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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter

I am a massive fan of the Harry Potter, and the films. The films are very good in their own way, but I eagerly anticipating the book. It is the last book in the series – Harry potter and the Deathly Hallows – and will be released on Saturday 21st July 2007. To refresh my memory, I will be writing a brief opinion of the each chapter of the Harry Potter books, with my favourite quote from the chapter and also a question from the corresponding chapter too every day. I am listening to my audiotapes of the book (1 tape a day).

I found Harry Potter quite late. The series began in 1997, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). However, I was not really into fantasy books – much preferred Murder Mysteries! So I have heard how good they were, but considered them “Children’s books” and did not bother to borrow them from the local library

However! Fast-forward to Boxing Day 1999. I had heard that there was going to be a complete and unabridged recording of the first Harry Potter book, read by Stephen Fry on Radio 4. Boxing Day, for me, is a lazy day so decided to finally find out what all the fuss was about and listen to it. I think I was hooked from the first couple of lines. I was absolutely intrigued. What on earth were Muggles? Why was a little baby left on a doorstep?

In 2001, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) was released on film.

The books have different titles for England (where I am!) and American. We (the English!) know it as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The American people know it as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Subtle changes to the text of the books have been made to reflect this. So with no more ado let us start form the beginning…

 

 

Chapter 1: The Boy Who Lived

As Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, start their normal, Tuesday routine, there is nothing to suggest that this Tuesday is going to be different from any other Tuesday. They are a family that is very boring, very predictable, and very committed to being as normal as possible. Because Mrs. Dursley has a sister that is none of these things, they pretend she does not exist.

When Mr. Dursley finally leaves for work, he is disgruntled to find out that there are things happening on this Tuesday that are simply not regular. There are people walking around in cloaks, owls flying all around, and a host of other weird things that happen during the day to push him into a foul and confused mood.

When he finally drifts off to sleep that night he’s glad that the weird day is over, or so he thinks. Outside, a strange old man is discussing current event with a tabby cat who just turned into a very severe looking woman. The man is a wizard, Albus Dumbledore, and he tells the woman that Voldemort, the evilest wizard that ever was, was destroyed when he tried to kill little Harry Potter, and that no one knows why this is so. Harry’s parents were killed, and he’s bringing Harry to live with his aunt and uncle, the Dursley’s.

posted by JaneMarple at Apr 11 08, 3:18 AM 2 comments

2 Comments:

  • Was this an opinion or a summary? Sounds more like a summary to me!

    By linkinparksid, Apr 11 08 4:56 AM


  • a little of both :)

    By JaneMarple, Apr 11 08 2:30 PM