Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.Harry Potter has never even...
Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.Harry Potter has never even...
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Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
About the Author-
J.K. ROWLING is best known as the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which were published between 1997 and 2007. The enduringly popular adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione have gone on to sell over 500 million copies, be translated into over 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Alongside the Harry Potter series, she also wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. J.K. Rowling collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany to continue Harry's story in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened in London in 2016 and is now playing worldwide. In the same year, she made her debut as a screenwriter with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first in a series featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander, which was inspired by the original companion volume. J.K. Rowling has also written a standalone novel, The Casual Vacancy, and is the author of the Strike crime series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Both have been adapted for television. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE and a Companion of Honour for services to literature and philanthropy. She lives in Scotland with her family.
Reviews-
stonegoble - I read this series 4 years ago and I absolutley love it! I never thought I liked fiction ( only historical and realistic) but after reading this is changed how I viewed these kind of books. The book is about a boy named Harry Potter who has been brought up always knowing his parents passed away in a car crash. He has had to live for 11 years with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and his plump cousin Dudley. During his stay he was never loved, never got to celebrate his birthday, and thats saying a lot compared to Dudley who whines that he only got 26 presents and not 27. In his mind what can be worse? Living in a cupboard under the stairs, never getting mail, Dudley stomping on his tiny called "bedroom". So the average day Harry picks up the mail to find a letter for no other that HIM HIMSELF , addressed Mr. H Potter "the cupoard under the stairs" 4 privet drive little whining surrey. And thats when it all starts,
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO WIN THIS BOOK AS I COLLECT THE NEW EDITIONS OF EACH HARRY POTTER AND I AM A MASSIVE FAN! I DRESSED UP AS GINNY WEASLEY FOR HALLOWEEN, I HAVE 4 WANDS BEEN TO THE HARRY POTTER THINGY AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS AND THE SET IN LONDON! I AM A BIG FAN AND I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS!
Starred review from December 30, 1996 Readers are in for a delightful romp with this award-winning debut from a British author who dances in the footsteps of P.L. Travers and Roald Dahl. As the story opens, mysterious goings-on ruffle the self-satisfied suburban world of the Dursleys, culminating in a trio of strangers depositing the Dursleys' infant nephew Harry in a basket on their doorstep. After 11 years of disregard and neglect at the hands of his aunt, uncle and their swinish son Dudley, Harry suddenly receives a visit from a giant named Hagrid, who informs Harry that his mother and father were a witch and a wizard, and that he is to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry himself. Most surprising of all, Harry is a legend in the witch world for having survived an attack by the evil sorcerer Voldemort, who killed his parents and left Harry with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead. And so the fun begins, with Harry going off to boarding school like a typical English kid--only his supplies include a message-carrying owl and a magic wand. There is enchantment, suspense and danger galore (as well as enough creepy creatures to satisfy the most bogeymen-loving readers, and even a magical game of soccerlike Quidditch to entertain sports fans) as Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione plumb the secrets of the forbidden third floor at Hogwarts to battle evil and unravel the mystery behind Harry's scar. Rowling leaves the door wide open for a sequel; bedazzled readers will surely clamor for one. Ages 8-12.
October 4, 1999 With more than seven million copies of Sorcerer's Stone and its two sequels sold in the U.S. in a year's time, it would be hard to find many school-age children who haven't at least heard of Harry Potter. British author Rowling's tales of a young wizard-in-training who attends the unusual Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have enchanted children (and their parents, too) like no books before them. Now, with this sharp audio production, those who haven't yet met Harry will soon be swept up in the fun, and established Potter fans will delight in hearing Harry's adventures anew. British actor and Broadway star Dale is an inspired choice as narrator, reading with a light, assured air that makes Harry's fantastic, sometimes dangerous, world very real, while never losing sight of Rowling's humorous underpinnings. His numerous vocal characterizations are dead-on, especially his fast-talking take on Harry's sweet but overachieving witch friend Hermione Granger. A gruff and sensitive Hagrid (the school's gamekeeper), evil Malfoy, kindly Dumbledore and appropriately Scottish Professor McGonagall are also crisply distinctive. The combination of Rowling's exquisitely evocative writing and Dale's nimble reading make this a magical addition to the bewitching Harry Potter canon. All ages.
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stonegoble - I read this series 4 years ago and I absolutley love it! I never thought I liked fiction ( only historical and realistic) but after reading this is changed how I viewed these kind of books. The book is about a boy named Harry Potter who has been brought up always knowing his parents passed away in a car crash. He has had to live for 11 years with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and his plump cousin Dudley. During his stay he was never loved, never got to celebrate his birthday, and thats saying a lot compared to Dudley who whines that he only got 26 presents and not 27. In his mind what can be worse? Living in a cupboard under the stairs, never getting mail, Dudley stomping on his tiny called "bedroom". So the average day Harry picks up the mail to find a letter for no other that HIM HIMSELF , addressed Mr. H Potter "the cupoard under the stairs" 4 privet drive little whining surrey. And thats when it all starts,
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO WIN THIS BOOK AS I COLLECT THE NEW EDITIONS OF EACH HARRY POTTER AND I AM A MASSIVE FAN! I DRESSED UP AS GINNY WEASLEY FOR HALLOWEEN, I HAVE 4 WANDS BEEN TO THE HARRY POTTER THINGY AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS AND THE SET IN LONDON! I AM A BIG FAN AND I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS!
