Sunday, May 26, 2013

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


I have read the third installment of the Harry Potter series. I must admit I enjoyed it! 

Sirius Black, the prisoner who escaped from Azkaban, is after Harry. People suspected he sold out James and Lily Potter to You- Know- Who! But did he really do it? Or was it Scabbers? That's right, I said Scabbers the rat, Ron's pet!

Harry ran away from the Dursley's and found himself traveling on the Night Bus. He sets out for the Leaky Cauldron. He stays there until they head out to the Hogwarts Express.

Ron, Hermione and Harry must face "The Grim." The Grim is the darkest, most powerful death omen.

Sirius Black and Professor Lupin know who the real culprit is. Peter Pettigrew! A.K.A. Scabbers. He sold out the Potters to the Dark Lord. But he will return to his master.

As Sirius Black, he is The Grim and he's also Harry's god-father. He will be punished for a crime he didn't commit. Harry and Hermione must find a way to save Sirius before it's too late. The Dementor's kiss will make him lose his soul.

Find out more in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling!  

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


I have finally gotten to reading the first Harry Potter book of the series written by J.K. Rowling. I thought it was a great book, really outstanding!

Harry Potter had no idea he was a wizard. He lived with the most ordinary people ever since his parents died when he was little.

But when he got this letter saying he's a wizard and can go to Hogwarts, he immediately joins!

Voldemort, the evil wizard who killed his parents, is a big threat. Even though he causes so little trouble until the end.

Quirrel is secretly  of Voldemort's workers. He's been trying to kill Harry ever since the first Quidditch match. Now he's after the Sorcerer's Stone for his master so he can live forever.

First, Harry and his best friends, Hermione and Ron, have to go through all these puzzles to get to the stone before Quirrel. But Harry didn't make it in time but he did recover the stone, nearly dying. Read more in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


The second year Harry is facing at Hogwarts. Horrible, horrible things are happening. Dobby, Malfoy's house elf, warned Harry about these things but was not quite clear.

Since Quirrel was fired from his Defense Against the Dark Arts job, Gilderoy Lockhart took his place. Lockhart is a snooty booty who thinks only about his self and fame.

Voldemort is technically not in this book. Tom Marvalo Riddle is, though. He is the heir of Slytherin and has opened the Chamber of Secrets. He has released a creature so fowl that anyone who dares looks in it's eyes dies. Whenever you even glimpse at it, you become paralyzed of fear. No, this has happened before. Just ask the ghost in the girls bathroom, Moaning Myrtle. 

It's up to Harry to stop Riddle (A.K.A. Voldemort) from killing more people. 

I honestly enjoyed reading this! I'm glad I got into the Harry Potter series! But The Hunger Games will always live in my heart.