Saturday, 15 October 2011

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Summary

A boy who is special, finally realises his potential.
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I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants a good read. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first book in the Harry Potter series. It starts off with an unwanted boy named Harry being abused and living in unsanitary conditions. Little does Harry know just how special he is. He has a magical background (literally) and goes to a "special" school. He learns about himself, plays intense games with brooms, and faces a great danger, where his enemy is not who he seems.
     All in all, this is an amazing adventure about an abused child who finally makes friends and has a life.
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  1. Unknown12 November 2011 at 15:22

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  2. Unknown12 November 2011 at 17:34

    This is a very good summary. It mentions many important aspects of the book (Harry's humble beginnings, the special school, Quidditch, the battles against Lord Voldemort) without giving away too much information and spoiling the book for the reader.
    Consider the following to be unqualified nitpicking, as I am by no means a qualified writer or teacher.
    Your sentence, "Little does the child, "Harry", know, he's special", is a little awkward for me to read, although I'm pretty sure it doesn't break any rules of grammar. Also, I don't think you utilized the fact that Harry's special as much as you could have. I think it needs a little more emphasis.
    I would put the info of the child's name in the previous sentence so it would read something like this: "It starts off with an unwanted child named Harry being abused and living in unsanitary conditions." I would also change "child" to "boy". I think "boy" is a more detailed and more intimate word for the reader than "child".
    With the information of the boy's name in the previous sentence, and to make the fact that Harry's special more profound, I would change the next sentence to something like this: "Little does Harry know just how special he is." The removal of the commas makes for a better-flowing sentence, and now the reader is more interested to find out HOW exactly Harry is special.
    I'm only nitpicking because of how good the post is. Also, I'm overstepping my authority here. I am unqualified to be nitpicking on perfectly good sentences, and everything above might be false. Without my suggestions, your post is still perfectly fine.

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  3. Colton Donkersgoed18 November 2011 at 10:30

    Well, why thank you for complimenting my post. I agree, looking back that it is a good idea to start off with Harry's name. It definitely makes sense, and I can see how your version of the edited sentence also makes more sense. In my opinion my sentence, "Little does the child, "Harry", know, he's special." is clunky, and awkward. I do appreciate your nitpicking, because even if you are unqualified, your suggestions for improvement are great and very helpful for future posts!

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