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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2

In this sequel to HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, we find Harry spending the summer vacation with his awful relatives, the Dursleys, following his first year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Dursleys are so fearful of Harry's growing magic talents that they lock his school books and wand away in a closet and even lock Harry in his tiny bedroom. Harry worries he'll never get back to Hogwarts and his friends, until he's rescued by his best buddy, Ron Weasley, who arrives in a flying car to take Harry away.

The second year at Hogwarts should be smoother sailing, right? Not so. First, Harry receives a strange warning from a house elf named Dobby. Then, when he arrives at Hogwarts Harry must face a vain new professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and his old enemies, Malfoy and Snape. And, even more troublesome this year, some evil force is turning Muggle-born students (those born to humans, without magical blood, including Harry's pal Hermione) to stone. Who could be doing such a thing?

While Harry and Ron try to unravel the mystery of petrification, they discover information about the Chamber of Secrets, a hidden room in Hogwarts that is rumored to be home to a horrible monster. Old legends, clues, and research eventually lead Harry and Ron to the Chamber of Secrets for a showdown with evil like they've never seen before. And Harry must triumph over the Dark forces in order to save Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister (now a first year at Hogwarts), who has been taken over by a nasty wizard. See if he succeeds in this rollicking, spine-tingling adventure. You're sure to love all the fast-moving action, magic and fun in every chapter.

Reviewed by Shannon Maughan on August 15, 2000

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2 by J. K. Rowling

Publication Date: June 26, 2018
Genres: Fantasy
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
ISBN-10: 1338299158
ISBN-13: 9781338299151

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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

From the harry potter series , vol. 2.

by J.K. Rowling ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 2, 1999

Readers will be irresistibly drawn into Harry's world by GrandPre's comic illustrations and Rowling's expert combination of...

This sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1998) brings back the doughty young wizard-in-training to face suspicious adults, hostile classmates, fretful ghosts, rambunctious spells, giant spiders, and even an avatar of Lord Voldemort, the evil sorcerer who killed his parents, while saving the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from a deadly, mysterious menace.

Ignoring a most peculiar warning, Harry kicks off his second year at Hogwarts after a dreadful summer with his hateful guardians, the Dursleys, and is instantly cast into a whirlwind of magical pranks and misadventures, culminating in a visit to the hidden cavern where his friend Ron's little sister Ginny lies, barely alive, in a trap set by his worst enemy. Surrounded by a grand mix of wise and inept faculty, sneering or loyal peers—plus an array of supernatural creatures including Nearly Headless Nick and a huge, serpentine basilisk—Harry steadily rises to every challenge, and though he plays but one match of the gloriously chaotic field game Quidditch, he does get in plenty of magic and a bit of swordplay on his way to becoming a hero again.

Pub Date: June 2, 1999

ISBN: 0-439-06486-4

Page Count: 341

Publisher: Scholastic

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1999

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THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL

From the school for good and evil series , vol. 1.

by Soman Chainani ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2013

Rich and strange (and kitted out with an eye-catching cover), but stronger in the set pieces than the internal logic.

Chainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied.

Every four years, two children, one regarded as particularly nice and the other particularly nasty, are snatched from the village of Gavaldon by the shadowy School Master to attend the divided titular school. Those who survive to graduate become major or minor characters in fairy tales. When it happens to sweet, Disney princess–like Sophie and her friend Agatha, plain of features, sour of disposition and low of self-esteem, they are both horrified to discover that they’ve been dropped not where they expect but at Evil and at Good respectively. Gradually—too gradually, as the author strings out hundreds of pages of Hogwarts-style pranks, classroom mishaps and competitions both academic and romantic—it becomes clear that the placement wasn’t a mistake at all. Growing into their true natures amid revelations and marked physical changes, the two spark escalating rivalry between the wings of the school. This leads up to a vicious climactic fight that sees Good and Evil repeatedly switching sides. At this point, readers are likely to feel suddenly left behind, as, thanks to summary deus ex machina resolutions, everything turns out swell(ish).

Pub Date: May 14, 2013

ISBN: 978-0-06-210489-2

Page Count: 496

Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins

Review Posted Online: Feb. 12, 2013

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 2013

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by Soman Chainani ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 21, 2015

Ultimately more than a little full of itself, but well-stocked with big themes, inventively spun fairy-tale tropes, and...

Good has won every fairy-tale contest with Evil for centuries, but a dark sorcerer’s scheme to turn the tables comes to fruition in this ponderous closer.

Broadening conflict swirls around frenemies Agatha and Sophie as the latter joins rejuvenated School Master Rafal, who has dispatched an army of villains from Capt. Hook to various evil stepmothers to take stabs (literally) at changing the ends of their stories. Meanwhile, amid a general slaughter of dwarves and billy goats, Agatha and her rigid but educable true love, Tedros, flee for protection to the League of Thirteen. This turns out to be a company of geriatric versions of characters, from Hansel and Gretel (in wheelchairs) to fat and shrewish Cinderella, led by an enigmatic Merlin. As the tale moves slowly toward climactic battles and choices, Chainani further lightens the load by stuffing it with memes ranging from a magic ring that must be destroyed and a “maleficent” gown for Sophie to this oddly familiar line: “Of all the tales in all the kingdoms in all the Woods, you had to walk into mine.” Rafal’s plan turns out to be an attempt to prove that love can be twisted into an instrument of Evil. Though the proposition eventually founders on the twin rocks of true friendship and family ties, talk of “balance” in the aftermath at least promises to give Evil a fighting chance in future fairy tales. Bruno’s polished vignettes at each chapter’s head and elsewhere add sophisticated visual notes.

