The novel is filled with magic and fantasy, J.K Rawlings out did herself on this one. Harry Potter and the philosopher stone is the first of this series. The book is about a young boy who is orphaned at infancy by an evil dark magic wizard. He grows up knowing his parents died in a car crash while he lives with his maternal aunt and uncle and their spoilt brat son who happens to be the same age as Harry. They treat him very badly but it seems Harry is quiet content with it, He does not complain, he is barely visible as a family member; it is so bad they make him sleep in the cupboard under the stairs. If one was to go through the house you would find no evidence of another boy in the family but Dudley.
Strange things Happen when Harry is around and his aunt and uncle know this, that he is a wizard. Harry only finds out about his capabilities on his eleventh birthday, Hagrid the caretaker at Hogwarts school of Wizardry appears on that night and reveals this to Harry. Then Harry is enrolled into the school and the adventures begin… with his new found friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasly. Together they embark on a number of adventures and set the climax of the story when they try to save the philosopher stone from being stolen by a presumed evil teacher Snape at the school.
The stone has magical powers to make an elixir of life that can make a person immortal and the three try very hard to keep the stone from the wrong hands, like the hands of the one who should not be named- Voldermont-The Wizard that killed Harry’s parents and attempted to kill Harry when he was still a boy.
At the end good prevails and the stone is destroyed with the help of Dumbledore, the Head master at the school and also a good wizard.
The book is a great read, all age groups will be intrigued by its adventure, how well it’s written and the coherent style of writing that (figuratively) won’t allow you to put the book down. I like how Harry grows within the story, from a young boy who has no clue how much power and fame he possesses to a self-made Hero. He follows instinct throughout the story no one tells him how to do things but he stands for what is right and somehow that leads him to do the right thing. Like when the children where on the field for their first flying lesson and he stood up against Malfoy, he did it because it was wrong he stood up against a bully and the end he was spotted flying and that led to his position in the quidich team as the sneaker.
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