Book Review # 3

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Harry Potter was an orphan living with his horrid aunt, uncle, and cusin (duddley). On his 11th birthday a man comes to the house to tell harry that he is a wizard and takes him to go to school at Hogwarts. Here harry meets his two best friends (Ron & Hermione) and learns about how his parents didn't die in a car crash like his aunt and uncle have led him on to believe. Apparently, when harry was young, his parents fought against a dark force naed Lord Voldimort (an extremely powerful dark wizard). The love Harry's parents showed when fighting against the Dark Lord in order to save Harry made it so that when Voldimort tried to kill Harry that night; a peice of Voldimort attached itself to Harry leaving only a lightning bolt shaped scar on Harry's head. Now Harry is the only one who can stop him. However, Voldimort lost his body and is now forced to find someone to attach his soul to. There is something called the sorcerer's stone and if voldimort gets ahold of it, he can get his body back. Harry fights a 3-headed dog, a human/deadly chess match, and vines that will strangle you to death if you don't relax your body. When he reaches a magic merrior it shows him what his heart desires most. He wants the stone befor voldimort gets it so he can't hurt Harry or anyone else again. The merrior puts the stone in his pocket as harry turns around he sees his defense against the dark arts teacher (Quirll). Voldimort has attached himself to the back of Quirll's head. When Voldimort gets close to Harry, Harry's scare begins to cause him drastic pain. Harry fights off Quirll but sadly becoming unconcious in the end. He wakes up to the head master by his bedside in the hospital wing. The head master explains that the stone has been properly distroyed. In the end everything is ok.....for now..



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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


In Harry Potter and the Camber of Secrets, Harry has already figured out some secrets that the school (Hogwarts) holds for him. However, Harry continues to learn more. In this book, Harry begins hearing whispers in the walls of the school. He runs into his friends Ron and Hermione but they have heard nothing. They then see words written in blood on the wall with the care taker's (Mr.Filtch) cat petrofied. As the year continues, more and more people become petrofied (including Hermione). Harry Finds a diary with the name Tom Riddle on it. The diary shows harry about the Chamber of Secrets and what happened the last time it was opended. It killed a mudblood (a witch/wizard with non magical parents) and now it is opened again. Harry finds out that the whispers he has been hearing have actually been snake. He can speak and understand snake (also known as Parstletoung). Harry and Ron go to the chaber of secrets only to be followed by their new (pretty boy) defense against the dark arts teacher. He tries to cast a spell to stop the boys but it backfires and makes the teacher completely goofy. Rn stays behind with him and Harry goes into the chamber. Soon after entering the chamber, Harry sees Ron's little sister Ginny's body lieing there. Suddenly a young boy (Riddle appears) Riddle explains to Harry that he is voldimort. Harry trusted the diary but it only gave him false information. A huge basalisque comes out of the chamber set to kill Harry. Harry manages to kill the snake with help from the head master's phenix (phalx) whom blinds the serphant and gives harry the sword of griffendoor. harry then distroys the diary of tom riddle by stabbing the book with the tooth of the snake. killing riddle and wakeing Ginny and setting things at the school right once again.....for now...



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Speak

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book is about a girl who has been through alot. She has a rough family life and is just trying to be normal. However she is forever haunted on the past when she is forced to see the guy who raped her, every day in school. She went to a party and he took advantage of her. In the end, she has her own getaway n a janitor's closet where she keeps her art work and "he" comes in and tries to rape her again. Luckily this time someone hears her screams for help. The entire feild hockey team comes running to her rescue. This book is a sad story about a girl just trying to survive.



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