Pub Date: July 21, 2015

ISBN: 978-0-06-210495-3

Page Count: 672

Review Posted Online: June 25, 2015

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Book Review

A sleeping evil awakens under the castle of Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second installment to the Harry Potter series. A sequel that gives what we were looking for an solidifies a desire to read the entire series. Let’s dive in and see what this chapter of the series is all about. I will do my best not to spoil anything major for this book.

Introduction

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released in June 1999. This book is slightly longer than the previous entry clocking in at 341 pages that are shared between eighteen chapters. J.K. Rowling takes us into another mystery for Harry, Ron and Hermione to solve involving the heir of house Slythrine.

This book starts with Harry back at Privet Drive. He has been writing to his friends but has not been receiving letters back. This has really isolated him. Now that he has experienced the wizarding world, he wants nothing more than to return to it. However a house elf named Dobby appears and tells him not to go back to the school and that something really bad will happen there this year. Harry finds out that Dobby has been holding back his letters and chases him. This causes him to interrupt the dinner party his aunt and uncle are having when Dobby uses a hover charm to float a cake over one of the guests head and drop it.

This leads Harry to get in trouble and he gets locked into his room. Eventually Ron Weasly and his two brothers Fred and George come to rescue him and take Harry to their home. This leads to the return to the magic setting that the Diagon Alley chapters of the previous novel had, but this time, in a more homey situation which is very refreshing. It also allows us to learn more from several new characters that were not touched on very much aside from names in the previous book.

That is one of the biggest strengths of this book. It builds very well off the previous book with very little recap needed. The initial shock on a magical world is gone. Now, it’s time to expand on it and really begin to grow the wizarding world. The section in Diagon alley for this book tacks on the idea more heavily of celebrities in the wizarding world with Gildoroy Lockheart. An author who has achieved many fantastic tasks. We also see the view of another section of the wizarding world for the first time. This is the darker side, the evil side if you will. It introduces some more of Malfoy’s family and also shows how the wizarding world also has political divides.

The return to Hogwarts is handled differently than the past book as well. It’s all these small changes that I believe really make this book feel new and expand on the world with several different ideas.

This book noticeably does less school lessons with more time devoted to moving the plot of the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter gets himself in trouble being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This spirals downward and leads to detention and eventually isolation with the whole school no longer trusting him. In a way this is a book that shows school bullying at their second year. The derogatory term “Mud Blood” is uttered by Malfoy to Hermione and we get once again a better sense of the bullying and political differences of families in the wizarding world.

We the readers get to learn some new spells along the way in this book as well as take a deeper dive into the class of potion making in a sense. A whole several chapters are spent in the development and use of the Polyjuice potion. A potion that will have major consequences on the rest of the series. best to learn it young!

There is plenty of comical relief in this book even through it feels rather bleak at times. Everything from Ron’s wand breaking to the Gilderoy Lockhear shenanigans that happen throughout the year after he gets the Defence Against the Dark Arts job. There is even a Valentines bit in this book that I feel is very well placed in the series for character romance. This is treated only as a crush a not a full blown relationship between 12 year olds that would feel very cringy at best.

The conclusion of this book feels much more epic than the previous book. There are some tropes that can be pulled from the fantasy genre here but at the end of the day, the end of the book pays off nearly all the established questions and leaves me asking for more after a satisfying battle that I am trying not to spoil my review.

Overall the character development is great, every character seems to grow and we learn more about them throughout the book. This is effective for more than just the main characters but the supporting characters as well which really makes this world feel very lived in deep.

The Chamber of Secrets does it’s best and good effort of living up to the first installment of the series. It grows the wizarding world and gives us the reader to be more invested in characters that are not the three main leads. We also get a good idea for where the series is planning on heading in the future as Voldemort is still a major threat to the world. This book meets the goals that J.K Rowling set out to achieve. It does not manage to reach the first books level in my honest opinion but is a successful sequel nonetheless. This book is still a fantastic read and worth everyone’s time. There are major setups in this book for future books to come so it’s a very important book as well that cannot be skipped.

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Book review: the harry potter series by j.k. rowling.

Over the last month or so I have re-read the entire Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling . Something I haven’t done since I was a child. It reminded me why I feel in love with reading, a throwback to my childhood. A must read for everyone everywhere.

The series consists of seven books. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first book in the series. I gave it 5 stars. From the first chapter you are drawn into this fantastic world and that you just want to be part of. An adventure from the beginning to the very end. The friendship between Harry, Ron and Hermione is also developed so naturally. I also love how much more assertive Harry is compared to the films.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the series. I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book as it is my least favorite film in the series; I gave it 3 stars. There is so much cut out of the film compared to the book. I also love the introduction of Tom Riddle . Every villain needs a beginning.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was a 4-star read. I only marked it down as it did drag a tiny bit. Remus Lupin and Sirius Black are brilliant additions to the world. They provide a new layer of History to the world. They add back story and a new list of emotions for Harry to deal with.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 5-star read. J.K. Rowling really stepped up her game with the introduction of the Triwizard Tournament ; I was hooked. I really enjoyed how the friendship between Harry and Ron was tested and how the relationship between Hermione and Harry blossomed. You really felt that they were friends through thick and thin. This book contained so much in its pages and all of it seemed relevant. The ending was so shocking, I couldn’t wait to pick up the next edition in the series.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was really long. The narrative was interesting, but I found it drawn out in parts. I only gave it 3 stars. I may have just be overloaded with info, but I found the climax hard to follow. There were a lot of characters and I felt it difficult to follow each strand of the battle. The ending was heart-breaking, another loss for the boy who has lost so much already.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was a 4-star read. I loved the expansion of the friendship group into the other houses besides Gryffindor lot. I felt in this book you got a real sense that the characters had matured. The twist and turns still surprised me after all these years. The twist at the end made me tear up. A twist that I didn’t see coming.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was a fantastic end to the series. A 4-star read, I only marked it down as I felt that it was a slow start to the action. This book had more twists and turns than a roller coaster. It incorporated so much and made a call back to each and every book in the series. I felt I didn’t fully appreciate this book the first time I read it. The characters throughout the series all play such critical roles both big and small.

