Harry potter book 1 pages full#

We are given a glimpse of an alternative London which possesses a giant underground bank (GringottвЂ™s) which is staffed and guarded by goblins, a shop which sells nothing but wands (they choose their owner, you know), text books and of course, the mandatory uniform for witches and wizards in waiting. In one clean sweep, we meet this wonderful man, the Durselys are (finally) put back in their place, and HarryвЂ™s metaphorical train ride to destiny finally begins itвЂ™s unforgettable journey from the land of Muggles to a rather fantastic and make-believe University for talented youngsters.Д¬hapter five is where the fun and excitement starts to build. Hagrid the groundskeeper of Hogwarts appears in the scene, right as the clock strikes midnight, and just as Harry turns eleven.

And this is where we meet the storyвЂ™s first truly adorable character. Which leads to countless further questions.)ДЄs HarryвЂ™s Eleventh Birthday approaches, letters from Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry begin to arrive addressed to HarryвЂ™s attention, but of course these are intercepted by the Dursleys in yet more vain attempts to control events and powers that are way beyond them. (The alert reader will see that these are all performed by Harry without him being aware of doing it - which thereby suggests his subconscious is performing the magic. Of course, the efforts of domination and control by this stupid man amount to pushing water uphill and it is not long before вЂ™strangeвЂ™ things start to happen to people around Harry. Poor Harry is kept вЂ™under the stairsвЂ™ for years in a vain (and stupid) bid by Dursley Snr to control the (natural) growth of magic in the potential Boy Wonder. I wont claim to be something I am not, so my review will focus primarily on the story telling side of this phenomenon.ДЄt bookвЂ™s commencement, the reader is introduced to those revolting people referred to by Ms Rowling as вЂ™The DursleysвЂ™. This story can be reviewed on several levels.

Harry potter book 1 pages full#

These facts alone are enough to justify giving the entire seven book series full marks. Harry Potter and the PhilosopherвЂ™s Stone is book one of seven, and not only has the series gone on to sell hundreds of millions of copies around the world - but more significantly, countless of millions of lives have been changed, and (dare i say it) saved, and redirected to the powers of reading and thereby strengthening of our individual imaginations. The story of an orphaned boy raised by relatives who hate every thing about him, and who turns out to be one of the worldвЂ™s most powerful wizards - is one of the greatest publishing success stories the world has ever seen. HARRY POTTER BOOK ONE - THE PHILOSOPHERвЂ™S STONE