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    “A” The protagonist‚ Harry potter‚ is not described in the first chapter. Instead‚ it shows his importance to the community. In the second chapter it describes how he has a scar on his forehead by a famous‚ evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry is close to his unloving family. That is the only family he has left. Except the Dursleys don’t like him. In chapter four‚ the Dursleys are trying to escape letters that are acceptance letters from Hogwarts‚ a wizardry school. Hiding on an remote island hotel

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    Introduction I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eight years old. It immediately became one of my favorite books. Over the next several years‚ I read the rest of the series many times‚ and I watched the entire series of movies almost as many times. However‚ I’ve never grown tired of re-reading and re-watching the first book and movie. The book‚ titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone upon initial release in 1997‚ was re-titled later that same year as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s

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    protagonist in Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets is‚ obviously Harry Potter. Harry is no ordinary boy; he is a wizard living in the real world full of muggles‚ or people who have no magical abilities whatsoever. Only a small‚ single family knew of his magic skills‚ the Durselys. The Durselys were the only relatives Harry had left in the world and housed Harry during his summer break from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hate isn’t a strong enough word for how Harry felt about living

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    In the “Your a Wizard Harry “ scene from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ Harry clearly make it an open pane that he wants change in his life. He does this because he is really lonely. One can see this because at the beginning of the scene‚ Harry is in his room on his birthday with a picture of a cake and he says “Make a wish Harry.” Because he is alone on his birthday‚ anyone can see he is lonely and therefore probably wants a change in environment. This also shows it is an open

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    1. The author of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is J.K. Rowling. 2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was published on June 21‚ 2003. 3. The title of this book‚ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix‚ is very significant to the overall plot of the book‚ because in the book‚ the Order of the Phoenix is a group of people that are close to the main character‚ Harry‚ that oppose and are dedicated to stopping Voldemort‚ the main antagonist. The characters that are involved

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    The film “When Harry Met Sally” is rife with examples of interpersonal communication victories and utter failures. The main characters- Harry Burns played by Billy Crystal and Sally Albright played by Meg Ryan- are captive to each other’s company during a car ride from Chicago to New York and quickly find they maintain very opposite viewpoints on much of life‚ especially relationships between men and women. The premise for the argument and the remainder of the film is the disagreement as to whether

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    A Book Review of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE JEFFREN PANCHO-MIGUEL BSED – ENGL 3 English 20‚ TTh 2:35 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (also Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) is a magical‚ fantasy‚ and fictional novel written by New York Times Bestselling British Author Joanne K. Rowling‚ popularly known as JK Rowling. It is the first installation of the Harry Potter series. The story is all about a young boy named Harry Potter‚ who is known to be the only person

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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ---------Scene 1: In a cage. ---------LOCATION: Little Whinging‚ Surrey – night ---------LOCATION: No. Four Privet Drive – Harry’s room - night HARRY: I can’t let you out‚ Hedwig. I’m not allowed to use magic outside of school. Besides‚ if Uncle VernonUNCLE VERNON: Harry Potter! HARRY: Now you’ve done it. AUNT PETUNIA: He’s in there. Vernon... UNCLE VERNON: I’m warning you‚ if you can’t control that bloody bird it’ll have to go. HARRY: But she’s bored

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    Triamudomsuksanomklao Harry Potter Series impacts on young readers Figure 1 Photo of Raleigh Browne growing up with Harry Potter series Credited to Henry Hank. Photo provided by http://edition.cnn.com Receiving a novel from his mother‚ Raleigh Browne‚ a kindergarten child started to read Harry Potter with his mother as a bedtime story. “It was the summer between my kindergarten and first-grade years when my mom returned home from the bookstore with a copy of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s

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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire One of the scariest things we learn in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is this: Even wizard celebrities can’t escape the tabloids. During year four at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry‚ Harry Potter‚ famous for having defeated the evil Lord Voldemort while only a baby. Now one of the challenges for him this year is the pesky Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter‚ whose goal is to dig for dirt at Hogwarts. The same can be said for J.K. Rowling. With

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