J.K. Rowling has created something amazing with this series. Stories that don’t age and can be passed down. There is no age limit, they can be enjoyed by young and old. I think I’ll make it an annual read. I think I might even treat myself to the illustrated version for my next excursion into the fantastic wizarding world of Harry Potter .

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Harry potter and the chamber of secrets: harry potter, book 2.

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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling

Although Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) came out in 1998 just after my nineteenth birthday. I don't remember hearing too much about this book or the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) . . . just some murmurings of children and teens saying how good it was. I don't recall the exact year when I started hearing other people (i.e. adults) talk about the series, but they too were gushing about it. I resisted reading the Harry Potter books for several years because I couldn't believe grown adults were so enchanted with a children's book series. It wasn't until after I joined a book club that I actually picked up the books in the series and binge read them all. By the time I read them all, I was burnt out on them, which probably wouldn't have happened had I read them as they came out.

This edition wasn't one of my favorites in the series. One of the biggest reasons was that I despised the character of Gilderoy Lockhart. I found this particular character completely self absorbed and idiotic. He was so very unlikable. However, I'm not sure if J.K. Rowling meant for him to be unlikable or not. Another reason I disliked the book was because of all the speculating of the students of who the "heir of Slytherin" was and gossiped about it. With that being said, Rowling did a great job of capturing how kids really act in a school setting with their gossiping, which gave the book a feel of realness. Lastly, it was still a little young for me, but Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) still was engaging enough for me to finish the book.

What I most loved about the book was learning more about the backstory of Hagrid and Voldemort. Although I didn't care about Dobby throughout the majority of the book, I knew his intentions were well meant, and I love that Harry Potter helped him at the end of the story and didn't have any ill will towards Dobby. I think that was one of my favorites parts of the book.

All in all, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was an enjoyable read that allowed me to escape reality for a bit of time. I gave it three out of five stars

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A review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone By J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone By J. K. Rowling Bloomsbury Pub Ltd Paperback: 224 pages, Feb 2000, ISBN-13: 978-0747532743

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling is a book about bravery and courage. As Professor Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, says “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

I enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it for muggles aged eleven and up. This is the first in the seven book Harry Potter series. I think readers must read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone before reading the other books in the series, as this book sets the scene for the Harry Potter world.

As the title suggests, the main character in this book is Harry James Potter, also known as the boy who lived. The book follows Harry in his first year at Hogwarts, where he meets Hermione Jean Granger, a genius, and Ronald Bilius Weasley, a red head with six siblings.

When he was just a baby, Harry’s parents were killed by a Dark Arts wizard named Voldemort. Voldemort also tried to kill Harry but failed, leaving Harry with a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt on his forehead, and giving him the title the boy who lived. On the night of his parents’ death, Harry was placed on the doorstep of his aunt and uncle, the Dursley’s, much to their displeasure.

“Harry – yer a wizard” Harry was told on his eleventh birthday. With this news, he left the Dursley’s grasp for Hogwarts.

Harry, Ron and Hermione discover that in a room in the Forbidden Corridor on the third floor at Hogwarts, covered by spells and curses, lays the one and only Philosopher’s Stone – a stone that can transform any metal into pure gold and also produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal. During his time at Hogwarts, Harry develops the feeling that his potions teacher Professor Snape hates him, and has a gut feeling that Snape will try and steal the stone. One night, Harry, Ron and Hermione sneak up to the Forbidden Corridor to get the stone before Snape does. The trio pass through challenging obstacles. In the end, Harry has to finish the mission on his own and to his surprise, it’s not at all what he expected.

The theme of this story is magic and mystery. Nothing is as it seems, with changes at every turn.

This book is unlike any other; J. K. Rowling has opened the door to a whole new world of reading. Those readers who enjoy the Scarlet and Ivy series by Sophie Cleverly should also enjoy the Harry Potter series.

About the reviewer: Cleo was Commended in the 2019 Hunter Writers’ Centre/Compulsive Reader Review competition. She is in Grade 6 and her favourite subjects are novel study, reading groups and writing. Cleo has participated in the Premier’s Reading Challenge since she started school. Cleo plays as the Goal Shooter and Goal Attack in her local netball team, which she loves. Cleo’s dream is to have a dog and she is yet to know what she wants to be in the future.

Book review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter series and is the first to really delve deeper into Lord Voldemort’s background, increasing the magical world we found ourselves enveloped in the first book.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling book review

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As I read the penultimate book in the Harry Potter series, Half-Blood Prince, I thought I’d carry on my reviews of the previous books in the series which I’ve read over the past year. The Chamber of Secrets leads on from The Philosopher’s Stone ( read my review of that here if you haven’t had the chance yet ) and expands upon the wizarding world of Harry Potter.

Plot – 4.5/5

The Chamber of Secrets finds Harry, Hermione, Ron and friends back at Hogwarts for their second year. They’ve had the summer off after the heroic trio faced off against some magical trials, climaxing with Harry meeting Voldemort for the first time vicariously through their Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrel.

