Philosopher's+Stone

=//Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone//, By J.K. Rowling=



Reviewed by Derek Cheng
Harry Potter, a name now known to many kids around the world, started as a feeble idea in the back of J.K. Rowling's mind. At the time, wizardry and magic was a book topic long abandoned, and nobody had written about it for years. When J.K. Rowling finished her book, she had a great deal of difficulty trying to find a publisher that would publish her book. Finally, after a long time of trying, she found a publisher (Bloomsbury Plc) that agreed to publish her book. At first, everyone thought the idea was ridiculous. However, as time passed on, people realised that Rowling's book was a complete success, and many other publishers regretted turning her down. As you can see, the first Harry Potter book was a huge hit, and it still is now.

In //Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone//, Harry discovers that he is a wizard, and he is sent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He discovers a secret passageway, and he starts to wonder what the dog in the passageway is guarding. After a lot of reading, Harry discovers that the thing that the passageway is guarding is the Philosopher's Stone. He starts to suspect that Professor Severus Snape is going to steal the stone. To stop Snape from stealing the stone, Harry, Ron, and Hermione go to the secret passageway and face many obstacles to get to the stone. At the very end, Harry discovers that it is not Professor Snape who was trying to steal the stone, but it was the small and weak Professor Quirrel. Professor Quirrel went to get the stone for Lord Voldemort (PLEASE don't say the name), the most powerful dark wizard that ever lived. But Harry defeats Quirrel, and the stone is saved.

So what exactly makes this book so spectacular? This book is the start of a spectacular series, and it captures kids' imaginations with the interesting magic and incantations. Plus, it has many strange words, and that is also interesting. Because magic (as portrayed in the book) is something that all of us want, we all would love to read about it, and that also makes the book really nice to read. I can't really describe the feeling that this book gives you; you just feel like you can't put down the book. Maybe it's been bewitched to lure Muggles into reading it...

Have you read this book? I loved this book, just like how I loved the other books in the series. Think this book is for you? Post a message, and I can lend it to you. Happy reading!