Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

I'm going to make a series of blogs about the Harry Potter saga. I'll try to do one at least once a week. This way by the time the highly anticipated 6th movie comes out i can write something about that.

The Entire world knows about Harry Potter. It is one of the most read books in the world... I think. But, there is an end to all great things. The final book came out August of last year, but the movie has yet to be made. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is coming out July 15th of this year. And I'm sure I' not going to be the only one waiting outside at midnight the night before.

Most books are much better then the hollywood tainted versions. But the Harry Potters were the closest to the mark.

Everyone knows the story, Harry Potter is a baby when his parents are killed by Lord Voldemort who tries to kill Harry but doesn't succeed. He loses all his powers and only leaves a lightning scar on baby Harry's forehead. 

Harry goes to live with his last living relatives: the Dursley's. His Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, and cousin Dudley. He dislikes them, and they in turn hate him. On his 11th birthday he finds out that he is a wizard. He goes to Hogwarts, a school just for wizards like him. He befriends a boy named Ronald Weasly and a girl named Hermione Granger. He makes enemies with Draco Malfoy.

Harry is always suspicious of his potion's teacher, Professor Snape. Harry encounters a series of events that only make his suspicion stronger, including a troll on the lose, a three headed dog, and a fixed quitish match.

To Voldemort gether, Harry, Ron, and Hermione find what has been causing all this trouble. His stuttering defense against the dark art's teacher Professor Quarl had been helping go after the sorcerer's stone, which would bring Voldemort back to full power.

Harry defeats Quarl and Voldemort goes away, but harry is assured he will come back.

The movie followed the book pretty well. It was almost exactly what I pictured when I first read it. The movie almost outshines the book because of it's smart quirks and quick wit. I think British accents make anybody sound really smart or overly snotty. But the movie did a great job of making it just right.