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 he too is a wizard. He bounds off to wizard school and realizes that he has a great reputation to live up to. It seems as though everybody already knows of him everywhere he goes! People everywhere whisper behind him or those more brazen speak to him openly about his wizardly powers. Harry realizes that living up to this immense reputation will be a very difficult task. Not only does he have all of 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 not live up to his wizardly name while studying at Hogwart's, yet does contain the potential to do so. When Harry was wearing the sorting hat to decide what house he would be joining, it whispered that he did contain courage. " "Hmm," said a small voice in his ear. "Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind, either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes - and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting So where shall I put you?"" (Rowling, p90) The sorting hat realizes that there is potential to become a great wizard, but it does not say when. Harry may go on to become a great wizard, but does not do so during this novel.
Harry is coy and timid and does not yet have the confidence that is portrayed by all of the other successful wizards in the story. "Professor McGonagall was again different. Harry had been quite right to think she wasn't a teacher to cross. Strict and clever, she gave them a talking to the moment they had sat down in her first class.
The story I read was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... There are three main characters, Harry Potter; Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. ... She is what all the "wizards" call a "Mudblood". ... She however is a very talented wizard. ... On this last piece was the name Harry Potter. ...
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was a film based on J.K. ... To story of Harry Potter is Harry's parents have died in a car crash when he was still a baby, and he is being brought up by his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. ... Hagrid, who is half giant, who brought the letter, finally introduces Harry into the real circumstances of his life: His parents were a wizard and a witch; they were killed by the evil wizard Voldemort while protecting Harry from being killed. ... There is Harry Potter, who is the boy who did not know he was a famous wizard. ... This was a big part becau...
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1) My first book I read over the summer was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which was written by J.K. ... 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. ... Voldemort ends up escaping but once again Harry defeated him. 3) The significance of the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is that the book is about Harry Potter and Harry learns about a stone which ma...
Harry Potter is now the biggest celebrity in the wizarding realm because of his shocking past. ... The Dursleys never told Harry about his magical heritage but he found out near the beginning of Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone the first book in the thrilling series. ... Harry Potter is an eleven year old boy who lives with his aunt and uncle and spoiled cousin, due to the fact that Harry's parents were murdered by Lord Voldermort when Harry was just a boy. ... For this reason, Harry's presence at Hogwart's, where young witches and wizard's hone their craft, is vital...
The book, Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban, is written by J.K. ... It's the third book of the well-known Harry Potter series. ... The story: Harry Potter is a wizard. ... Harry runs away from the Dursleys and is picked up by a bus for wizards. ... I like Harry Potter stories because it's about a strange world where everything could happen. ...
The name of this book is Harry Potter. ... So finally this summer I decided to read the Harry Potter books because since the fifth book released this summer and had some amazing sales and reviews I decided to read them. ... The first book explains who Harry Potter is and who is parents are. ... It also tells us that he is born in a wizard family, a person who believes in magic and uses it, but lives with his aunt and uncle who are muggles, people who don't believe in magic. ... There are many students who are also harmed by Lord Voldemort, the murderer of Harry's parents, because...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first in a series of books by J.K Rowling. ... 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. ... Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone introduces us to the young wizard as a baby and explains why he is special in the wizarding world. Harry's parents were both wizards and attended Hogwarts in their day. ... All who read Harry Potter, are at once encapsulated by the mystery and wonder of the story. ...
