J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone How has J.K. Rowling taken the elements of the traditional school story and adapted them so as to create a work of popular modern appeal? The typical school story is “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” by Thomas Hughes‚ which was published in 1857. The novel is set in a real life boarding school‚ Rugby‚ and the headmaster is a real historical figure‚ Dr. Thomas Arnold‚ who is famous for introducing the concept of “muscular Christianity”. The hero
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School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I chose this book because the whole series is incredible‚ and J.K Rowling is by far one of the all-time greatest authors in the world. The adventure of Harry Potter‚ along with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger‚ takes place in Hogwarts‚ home to many young wizards and witches. In their third year‚ Harry is forced to go on another roller coaster ride with many challenges that occur in the book. The plot starts when Sirius Black‚ a convicted murderer
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find the stone‚ “ i’ll use the Invisibility Cloak‚ said Harry. ‘It’s just lucky i got it back.’ ‘But will it cover all three of us?’ said Ron. ‘All – all three of us?’‘Oh‚ come off it‚ you don’t think we’d let you go alone?’‘Of course not‚’ said Hermione briskly. ‘How do you think you’d get to the Stone without us?”. (Rowling 197). The loyalty bound between them has guided many teenagers‚ a way to form a partnership‚ a way to trust each other‚ in other word‚ Harry Potter taught the greatest lesson
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the school of wizardry‚ his uncle tried to stop Harry from receiving these letters‚ but try as he will‚ Harry got his letter and went to Hogwarts‚ where he was the talk of the school. At the school‚ he befriends two wizards‚ Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger‚ who help him uncover the mystery of the death of his parents and stop Voldemort from stealing the sorcerer’s stone‚ which would keep him alive forever. The theme of good vs. evil is shown in the beginning of the book‚ when an evil wizard kills
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where a lot of the humor comes from." "Rowling Reveals `Marriage’ to Harry Potter at Reading (Correct)". Bloomberg. 22 October 2007. "Hermione is so very annoying in the early part of Philosopher’s Stone that I really felt it needed something (literally) huge to bring her together with Harry and Ron." 1. Rowling‚ J.K. "Section:Extra Stuff — Hermione Granger". J.K. Rowling Official Site. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008. She is an overachiever who excels
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as friendship‚ courage‚ loyalty or intelligence through the characters‚ at least the main ones‚ and that’s what we’re going to discuss. There are three main characters through all the saga which remain the same: Harry Potter‚ Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They are the most important in every sense. The first one‚ Harry Potter‚ is the titular protagonist and center of the series. He is known as «the boy who lived» and is famous due to being the only one who survived Lord Voldemort’s attack‚ back
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Introduction I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eight years old. It immediately became one of my favorite books. Over the next several years‚ I read the rest of the series many times‚ and I watched the entire series of movies almost as many times. However‚ I’ve never grown tired of re-reading and re-watching the first book and movie. The book‚ titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone upon initial release in 1997‚ was re-titled later that same year as Harry Potter
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GROUP9 The Dursleys are a well-to-do‚ status-conscious family living in Surrey‚ England. Eager to keep up proper appearances‚ they are embarrassed by Mrs. Dursley’s eccentric sister‚ Mrs. Potter‚ whom for years Mrs. Dursley has pretended not to know. On his way to work one ordinary morning‚ he notices people dressed in brightly colored cloaks. Walking past a bakery later that day‚ he overhears people talking in an excited manner about his sister-in-law’s family‚ the Potters‚ and the Potters’
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It goes without saying that almost everyone enjoys the invention of the Internet. I cannot but to admit that the Internet is the greatest invention in the 20th century. In fact‚ today our global communication is functioning based on the Internet as it transmits all kinds of information. Certainly‚ teenagers compose a major group of the Internet users as they research for papers‚ chat with friends‚ read e-mails‚ and so on. It appears to us that the Internet has become so convenient to us that we can
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splitting the two boys? He thinks that Scorpius is the black cloud that Bane told him about In this universe‚ to who is Ron married to? Padma Patil With what will Scorpius and Albus be monitored with? The Marauder’s map In this universe‚ what class does Hermione teach? Defense Against the Dark
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