So, the theme for today's posts is going to be the Harry Potter series by
J. K. Rowling . Right now , I am going to put up an essay I had to write for my English class about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on here. Later on I will write about my opinion of all of the Harry Potter series. The Hope of Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling is, without a doubt, one of the most popular authors around. She is most well-known for the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series is titled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” In the book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” J.K. Rowling shows how characters can go through so much, yet still come out of it happy and hopeful.
In the beginning of the book, Rowling writes about a boy who is left on the doorstep of his Aunt and Uncle. This boy goes through years of abuse and mistreatment caused by his Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin Dudley, all the while thinking he is normal. However, on the night of his eleventh birthday, the boy, Harry Potter, finds out that he is anything but normal.
You see, Harry Potter wasn’t just any old ordinary human. As a matter of fact, he wasn’t even an ordinary wizard. You see, on the night Harry was left on his Aunt and Uncle’s doorstep, he had done an amazing thing. Harry Potter defeated a horrid man named Voldemort and lived. Thus, as written by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter became known as “Harry Potter – the boy who lived!” (Rowling 18).
After finding out about being a wizard, Harry went to a school for wizards known as Hogwarts. There, Harry encountered many things and made many good friends. Harry made two best friends. One was Ronald ‘Ron’ Weasley, whom he, officially, met on the train ride to Hogwarts. “He was tall, thin and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet and a long nose” (Rowling 70). His other best friend was Hermione Granger. “She had a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair and rather large front teeth” (Rowling 79). He became friends with Hermione when he, along with Ron, saved her from a troll that had been let into the school. “From that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them” (Rowling 132). Throughout the book, the three friends would go on many adventures together and become even closer because of the things they end up having to face.
At the end of the book, Harry, Ron, and Hermione save the day when they stop Voldemort from getting the Philosopher’s Stone, which could have given him his power back. When they three friends are getting of the train about to go to their families, the friends are very happy and cannot wait until the next school year. Even Harry is happy because even though he is going back to his horrid family, he knows he has another year at Hogwarts to look forward to. Also, as Harry told his friends, “They don’t know we’re not allowed to use magic at home. I’m going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer ...” (Rowling 223).
So, as you can see, J.K. Rowling demonstrated perfectly how, even though you go through hardships, you can still be happy and hopeful. The book also quite possibly speaks to the resilience of children. Hermione, Ron, and Harry especially went through hardships, yet they all come out of it happy and impatiently waiting for the adventures that the next school year would bring them.
J.K. Rowling is, without a doubt, one of the most popular authors around. She is most well-known for the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series is titled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” In the book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” J.K. Rowling shows how characters can go through so much, yet still come out of it happy and hopeful.
In the beginning of the book, Rowling writes about a boy who is left on the doorstep of his Aunt and Uncle. This boy goes through years of abuse and mistreatment caused by his Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin Dudley, all the while thinking he is normal. However, on the night of his eleventh birthday, the boy, Harry Potter, finds out that he is anything but normal.
You see, Harry Potter wasn’t just any old ordinary human. As a matter of fact, he wasn’t even an ordinary wizard. You see, on the night Harry was left on his Aunt and Uncle’s doorstep, he had done an amazing thing. Harry Potter defeated a horrid man named Voldemort and lived. Thus, as written by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter became known as “Harry Potter – the boy who lived!” (Rowling 18).
After finding out about being a wizard, Harry went to a school for wizards known as Hogwarts. There, Harry encountered many things and made many good friends. Harry made two best friends. One was Ronald ‘Ron’ Weasley, whom he, officially, met on the train ride to Hogwarts. “He was tall, thin and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet and a long nose” (Rowling 70). His other best friend was Hermione Granger. “She had a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair and rather large front teeth” (Rowling 79). He became friends with Hermione when he, along with Ron, saved her from a troll that had been let into the school. “From that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them” (Rowling 132). Throughout the book, the three friends would go on many adventures together and become even closer because of the things they end up having to face.
At the end of the book, Harry, Ron, and Hermione save the day when they stop Voldemort from getting the Philosopher’s Stone, which could have given him his power back. When they three friends are getting of the train about to go to their families, the friends are very happy and cannot wait until the next school year. Even Harry is happy because even though he is going back to his horrid family, he knows he has another year at Hogwarts to look forward to. Also, as Harry told his friends, “They don’t know we’re not allowed to use magic at home. I’m going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer ...” (Rowling 223).
So, as you can see, J.K. Rowling demonstrated perfectly how, even though you go through hardships, you can still be happy and hopeful. The book also quite possibly speaks to the resilience of children. Hermione, Ron, and Harry especially went through hardships, yet they all come out of it happy and impatiently waiting for the adventures that the next school year would bring them.
Be sure to check in later tonight to see my other post about the whole Harry Potter series. Comment and give me your opinion. On the top right of my blog, click on 'Contact' and there are a few places where you can message me, or you can comment on one of my posts to let me know your opinion.
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