so critics have used that as a way of claiming the devil's favorite color is green. Many readers disagree with this which is why the topic is such an issue that has and will continue to be argued. Audience Concerns: The general targeted audience is the adult population who is reading ...

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... of the Pheonix I am currently reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This amazingly magical book focuses on so many different themes. One great theme of this book is love, because Harry Potter was blessed with such an incredible love by being accepted into the magical world. Another awesome theme is the trust between Harry, Hermoine and Ron, because they always stick together no matter ... what and defend each other to the fullest. There are also many hidden secrets in this big magical world of Harry's. Some so horrible ... without it friendships could break up because ther...

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... Harry Potter book. Harry had to suffer at his aunt Petunia and his uncle Vernon's square house on Privet Drive during the summer. Petunia and Vernon Dursley were what you call "muggles". They were close-minded non-magical folk who despised all witches and wizards. That was the main reason why they treated Harry ... supposed to be in the muggle world. Someone sent them. He attacked Dudley who was both dumbfounded and petrified at the sight of these creatures. Harry tried hard to fight them off but he wasn't very successful. Although he wasn't successful, he did try and use magic against th...

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Harry Potter And the Chamber of Secrets By Matt Carlson Harry returns from Hagwarts back to the Dursley's home for another terrible summer. He returns home on his birthday and nobody even remembers. Harry has to stay upstairs all night because Uncle Vernon is having business guests over for a dinner party. Then, out of the blue, an house elf named Dobby sneaks into Harry's bedroom and ... . The Phoenix attacked the serpent and poked its eyes out. Harry then reached inside the sorting hat and found a sword and so he stabbed the book. So was the end of Riddle and the Monster from the Chamber of ...

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I am reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. It is the fourth and last book in the series. I have only read one hundred seven pages so I will only be giving statements about the events to that extent. The book starts when Harry went to sleep after a long day. In the middle of the night he ... wakes up to the annoyance of the scar on his forehead. He is bothered by this and can't go back to sleep so he is trying to think of who he can write to. Harry thought ... and wizards try to make port key's look like everyday litter so muggles don't go playing with them. After a friendly conversati...

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... who is mistreated by his aunt and uncle and finds himself being a Wizard. In 1991 Rowling had written almost 10 different 1st chapters for the book Harry Potter. When Rowling was 26, she went to teach English as a second language (ESL) in Oporto, Portugal. There Rowling married a man by the ... sleep all day in a buggy next to her. In 1995, Rowling finally finished writing the first Harry Potter book. Rowling made multiple copies of the book using a typewriter since she couldn't afford to have the original copy copied. Rowling was in search of a publisher for her ... planned on writing...

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... "? So I guess the religious extremists are currently at an all-out war on crime mysteries novels. No? I thought so. But that's exactly what they are saying about Harry Potter, you know, there's magic involved in Harry Potter, therefore it is evil, so lets bust out our pitchforks and torches. You see, that's also the case with crime fictions; for example, someone got brutally murdered ... the Playstation or computer. This in turn, as research has shown, led to our nation's appaling average literacy rates and climbing obesity cases. Harry Potter was the turning point and if a kid has the p...

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