Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book Notes is a free study guide on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling.…
There’s a lot of action and chair tipping excitement in Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. Harry starts out in the book stuck in his room when Dumbledore comes to take him to meet a friend. Soon Harry is on the train back to Hogwarts with all his friends unaware what will meet him there. Harry starts Potion class to find a strange book that someone know as The Half Blood Prince, whom been writing tips in his potion book as well as spells. Then Harry starts to learn, while in lessons with Dumbledore, the past of Lord Voldemort to find that he has been using Horcruxes to keep his soul safe so he is immortal. Dumbledore finds a Horcrux that leads them into a cave with traps and monsters you can’t even imagine. They might have bit off more than they can chew.…
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine, 2003. Print.…
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . New York City: Scholastic, 2003.…
J.K. Rowling is the best-selling author of the one of the most popular book/film franchises in history, Harry Potter. Joanne Rowling was born in July 1965 (Smith, 2014). Jo left her hometown of Chepstow for Exeter University. There she earned a French and Classics degree. After her graduation she moved to London and did a variety of jobs including one at Amnesty International (Smith, 2014). She came up with the idea for the Harry Potter series during a delayed King’s Cross train ride. Throughout the following five years Rowling outlined the plot for all of the seven novels and started writing the first novel. Around the same…
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone Harry Potter. NY: Listening Library, 1999. Print.…
The novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, written by J.K Rowling is the first of seven books in the Harry Potter series. It is set in modern day England. The story is narrated in third person although during the first chapter, we look at the story through the eyes of Mr Dursley. The genre of the text is fantasy. The book explores themes such as the value of humility and the consequences of desire.…
J.K. Rowling is the author of the book. Originally from Yate, England, she was a single mother struggling to make it while living on welfare. She worked on the book, which the idea came while traveling by train from Manchester to London. The first book was published in 1999 and the last book was released…
Although developed differently, in both The Hobbit and Harry Potter, the authors share similar characters and traits; therefore, it is evident that a vast amount of characters from the Harry Potter series are inspired by many of Tolkien’s. Classics such as the Hobbit have laid the foundation for new novels to come and inspire authors…
In the Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling, there is a connection in the wands’ of Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter. This connection causes Harry and Lord Voldemort to have a hard time defeating one another because both of the wands have a feather of the same phoenix. Lord Voldemort wanted to kill Harry so he could have another horcrux to store his soul in. The reason the wands react strangely when fighting against one another is because when they do, the wands display all of the spells which the wizard has cast in reverse order of the casting. The winning wizard often gains powers from the losing wizard because of the connection.…
I read the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. It was a book filled with adventure, heartbreak and a few laughs. This is the fourth book in a series of seven books all telling the story of Harry Potter. It told an interesting story about a Wizarding world and the people inside of it. There was good and evil, happiness and sadness, and plenty of lessons to learn.…
Rowling, the main theme is shown throughout the book. The idea of good v.s. evil is shown through many specific events. The theme of good vs. evil is shown when Harry’s parents are killed by an evil wizard, when Harry has to live with his horrible aunt and uncle, and when Harry goes up against Voldemort. The main form of evil shown are the evil wizard, Voldemort, and the Dursleys. The main form of good shown is Harry and the wizards of Hogwarts. J.K. Rowling develops the theme of the novel through many specific events and the development of…
D. First, we will look at her early life; secondly we will look at the books she has written in her career. Finally, we will look at the awards and worldwide fame the Harry Potter books has brought her.…
Throughout the British novel Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone there are many themes , motifs and symbols that show up as the novel progresses from chapter to chapter. Which was written by J.K Rowling in mid nineteen- ninety seven about a boy who discovers he is a wizard and somehow his fate is to defeat and evil wizard that he encountered when he was younger and that had killed his parents.…
In this book report I will talk about a book that is very popular: Harry Potter. There are four books, the author is supposed to write two more books. Today, I will talk about the first book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone.…