JK Rowling starts off this sequel by reminding us exactly where Harry comes from but quickly also reminding us how contrastingly exciting the magical world is he can go back to. Upon returning to Hogwarts, Harry Ron and Hermione hope for a quiet year than the last but when a student is found “petrified” with blood on the wall saying “the chamber has been opened” things take a dark turn. When it comes out that this isn’t the first time this has happened, the trio find themselves once again involved in trying to find out what is happening.

Chamber of Secrets improves on Philosopher’s Stone in almost every single aspect – we find out more about Lord Voldemort including his history at Hogwarts, some of our favourite heroes end up in harm’s way and there’s a genuinely darker aspect to this book that draws you in.

Characters – 5/5

Something that many people say is the reason Harry Potter has done so well is the incredible characters that JK Rowling has created and continues to build upon throughout the novel. Harry, Ron and Hermione’s friendship is one that all kids strive to have – heck any adult would strive to have too. The characters around this trio are memorable for either their kindness, evilness or hilarity too.

In this particular book , we see the main trio’s friendship build and see them face some of their biggest fears in an attempt to save the school from a dark history that could see students being killed off. Their dynamics show their age brilliantly – Ron is growing into an awkward young man, Hermione is still the composed intelligent young woman and Harry is the slightly quiet but incredibly brave hero. The likes of Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid and so many other characters bring in such a wonderfully diverse selection of different characters to love.

Summary – 5/5

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling once again delivers a wonderfully magical book. You’re probably wondering if it still holds up after all this time? And the answer is well and truly: Yes! There’s a reason people are still buying these books in their droves these days – their perfectly crafted world, wonderfully built characters and approachable writing style make them a must-read for any fiction fan.

The Chamber of Secrets continues this, building on our favourite characters, expanding on this brilliantly developed world and doing it all whilst effortlessly balancing humour and seriousness really well.

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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

It is the second book in J.K Rowling's fantastic book series Harry Potter. 12 year old Harry has just come back from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to spend a dreadful summer at Number 4 Privit Drive. Little does he know his summer is about to get worse. Uncle Vernon is expecting to get one of the best deals of his life during a visit from the Masons. Unfortunately it doesn't go as planned when a house elf shows up in Harrys bedroom with an ominous message. The elf proceeds to try to get Harry expelled from Hogwarts by dropping a pudding on Mrs. Masons head. Uncle Vernon puts bars on Harrys window to stop him form getting out. Harry is in despair when the Ron (his best friend), Fred, and George(Ron's twin brothers) Weasley save him from the clutches of his aunt an uncle and he spend the restof the summer with them.

Harry is back at Hogwarts after an eventful journey. He's ready to start a new peaceful year at Hogwarts. That doesn't go to plan when he starts hearing a mysterious voice in the school corridors. Harry, Ron, and Hermione partake on a amazing and thrilling journey to uncover who is petrifying the students. This book is absolutely amazing and is worth reading. It has magic, mystery, and loads of adventure.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, Book 2) (2) Paperback – September 1, 2000

Book 2 of 7 Harry Potter
Print length 341 pages
Language English
Grade level 4 - 7
Lexile measure 940L
Dimensions 5.25 x 1 x 7.5 inches
Publisher Scholastic Paperbacks
Publication date September 1, 2000
ISBN-10 0439064872
ISBN-13 978-1338878936
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J.K. ROWLING is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, which have sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, she wrote three short companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , which went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry’s story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog , the royalties for which she donated to her charitable trust, Volant, to help charities working to alleviate the social effects of the Covid 19 pandemic. Her latest children’s novel, The Christmas Pig , was published in 2021.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant, and is the founder of the international children’s care reform charity Lumos. J.K. Rowling lives in Scotland with her family.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition (September 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 341 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0439064872
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338878936
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8+ years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 940L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1 x 7.5 inches
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J.k. rowling.

J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and a bestselling crime fiction series written under the pen name Robert Galbraith.

The Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies worldwide, been translated into 85 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. They continue to be discovered and loved by new generations of readers.

Alongside the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling 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 The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of her international children’s charity, Lumos. The companion books and original series are all available as audiobooks.

In 2016, 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, and is now thrilling audiences on four continents. The script book was published to mark the plays opening in 2016 and instantly topped the bestseller lists.

In the same year, she made her debut as a screenwriter with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Inspired by the original companion volume, it was the first in a series of new adventures featuring wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander. The second, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released in 2018 and the third, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was released in 2022.

The screenplays were published to coincide with each film’s release: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - The Original Screenplay (2016), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay (2022).

Fans of Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter can find out more at www.wizardingworld.com.

J.K. Rowling’s fairy tale for younger children, The Ickabog, was serialised for free online for children during the Covid-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020 and is now published as a book illustrated by children, with her royalties going to her charitable trust, Volant, to benefit charities helping alleviate social deprivation and assist vulnerable groups, particularly women and children.

Her latest children’s novel The Christmas Pig, published in 2021, is a standalone adventure story about a boy’s love for his most treasured thing and how far he will go to find it.

J.K. Rowling also writes novels for adults. The Casual Vacancy was published in 2012 and adapted for television in 2015. Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, she is the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Strike’ crime series, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott. The first of these, The Cuckoo’s Calling, was published to critical acclaim in 2013, at first without its author’s true identity being known. The Silkworm followed in 2014, Career of Evil in 2015, Lethal White in 2018, Troubled Blood in 2020 and The Ink Black Heart in 2022. The series has also been adapted for television by the BBC and HBO.

J.K. Rowling’s 2008 Harvard Commencement speech was published in 2015 as an illustrated book, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, sold in aid of Lumos and university-wide financial aid at Harvard.

As well as receiving an OBE and Companion of Honour for services to children’s literature, J.K. Rowling has received many other awards and honours, including France’s Legion d’Honneur, Spain’s Prince of Asturias Award and Denmark’s Hans Christian Andersen Award.

