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THE MAGIC BEGINS

by sujith bhaskar r

HARRY POTTER……

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J.K ROWLING

BORN ON 31st July 1965

The creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series.

The Potter books won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies.

Rags to riches

AUTHOR

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The novels revolve around Harry Potter ,an orphan who discovers that he is a wizard.

Wizard ability is inborn, but children are sent to wizarding school to learn the magical skills necessary to succeed in the wizarding world .

INTRODUCTION

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Harry is invited to attend the boarding school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry .

Each book chronicles one year in Harry's life, and most of the events take place at Hogwarts.

As he struggles through adolescence, Harry learns to overcome many magical, social and emotional hurdles.

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Ron Weasley : a fun-loving member of an ancient, large, happy, but hard-up wizarding family.

Hermione Granger : an obsessively bookish witch of non-magical parentage.

Main characters

Severus Snape : potion master who displays a deep and abiding dislike for him.

Lord Voldemort : who in his quest for immortality, yearns to gain the power

Albus Dumbledore : greatest wizard and principal of Hogwarts.

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Characters

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THE IDEA FOR WHICH WAS CONCEIVED WHILST ON A TRAIN TRIP FROM MANCHESTER TO LONDON IN 1990.

origin

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A major theme in the series is death "My books are largely about death”.

The book opens with the death of Harry's parents.

Voldemort's obsession with conquering death and his quest for immortality at any price, the goal of anyone with magic.

The last part shows the dramatic end of voldemorts life.

THEMES

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The novels revolve around Harry Potter.

An orphan who discovers that he is a wizard.

Wizard ability is inborn, but children are sent to wizarding school to learn the magical skills necessary to succeed in the wizarding world .

plots

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Harry is invited to attend the boarding school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each book chronicles one year in Harry's life, and most of the events take place at Hogwarts.

As he struggles through adolescence, Harry learns to overcome many magical, social and emotional hurdles.

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The series has been translated into 67 languages. 

Rowling is placed among the most translated authors in history.

The first translation was into American English.

TRANSLATION

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Four Whitaker Platinum Book Awards ( in 2000)

Three Nestlé Smarties Book Prizes (1997–1999)

Two Scottish Arts Council Book Awards(1999 and 2001)

The inaugural Whitbread children's book of the year award (1999)

Awards

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The WHSmith book of the year (2006) 

In 2000, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was nominated for Best Novel in the Hugo Awards

Honours like commendation for the Carnegie Medal (1997)

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The midnight release of the books, beginning with the 2000 publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Best books lists of the American Library Association, The New York Times, Chicago Public Library, and Publishers Weekly for children's books.

achievements

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

SERIES

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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“The Boy Who Lived”  

Worshipped by kids, enjoyed by adults, this modern myth has become an accepted classic worldwide.

Rowling proves that she knows a thing or two about the kind of magic that brings stories to life.

The book starts with Harry as an infant, the child of a wizard and witch.

Review of harry potter and philosophers stone

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He is suddenly left orphaned after an attack by the evil and powerful wizard Voldemort, a villain so dastardly that most wizards and witches refer to him as "You-Know-Who".

Mysteriously, Harry survives and Voldemort, his power apparently broken in his attempt to kill the child, disappears leaving many to think he's gone for good.

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Harry is hailed as a hero. Even though he's just a baby his victory over Voldemort makes him an overnight celebrity among magic users the world over.

The Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry step in to decide Harry's future.

They decide to take the child out of the spotlight and allow him to live a normal life with his only remaining relations, a Muggle family named Dursley, until he is of age to attend the Hogwarts school.

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They leave Harry on the doorstep of the Dursley's home, with no more than a letter of explanation.

The adventure of a lifetime in addition to his studies he makes close friends and a lifelong enemy, discovers a talent for a very unusual sport called Quidditch and solves a mystery that threatens the world, and his very existence.

Rowling blends in the essence of magic fantasy with such skill that Harry's world literally shimmers with it.

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Rowling serves it all up with a deceptively simple and straight forward writing style that sparks a response deep in the subconscious, drawing the reader in and holding on tight.

The fact is, this story is not just read, it's experienced and that's the magic right there.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is a fantastic book, well plotted with strong characters that not only talk and act like real kids, but are also great role models as well. These kids do their homework, brush their teeth, study for exams and still have time to get into trouble in the name of a good cause. There is one excellent and well spelled out moral in the story that doesn't detract from the plot and if the reason why Harry survived Voldemort's attack doesn't leave you with a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye.

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Harry Potter and series of books that have captured imaginations worldwide with good reason. Rowling has created a loveable, likeable cast of characters with the requisite villains the reader just loves to hate. Harry and his friends also find themselves in predicaments many children face: Unpleasant adults who seem to wish them nothing but trouble; mysterious actions of adults who do things without explanation; and the sense of learning to use your own abilities to succeed in life. "Take what you have and make something of yourself" is a strong theme throughout all of the Harry Potter books.

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Best book for all generation of people .

Unity is the biggest factor in all our life.

Light of hope in the darkness.

Willingness and determination is the biggest strength to win any battle.

Darkness may prevail for long but light of truth and wisdom tear it apart.

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