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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.

Harry Potter is a boy of 11 years old. His parents were killed when he was a baby and he was confided to his uncle and is family: The Dursley. He lived there for approximately 10 years, his bedroom was under the stairs. It looked more like a closet. At his eleventh birthday, he received a lot of letters but is uncle burned all the letters. They all moved away, Harry and his adopted family. But one day a big man found the family and gaved a letter to Harry, in the letter we could read: Dear Harry, congratulation you are admitted in the most famous wizard school; Poudlard.

He arrived at the school by train. In the train he met Ron and Hermione. They became big friends. Harry was made asked to play in the Quiditch team of the house Grifondor. He became a good catcher. But at the same time someone tried to steal the sorcerer's stone and Harry, Hermione and Ron worked to keep the stone save. This stone had magical powers

The wizard who killed his parents was killed by Harry when he tried to kill him. Something happened and the wizard disappeared. This wizard was named: That one that we should not pronounce the name, his true name was Voldemort. Harry as succeeded the prevent him from stealing the stone, but he met Voldemort. Voldemort has successfully lived in an other human; the professor Quirell. Voldemort wanted to steal the stone to find is own body. But Harry kill Voldemort a second

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