J.K. Rowling supports a number of causes through her charitable trust, Volant. She is also the founder and president of Lumos, an international children’s charity fighting for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world.

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[Book Review] ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ by J.K. Rowling

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J.K. Rowling needs no introduction. She is, of course, the author of the famous Harry Potter series . She was born on July 31, 1965 at Yate General Hospital near Bristol, and grew up in Gloucestershire in England and in Chepstow, Gwent, in south-east Wales. Rowling conceived the idea of Harry Potter in 1990 while sitting on a delayed train from Manchester to London King’s Cross. Over the next five years, she began to map out all seven books of the series. She wrote mostly in longhand and gradually built up a mass of notes, many of which were scribbled on odd scraps of paper. The result is known to us all – a series of unparalleled fame and popularity that we all enjoy. Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith , J.K. Rowling also writes crime novels, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike.

“The truth.” Dumbledore sighed. “It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”

Harry Potter books tell the story of orphan Harry James Potter, the discovery of his secret magical powers and the role he plays in the safety of the hidden world of witchcraft and wizards.

After being raised in the miserably unfair home of his Uncle Vernon Dursley, Harry practically begins life anew when he discovers that he is a wizard and is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry . Among Harry’s first-year adventures are making new friends (Hagrid, Ron and Hermione), standing up to the torments of school bully Draco Malfoy, and becoming the star player of his Quidditch team (the favored sport in the magical world). Harry’s life as a Hogwarts “first-year” is more interesting than that of most attendees, because he is already famous for surviving the attack of the evil Lord Voldemort, who tried to kill him as an infant. Everyone in the wizard world knows more about Harry’s family and his story than he himself does.

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This first book – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – introduces you to this magical world for the first time, and it does so in a smooth and comfortable fashion, introducing both you and Harry to strange wonders never yet experienced. This makes the transition into the world of magic an easy and pleasant experience. Rowling has built a strong and multi-layered world with immense amounts of detail , yet it is written in such a way that it doesn’t feel tedious or as though you are being fed all the information at once, as is the case with many fantasy novels . Through Harry’s eyes, you encounter wands, monsters and spells with their magical properties, purposes and history laid out in small, easily consumable chunks. This means that the book never ceases to envelope you in its world or characters, whereas many epic fantasies have a habit of pulling you aside in a rather obvious fashion and indulging in the rather fruitless exercise of explaining every newly encountered item.

All the characters, teachers, students and bad guys alike have truly believable personalities, eccentricities and flaws, which, more often than not, helps to make them the truly lovable and long-standing characters that they have gone on to become. These friendships and relationships drive the book forward, providing comical respite and emotional engagement along the way.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

There are characters in this book that will remind us of all the people we have met. All of us have known a spoilt, overweight boy like Dudley, or a bossy and interfering (yet kind-hearted) girl like Hermione. A large number of the younger readers will also be able to easily identify with Harry, especially with his initial feelings of isolation and a sense of not belonging, and then through to his excitement at finally leaving that life behind in favor of one where he does belong and will be happy.

Hogwarts is a truly magical place, not only in the most obvious way but also in all the sheer detail that the author has gone to describe it. It is the place that everybody wishes they could have been to when they were eleven , for that’s where many adventures befall the trio (Harry, Ron and Hermione), and the stone in the book’s title is center to all the events that unfold as the plot progresses. The story builds toward the exciting conclusion that has the ultimate feel-good factor.

In conclusion, this epic journey out of the Muggle world and into the school and world of witchcraft and wizardry bags 4 out of 5 stars. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is a must-read for anyone within the age-group of 8 to 600 years (for those who have used the stone :p) who want to be mesmerized by an enigmatic world.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone novel by J. K. Rowling

A novel that needs no introduction is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling. It is the novel that has shaped the lives of millions of readers and is still one of the most read novels today! Keep reading to find out why this novel and series is as popular as it is.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Summary

On his eleventh birthday, Harry Potter finds out he is a wizard and will be attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Before then, Harry did not even know that magic was real or that he was famous. As Harry learns about his past and his parents who died protecting him, he prepares to embark on a new journey.

Harry arrives at Hogwarts and becomes friends with two of his classmates Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. The trio all are members of house Gryffindor and help each other pass the first year at Hogwarts. But as they find out throughout the course of the year, they will face many challenges and enemies.

Suspicious activity at Hogwarts like a three-headed dog guarding a trap door and a troll somehow entering and attacking Hogwarts makes the trio suspicious. Harry, Ron, and Hermione soon discover Professor Dumbledore is hiding something at Hogwarts and someone is trying hard to steal it. As the first years try to manage the workload, they must also stop whoever is after the secret artifact before it is used by the dark forces at the school.

Originally published as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the United Kingdom in 1997, within the first six months of release, the children’s book took off. When Scholastic bought the U.S. rights, Scholastic’s Arthur Levine believes that the title wouldn’t work for American readers. After some discussion, the novel’s title was changed to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone which was suggested by Rowling.

Rowling went on to say that she wished she hadn’t changed it but since it was her first novel, she didn’t have as much leverage. The title change was not necessary and makes it a bit confusing for some people. The good thing is that that is the only novel where that happened. Maybe Scholastics should give readers a little bit more credit.

I was first introduced to the Harry Potter world by the movies. As a kid, I was always intimidated but the size of the Harry Potter novels and did not believe I would be able to read a book that big. It was later on in my life that I tackled bigger novels and even later when I finally read the Harry Potter novels.

