Book Report: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Book Report
I. Introduction
Book Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone No. Of Pages: 309pages Publisher: Scholastic Author: J.K. Rowling Overview: -Harry Potter is an 11 year old boy who has lived with the Dursley family ever since his parents died in a car crash. For some reason the family has always mistreated him. On his 11th birthday a giant man named Rubeus Hagrid hands him a letter telling him that he has been accepted as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry learns that his parents were wizards and were killed by an evil wizard Voldemort, a truth that was hidden from him all these years. He embarks for his new life as a student, gathering two good friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger along the way. They soon learn that something very valuable is hidden somewhere inside the school and Voldemort is very anxious to lay his hands on it.
II. Body a.Character •Harry Potter: He's an eleven-year-old skinny kid, with unruly black hair and a weird scar on his forehead. He's also an orphan who doesn't remember his parents and is stuck living with the obnoxious Dursleys – his Muggle aunt, uncle, and cousin. •Ronald Weasley: Ron is Harry's first and best friend at Hogwarts. •Hermione Granger: She's loud and bossy and butts in all the time. •Albus Dumbledore: Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. •Voldemort: Voldemort was a wizard who went bad. •Rubeus Hagrid: Hagrid is the Groundskeeper of the Hogwarts. •Minerva McGonagall: She’s a deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. •Severus Snape: Professor Snape teaches potions at Hogwarts. •Professor Quirrell: He's the new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher. •Draco Malfoy: Malfoy is always trying to get Harry in trouble. •Mr. Vernon Dursley: Harry’s Muggle uncle. •Mrs. Petunia Dursley: Harry’s
I. Introduction
Book Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone No. Of Pages: 309pages Publisher: Scholastic Author: J.K. Rowling Overview: -Harry Potter is an 11 year old boy who has lived with the Dursley family ever since his parents died in a car crash. For some reason the family has always mistreated him. On his 11th birthday a giant man named Rubeus Hagrid hands him a letter telling him that he has been accepted as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry learns that his parents were wizards and were killed by an evil wizard Voldemort, a truth that was hidden from him all these years. He embarks for his new life as a student, gathering two good friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger along the way. They soon learn that something very valuable is hidden somewhere inside the school and Voldemort is very anxious to lay his hands on it.
II. Body a.Character •Harry Potter: He's an eleven-year-old skinny kid, with unruly black hair and a weird scar on his forehead. He's also an orphan who doesn't remember his parents and is stuck living with the obnoxious Dursleys – his Muggle aunt, uncle, and cousin. •Ronald Weasley: Ron is Harry's first and best friend at Hogwarts. •Hermione Granger: She's loud and bossy and butts in all the time. •Albus Dumbledore: Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. •Voldemort: Voldemort was a wizard who went bad. •Rubeus Hagrid: Hagrid is the Groundskeeper of the Hogwarts. •Minerva McGonagall: She’s a deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. •Severus Snape: Professor Snape teaches potions at Hogwarts. •Professor Quirrell: He's the new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher. •Draco Malfoy: Malfoy is always trying to get Harry in trouble. •Mr. Vernon Dursley: Harry’s Muggle uncle. •Mrs. Petunia Dursley: Harry’s