Book Information
Author: J.K.RowlingGenre: Fantasy, Children's Fiction
Published: Bloomsbury, June 1997
About the Book
Mr H. PotterThe Cupboard under the Stairs
4 Privet Drive
Little Whinging
SURREY
Harry Potter is used to a world without magic – his miserable aunt and uncle make sure of that. But then mysterious letters start arriving, each addressed to Harry in emerald-green ink. Change tingles in the air. Adventure awaits. For Harry Potter is no ordinary boy – he is a wizard and nothing will ever be the same again…
My Review
Harry Potter is one of the first books I remember becoming obsessed with and still am to this day. I got lost in the magic of the wizarding world. I fell in love with the story. The characters were ones I could see myself as, ones that I thoroughly enjoyed reading about.
The book is the first of seven, as we start to follow Harry Potter’s journey into the wizarding world. After an encounter with Voldemort as a baby, he becomes an orphan and lives with his Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and his cousin, Dudley. He is miserable for 11 years until a giant called Hagrid tells him that he’s a wizard.
In the first instalment of this incredible series, he begins his life at Hogwarts, begins to learn magic, plays Quidditch and becomes friends with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
Character-wise, my favourite is definitely Hermione Granger. To those who don’t know her, she seems to be a bossy know-it- all, who excels at her studies, but once she befriends Harry and Ron, you quickly discover that she is so much more than that. Kind. Intelligent. Brave. Those are just a few of the very many words I could use to describe her. The author, JK Rowling, said that “Hermione really is an exaggeration of me”, and I feel the same. I also really like the lovable character of Rubeus Hagrid, who helps the trio discover the goings-on concerning the Philosopher’s Stone, of course, he told the trio things he shouldn’t have! I also really liked the characters of Professor Minerva McGonagall and Headmaster Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Overall, I love this book and it takes a special place in my heart, 5 stars and the shelf reserved for my favourites. If you are lucky enough to own the illustrated or MinaLima editions, you must agree that the artwork is beautiful. I have reread this book eight times, and am in the process of reading it for a ninth time!
Look out for the other reviews on the remaining 6 books, the scripts for the Fantastic Beasts series and the script for The Cursed Child.