I fell in love with the novels wholeheartedly. The writing is great, the characters are wonderful, and the overarching plot and how everything connects was done perfectly. One thing the movies never did well was showcase Harry’s struggle of not having a family and his loneliness. In the novel, we see how they affect Harry’s state of mind and acting out because of those feelings, something the movies don’t do that well.

This novel and the whole Harry Potter series should be read by every reader in my opinion. Not everyone has to like it but reading it and finding that whether you do or not should be a test given to everyone. It will get a lot if children into reading and that is always a great end result. Expect reviews for all the novels in the series in the coming months!

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In the first paragraph u wrote eep instead of keep… XD

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I used to be a huge fan of the movies but never read the books. It’s always interesting to hear the differences. Good to know that the book expands on the characters a bit more!

The entire series ends differently in the books than in the movies. the boom ending in Deadly Hallow makes much more sense.

My daughter made sure all her copies were the the UK versions

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these series made a reader out of me, thanks for sharing 🙂

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I also saw the movies first. It wasn’t until after “The Goblet of Fire” film came out that I started reading the books. But I read the 4th one first, and the rest out of order, until “The Deathly Hallows” book was released. Not too long ago, I started rereading the 1st “Harry Potter” novel, and picked up on some new details and moments that I’d missed before, including some dark ones.

Rereading them now and there’s a lot that you realize that you missed. Rowling thought it all out!

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I love Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone also known as. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

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The cover was good, but I read a little, and I thought that if I read more it would be more interesting. Well, beyond interesting, but my new favorite book!

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An apocalyptic class reunion

After seven earlier films reaching back a decade, the Harry Potter saga comes to a solid and satisfying conclusion in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” The finale conjures up enough awe and solemnity to serve as an appropriate finale and a dramatic contrast to the lighthearted (relative) innocence of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” all those magical years ago.

Harry, Hermione and Ron are grown up now, and Harry has even grown the facial stubble required of all epic heroes. The time has come for him to face Lord Voldemort in their final showdown, and their conflict is staged in a series of special effects sequences containing power and conviction. I am still not sure what the bolts discharged by magic wands actually consist of, but never mind. They look wicked and lethal.

I dare not reveal a single crucial detail about the story itself, lest I offend the Spoiler Police, who have been on my case lately. Besides, you never know. Maybe they’ve completely rewritten J. K. Rowling’s final book in the series. Maybe Harry dies, Voldemort is triumphant, and evil reigns.

What I can observe is that this final film is a reunion of sorts for a great many characters we’ve come to know over the years. So many distinguished British actors have played roles in the Potter films that those who haven’t may be fitfully resentful. Here we see once again characters whose names were once new and now resonate with associations: Bellatrix Lestrange, Rubeus Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, Ollivander, Lucius Malfoy, Sirius Black, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin and even Prof. Minerva McGonagall, who is called upon to summon her powers and shield Hogwarts School from the powers of Voldemort.

You don’t want to know what happens to Hogwarts here. Many of its shining spires and noble gothic arches are reduced to ruin and ashes, providing an apocalyptic battleground. The school also seems to have mysteriously relocated adjacent to towering heights that permit vertiginous falls to the earth far below. There is no place in Britain that fits this geography, but then is Hogwarts quite in the real Britain? What is does occupy is a Britain of the imagination. The series has remained faithful to J. K. Rowling’s original conception, and resisted temptations to cheapen its action or simplify its complexity. She created a fictional world with its own logic and consistency, and here at the finale, there is some satisfaction in seeing loose ends tied up, lingering mysteries explained and suspicions confirmed.

In a dreamy sequence, we are allowed to see the characters as they were in the beginning. They were so young. By spanning something like real time, the story has grown older along with them. Daniel Radcliffe , born 1989, was 11 when he first played Harry Potter, is 21 now, and he and Ron Weasley ( Rupert Grint ) and Hermione Granger ( Emma Watson ) have luckily remained recognizable and soldiered on through what involved a great deal of hard labor. Not many young actors have been worked so relentlessly for a decade.

That said, it’s apparent again in this film that the three leads are upstaged by the supporting characters. Their role is to be plucky, clean-cut and stalwart. They sneak around and observe things. They eavesdrop. They speculate. They are lectured to. They endure a little low-key puberty. Harry struggles to master his magic. Meanwhile, such British legends as Maggie Smith , Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon , Alan Rickman and Ralph Fiennes steal scenes just by standing there. What chance does Harry or anybody have against Voldemort’s smashed face with its nostril slits? Late in the film, leaving nothing to chance, Voldemort even appears as his own fetus, looking like it’s been simmered in red sauce.

It is Fiennes’ Voldemort who dominates this last installment, illustrating the old actors’ axiom that it is better to play the villain than the hero. It takes a considerable villain to hold his own in the crumbled ruins of Hogwarts, and force the remaining students to choose between the friends of Harry or joining him on the dark side. Considering what has happened to Hogwarts, it’s a little surprising that the students haven’t been sent home, but then Dumbledore has had other things on his mind.

This movie is impressively staged, the dialogue is given proper weight and not hurried through, there are surprises which, in hindsight, seem fair enough, and “Harry Potter” now possesses an end that befits the most profitable series in movie history. These films will be around for a long time. And without spoiling a single thing, let me just observe that the final scene clearly leaves an opening for a sequel. I know, Rowling says there won’t be one. Just sayin’.

Note: This entire movie is dark, gloomy and filled with shadows. So it should be. That makes it particularly inappropriate for the additional dimness of 3-D. There are a few shots that benefit from 3-D (I like the unfolding of the little magical globe) but none that require it. Avoid the surcharge and see the film in proper 2-D with brighter color.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid
David Thewlis as Remus Lupin
Alan Rickman as Snape
Helena Bonham-Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Gary Oldman as Sirius Black
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall
Michael Gambon as Dumbledore

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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' is a very satisfying ending to the long-loved book series about the boy wizard Harry Potter. It does justice to the reputation of the entire series by telling the story of the finale with great finesse.

