Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone

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 (Only Minor Spoilers)

 

I thought, for my first review it was only fitting that I do one of the biggest influences on my generation, the Harry Potter Series.
Starting with Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone and going right through to the Deathly Hallows. Alrighty. Here goes nothing.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, at first glance is not that remarkable.

(Sorry for the slight glare, it was from the camera flash)

A cartoon train and a nerdy looking boy with a scar and glasses on the front. But this simple cover, with an old man in robes with a long white beard on the back hides a much greater story than first imagined. A world of wizards and witches, where magic is in everyday life yet normal people are clueless. This is the world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

 

Set in Britain, the book is the first in a series of 7, which follows what appears like a relatively normal boy, Harry Potter, who wears glasses and has a lightning bolt scar on his forehead. Harry has been brought up a muggle but on his 11th birthday, he receives a visit from the man who delivered him to his aunts, a half giant called Hagrid.

 

From here, the read adventure begins. Harry, thrown into a world in the back alleyways of London, a secret train platform and a large castle in Scotland which holds the school. The world of magic and wizards is so well written into a world we already know, and using the real places like Charing Cross and Kings Cross Station.

 

This book is very well written, and the characters are well introduced and well developed throughout the book. The plot has a few interesting twists and the introduction of some very interesting and important items that are re-occurring, such as a library book called Hogwarts: A History and the 'Invisibilty Cloak' that Harry gets given.

 

There are downfalls to the book however, as well as it is written, there are some parts that are not quite as page-turning as the rest of the book. These parts however are few and far between.

 

Until next time,

Atra du evarinya ono varda,
(May the stars watch over you)

 

Samantha.