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‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ‘ by J. K. Rowling is a very fitting ending to the seven-book series about magic, wizards, and witches by J. K. Rowling. It is also one of the most highly-rated Harry Potter books of all time. This book has been commended by many critics for how well the plot renders itself to Rowling’s masterful storytelling and how well the character arcs are completed in this book, especially that of Severus Snape.

Furthermore, ‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ‘ rewards readers with the long-awaited standoff between Harry Potter and Voldemort . Though these two have faced each other several times before in the series and even in this very book, it is the finality of the last duel that makes it more satisfying to read about.

Portrayal of Love

The most essential trope in the story of ‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ‘ has to be love because a lot of events that occur in this book are strongly influenced by it. Furthermore, the idea of love being a very strong form of magic that Voldemort never understood or even cared to find out about is very illustrative of his very psyche. Voldemort grew up never experiencing love, and that is why the lack of love got deeply embedded in his identity.

Instead of trying to overcome his fear of love and its uncertainty, Voldemort decided to take a different path that doesn’t require love at all. He intended to become the strongest wizard of his time and to triumph over what he thought was a paltry feeling. He believed that there was no need for love and also that just through fear, he could conquer anyone who stood in his way.

Harry, on the other hand, was brought up in slightly similar circumstances, where his aunt, uncle, and cousin never gave him affection or love. However, Harry grew up very empathetic and kind, despite how less loved he was, until his eleventh birthday when he found out that he is a very famous wizard already loved by the entirety of Wizardkind. Furthermore, his friendship with Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, and even the others like Neville, the Weasley Twins, Luna, and Ginny, reinforced his belief in love. Harry is the embodiment of a kind and loving soul right from the first time he boards the Hogwarts Express.

When Malfoy tries to win Harry’s friendship through the promise of power and fame, Harry doesn’t concede and instead decides to stay friends with Ron, the boy who helped him get through the platform to board the Hogwarts Express. This is an illustration of how Harry is very sensitive to the idea of love and empathy.

Love, like this friendship that blossoms between Ron and Harry, is very simple and innocent. It sees and feels the most subtle depths of the human condition and is not easily tarnished by grandiose ideas like fame or power. Love does not require anything in return, and it is non-expecting and simply takes pride in giving freely without expectations of anything to be returned.

Love is also an essential emotion and theme that fuels Snape’s allegiance to Dumbledore, and Snape’s undying love for Lily Potter eventually helps Harry defeat Voldemort. Here too, love is given freely without any expectations.

Snape’s love for Lily Potter is unconditional, and despite her death and there being no reciprocity of any form for Snape’s actions that exhibit love, he continues on his mission to protect her son out of the love he has for her. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ does a great job of showing this very strong and significant meaning of love through its characters’ actions. J. K. Rowling does a great job sticking to the writers’ adage “Show, don’t tell,”, especially in the case of ‘love.’

Another example of this trope is Molly’s vicious attack on Bellatrix, which seems to stem from her pure love for her daughter Ginny. Despite being a relatively tame witch with no field experience as an auror or a witch with any such combat experience, Molly Weasley musters all her might and becomes very vicious when her daughter Ginny is attacked by Bellatrix Lestrange, one of the most powerful witches present in that battle. Molly shows no signs of fear and attacks her back with all her strength, eventually defeating Bellatrix and killing her. This illustrates the strong effect that love has on people and how one can rise to great lengths when their love is threatened.

Although there are several instances of love portrayed in this book, one final example that is worth mentioning is the sacrifices of Dobby, Lupin, Tonks, Fred, Mad-Eye Moody, and many others. They all fight out of love for their ‘tribe’ even if it is worth losing their life over. Dobby dies due to a knife thrown at him by Bellatrix Lestrange when he is apparating with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the goblin Griphook at Malfoy Manor.

However, Dobby doesn’t show any regret when he dies in the arms of Harry. He is just very grateful for his life and happy that he is with his friend Harry Potter when he is dying. Lupin and Tonks die during the Battle of Hogwarts, and despite having a newly born son Teddy, they fight the battle because they believe in the cause they fight for and hope that their son can grow up in a world free from Voldemort.

Fred, too, dies during the battle, and he, too, is willing to sacrifice his life despite the consequences because of his love for his family and fellow beings. Mad-Eye Moody, one of the strongest wizards in the Order of the Phoenix, dies during the Battle of the Seven Potters, and he too is not afraid of death and faces it bravely because he is confident in the cause he is fighting for and is willing to risk a lot to see the end of Voldemort’s reign. All of these people are brave and strong because of how strong their love is for the cause they fight for.

‘The finale’ is an essential part of every story because it helps summarize the essence of the entire story and determine the deeper messages propagated through the story. It is not an easy task to write a finale for a large book series with a lot of details and plot points that need to follow continuity and stay faithful to the thematic structure of the series. However, J. K. Rowling does a great job in telling the finale of this story without there being any inconsistencies within the series.

The major element of this finale is the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. Harry Potter and Voldemort have had a lot of history in this book series, but it is the eventual resolution of their conflict that ultimately assigns completeness to it. Unlike real-life events, which are meant to just occur on their own with no innate pattern or need for continuity, most books are written by authors with intent and are therefore expected to mean something beyond the mere nature of events occurring by themselves.

Voldemort’s cause for Pure-Blood supremacy is something that is inconvenient to most people and questions their freedom which is why living in harmony with each other is a better and more inclusive ideology to uphold. Therefore, Harry champions that cause and, along with his many supporters and friends, fights for this cause. However, Voldemort is a very powerful wizard with a large army of dark wizards and witches called Death Eaters and is, therefore, no easy challenge to face.

The way Rowling uses the plot as a means to illustrate the complexity of Harry’s growth from a boy to the ‘Chosen One’ who ultimately defeats Voldemort is what makes this finale all the more exciting to read.

Even in just ‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ‘ Harry starts out strengthening his grudge against Snape with no clue about the Horcruxes and their whereabouts. He is confused, aimless, and has no real goal beyond a vague and abstract resolve that involves finding Horcruxes and destroying them. However, as the book progresses, a lot of things begin to change significantly.

Due to Harry’s connection to Voldemort’s mind, Harry begins to understand his foe better and make sense of how he is thinking and feeling. Even though he was explicitly told by Dumbledore, Snape, and even Hermione and Ron not to pay heed to this connection, Harry chooses his own path, takes a decision, and uses this connection to get a lot of important details he needs, including the identity of the last two Horcruxes. In the meantime, Harry, with the help of his friends and other random elements, makes great progress in his search for Horcruxes.

Furthermore, he uncovers nuanced details about the Deathly Hallows, something that wasn’t even on the cards until that point. This widens Harry’s horizon further, and Harry adjusts his ‘map’ to fit in this new detail. This keeps on going until Harry figures out further details from the Pensieve and Snape’s memories.

This changes him significantly, making him stronger and ready to face Voldemort, eventually facing him defenseless in the forest. Despite the killing curse being targeted at him, Harry is still alive. Finally, when all the Horcruxes are destroyed, Harry confidently vanquishes Voldemort.

It is this growth and significant change that makes this finale more worthwhile to read. Harry starts off from being a boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs to the boy who brings an end to the rule of a tyrant that even the strongest of wizards couldn’t put an end to.

The prophecy is only a mere trigger for these events to have taken place and does nothing beyond giving the story an interesting side. It is Harry’s actions alone that let him transform into the boy that kills the Dark Lord. The finale of this book is a triumph because it allows the reader to witness true growth in its characters . This theme of growth can also be applied to other characters in this book, including Ron, Hermione, and especially Neville. Neville Longbottom , who was always a scared kid and got bullied constantly for his shortcomings, ends up eventually killing the snake Nagini, ending the need to destroy Horcruxes which is what helps Harry to eventually kill Voldemort.

Why is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows a good book?

‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ‘ is a great book because despite being the final book in the Harry Potter book series, it not only works as a book that ends the story and plot drawn in previous books but also works as a standalone book with its own story. Furthermore, ‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ‘ does justice to all the themes portrayed in previous books and adds several interesting themes of its own that weren’t as obvious in previous installments. These include testing the friendship between the trio, digging deeper into loyalties and allegiance, and also revealing the true motivations of some characters like Snape.

Why is Deathly Hallows book so boring?

While a part of ‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ‘ is definitely slow-paced and lacks action like the rest of the book, it is by no means boring as a whole. While some readers might find this boring, from the perspective of the plot, this ‘limbo’ in the book serves as an illustration of the characters’ feelings themselves, and this phase eventually leads to Ron leaving the forest and going back to his house. If a reader feels bored, it is meant to induce that exact feeling to illustrate how it must have actually felt when the trio was wandering purposelessly and in search of Horcruxes they didn’t know where to find.

Is Harry potter dead?

No, Harry Potter is not dead in ‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows .’ He is said to be the Horcrux of Voldemort, which is why he is supposed to die if he wants all the Horcruxes to be destroyed. The reason Dumbledore stated that Harry must be killed by Voldemort himself is that Voldemort’s ‘rebirth’ in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ occurs because Wormtail uses Harry’s blood, and as long as Voldemort is alive, Harry simply cannot die because he is still under the protection of his mother’s love. So, in the end, Harry Potter comes back alive and doesn’t die.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: A Wonderful Finale to the Book Series

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Book Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Book Description: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' culminates the series with satisfying resolutions, from Snape's arc to key battles, leading to Voldemort's defeat.

Book Author: J.K. Rowling

Book Edition: First Edition

Book Format: Hardcover

Publisher - Organization: Bloomsbury Publishing

Date published: July 21, 2007

ISBN: 978-0-7475-8349-3

Number Of Pages: 607

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a wonderful finale to the book series. It makes great use of the plot and its characters to weave a very interesting story into existence. Furthermore, it also does justice to most of its character arcs, including that of Severus Snape who has been portrayed as a villain for most parts of the series, despite being crucial in the victory of the protagonist Harry Potter against Voldemort, the antagonist. Many of the events in this book are also very satisfying for the reader including the scene where Molly Weasley battles Bellatrix Lestrange and kills her, Neville Longbottom uses the Sword of Gryffindor to kill the snake Nagini, and Harry eventually kills Voldemort putting an end to the battles and the war.

A very well-written conclusion to an interesting book series.
Very satisfying character arcs for readers to indulge in.
The eventual triumph of good over evil in a very thrilling battle scene.
A very long book and sometimes feels overdrawn in some places.
Most lovable characters of the book series have very little presence in this book.
Some inconsistencies with the logic of how wands work.

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6) What form does Hermione Granger's Patronus take?

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11) Which creature can transform into a person's worst fear?

12) Who teaches Herbology at Hogwarts?

13) Which spell is used to open the Marauder's Map?

14) Which character is killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle of Hogwarts?

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24) What is the effect of the Cheering Charm?

25) What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?

26) What is the name of the goblin-made object that is supposed to bring its owner prosperity, but also brings them into conflict with goblins?

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