This is a disgrace to all pure bloods. My head looked quite dashing on that strange professor's head.. If only I could have extended my stay. Harry Potter.. This is not over yet.

(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: An effortless enchantment, it's lush with warmth and lore: seeded well, it casts a spell, and leaves you wanting more.

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Progress updates:

01/11/2020 - Preamble

(1) After nearly 9 months, I finally finished all five "A Song of Ice and Fire" audiobooks, I was going to run a poll on what I should listen to next but, c'mon, let's be real.
(2) I decided on the Stephen Fry version over Jim Dale simply because I can't abide by "Sorcerer's Stone." It's "Philosopher's Stone" for me or no stones at all!

01/12/2020 - 9%

(1) "People in cloaks! Mr. Dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes – the getups you saw on young people!"
- With the movies, it's easy to forget that everyday wizard attire involves brightly colored cloaks and pointy hats.
(2) McGonagall: "There will be books written about Harry – every child in our world will know his name!"

01/13/2020 - 16%

(1) Harry gets Dudley's second room, which seems very much like the Room of Requirement. It's used to hide Dudley's disused and broken things, but now functions as a bedroom.
(2) If this snake was bred in captivity, and doesn't often speak to humans, how does it speak Portuguese? I suppose there's some Parseltongue iteration of Portuguese.

01/14/2020 - 23%

(1) Hagrid: "'The gold ones are Galleons,' he explained. 'Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle.'"
- It's interesting that despite UK decimalization, wizards still use a kind of £sd currency. They're sort of American that way: resisting metric.
(2) A knut is a wizard penny, I presume after King Cnut the Great.

01/15/2020 - 34%

(1) Harry: "What are Slytherin and Hufflepuff?"
Hagrid: "School houses. There's four. Everyone says Hufflepuff are a lot o' duffers, but–"
Harry: "I bet I'm in Hufflepuff," said Harry gloomily."
- Hufflepuff does sound like it's for stoners.
(2) Ron's both shocked and impressed that Harry said "Voldemort." Sort of like cursing, uttering his name.

01/16/2020 - 43%

(1) "Hermione almost ran to the stool and jammed the hat eagerly on her head. 'GRYFFINDOR!' shouted the hat. Ron groaned."
- And thus begins our enemies-to-lovers romance.
(2) "Ickle" must be Britishism of Britishisms. I've only ever seen it in "Harry Potter" books.
(3) Hope my GIFs are well-received. Let me know if they ever get annoying.

01/17/2020 - 55%

(1) "The students all hated [Filch], and it was the dearest ambition of many to give Mrs. Norris a good kick."
- Well, as long as they don't actually kick the cat.
(2) Re: Football: "Ron couldn't see what was exciting about a game with only one ball where no one was allowed to fly."
- I dislike soccer for separate, non-magical, reasons.

01/18/2020 - 62%

(1) Ron saves Hermione from the troll. When it comes to Hermione, Harry's invariably placid, it's always fireworks with Ron.
(2) Before I knew better, I used to think "Hermione" was pronounced "hermy-won."
(3) "Ron was fascinated by the fifty pence. 'Weird!' he said, 'What a shape! This is money?'"
- I guess heptagons aren't common among wizards.

01/19/2020 - 69%

(1) The problem with the library's "restricted section" is that anyone can go there. Just keep them locked in a separate room, there must be hundreds of those available.
(2) Remembralls are about as useful as tying string around your finger.
(3) Harry: "How did you know – ?"
Dumbledore: "I don't need a cloak to become invisible."
- Totally pwned!

01/20/2020 - 73%

(1) “Ron and Hermione [were] playing chess. Chess was the only thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very good for her.”
- I agree, it keeps her humble and open to suggestions.
- It’s good for Ron too, having something he’s best at.
(2) I love how openly biased teachers are toward their houses. It makes them more human.

01/21/2020 - 77%

(1) Ron and Neville fist fight Malfoy, Crabbe & Goyle. If you ask me, Malfoy's Ron's nemesis not Harry's.
(2) "Hermione... had started drawing up study schedules and color coding all her notes. Harry and Ron wouldn't have minded, but she kept nagging them to do the same."
- Pressuring idiosyncrasies is weird... like making friends dress like you.

01/22/2020 - 84%

(1) Filch: "Hang you by your wrists... I've got the chains still in my office, keep 'em well oiled in case they're ever needed."
- Not an awful idea, motives aside. Manacles can be handy.
(2) "Snape made them all nervous... while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness potion."
- Trick question! Potion fumes might cause them to forget!

01/23/2020 - 90%

(1) The difference between J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordan is that Rowling plays the long game, building scenes toward the climax. Whereas Riordan plays in short bursts, ping-ponging from one mini-quest to another. Here, for example, Ron being best at chess, Hagrid giving Harry a flute, Peeves being scared of the Bloody Baron, etc., all pay-off at the climax.

01/24/2020 - 90%

(1) Dumbledore: "Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself."
- Wonder why Dumbledore doesn't give this advice to everyone? Surely people would listen.
(2) Lost in the narrative is that Harry kills a guy. Literally kills him with the power of love... it's a curious thing.

“I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed.”



I haven't read JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone since reading it aloud to my son about 15 years ago (probably with the Sorcerer's Stone title). Reading it was like walking down Memory Lane. So nostalgic. Reliving Harry Potter's adventures was such a fun experience! That is all!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone = Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1), J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling.

It is the first novel in the Harry Potter series and Rowling's debut novel, first published in 1997 by Bloomsbury.

It was published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Scholastic Corporation in 1998.

The plot follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage as he makes close friends and a few enemies in his first year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

With the help of his friends, Harry faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old.

عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «هری پاتر و سنگ جادو»؛ «هری پاتر و اکسیر»؛ «هری پاتر و اکسیر جاودانگی»؛ نویسنده: جی.کی رولینگ؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش ماه نوامبر سال 1997میلادی، و بار دیگر در ماه می سال 2001میلادی

عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو - کتاب اول؛ نویسنده: جی.کی رولینگ؛ مترجم: سعید کبریایی؛ ویراستار ویدا اسلامیه؛ تهران، تندیس، 1379؛ در348ص؛ چاپ دوم و سوم 1379؛ چاپهای چهارم تا هشتم 1380؛ دهم 1381؛ دوازدهم و سیزدهم 1382؛ چهاردهم 1383؛ هفدهم 1384؛ هیجده و نوزده 1385؛ بیست و یکم 1386؛ بیست و دوم 1387؛ بیست و سوم 1388؛ شابک 9789645757029؛ چاپ بیست و پنجم 1390؛ چاپ بیست و هشتم 1392؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان بریتانیا - سده 20م

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: صدیقه ابراهیمی؛ تهران، دستان، 1379؛ در 350ص؛چاپ دوم 1380؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: سایه هومان؛ تهران، باغ نو، 1379؛ در 397ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: پرتو اشراق؛ تهران، دستان، 1380؛ در 356ص؛چاپ دوم 1381؛ چاپ سوم 1382؛ چاپ چهارم 1386؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: حمیده اشکان نژند؛ تهران، گوهرشاد، 1381؛ در 400ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: مرتضی مدنی نژاد؛ تهران، هیرمند، 1381؛ در 431ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: سعید کبریائی؛ تهران، تندیس، 1381؛ در 350ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و اکسیر؛ مترجم: فریدون قاضی نژاد پیرسرایی؛ تهران، جوف، 1381؛ در 407ص؛ شابک 9649306161؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: ایران علیپور؛ تهران، عقیل، 1382؛ در 396ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: مریم شعبانی؛ تهران، سنائی، 1383؛ در 400ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: الهام آرام نیا؛ تهران، پیکان، 1385؛ در 287ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: نسیم عزیزی ؛ تهران، ذکر، 1381؛ در 227ص؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: سهیلا زمامی؛ تهران، نیک فرجام، 1383؛ در 396ص؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، سپهر ادب، 1383؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و سنگ جادو؛ مترجم: صدیقه ابراهیمی؛ تهران، دستان، 1379؛ در 350ص؛چاپ دوم 1380؛

با عنوان: هری پاتر و اکسیر جاودانگی؛ مترجم: محمد قصاع؛ تهران، آدینه نگار، 1379، 356ص؛ شابک 9649270701؛

دخترم نخستین جلد «هری پاتر» را خواندند، سپس برای برادرانش قصه را باز نمودند، و آنها نیز خواندند، هر روز در خانه، صحبت از «هری» بود، و جادو، با خود گفتم بخوانم و خواندم، دنیای خیال انگیز بانوی نویسنده را گسترده دیدم، داستانی که در آن دنیای خیالی خویش را آفریده بودند، و آنرا به آهستگی میگستردند؛ خود را در آن روزهایی دیدم، که داستانهای دنباله دار مجله ی «پسران و دختران» را میخواندم، شاید داستانی از جناب آقای «پرویز قاضی سعید»، یا از دیگران، یادم نمانده نام قهرمانان آن روزهای مجله ی «دختران و پسران»؛ انگار یادم هست، که در کلاس درس دبیرستان نیز، با یکی از همشاگردیها، داستانهای دنباله دار همان مجله را، پی میگرفتیم، تا هفته ی بعدش لابد دل تو دلمان نبود؛ بعدها جلدهای دیگر دنیای خیال بانو «رولینگ» را پیش از بچه هایم میخواندم؛ هنوز هم، از کار روزانه و خواندن مقالات، و دانشنامه ها که خسته شوم، به فانتزی و جادوی «هری» روی میآورم.؛

و اما درباره ی این کتاب: «هری پاتر و اکسیر جاودانگی»، سرگذشت پسرکی به نام «هری» است، که در دنیای انسانهای عادی «ماگلها»، با خانواده ای، که او را به سختی پذیرفته اند، زندگی میکند؛ سپس میفهمد که او به دنیایی تعلق دارد، که پدر و مادرش نیز جزیی از آن بوده اند؛ او به دنیای جادوگران وابستگی دارد؛ آن دو (پدر و مادر «هری»)، در نبرد با بزرگترین جادوگر جادوی سیاه، از بین رفته اند؛ داستان، سراسر آکنده از رخداد است، و طنز ویژه ی بانو «رولینگ» آنرا بسیار دلپسند کرده است، نویسنده، جهانی موازی، و در عین حال در خود همین جهان، آفریده اند، سری ادامه دار است؛ سال 1376هجری خورشیدی بود، و فرزندانم که نوجوان بودند، بسیار این مجموعه را دوست میداشتند؛ برای اینکه بدانم، چه چیزی برای آنها اینقدر جالب است، و جذابیت این سری از کتابها در چیست؛ خود نیز آغاز به خوانش نخستین جلد از این سری کردم؛ همانطور که نوشتم، دنیای جدید بانو «رولینگ»، مرا به خلسه و خیال فرو برد، خود را نوجوانی انگاشتم تشنه ی دانستن رازهای جادو، جلدهای بعدی را، یواشکی و پیش از بچه هایم میخریدم و میخواندم

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 22/05/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 05/05/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

This is where it all began, where we were introduced to Harry Potter, Rowling's magical world, a series of exciting adventures and the excellent characters and environments she has given to English literature. It set the standard for contemporary fantasy. Rowling make full use of classic literary and mythological references, freeing herself from the confines of the merely topical, while giving it all a daring sense of newness. This series will live forever.


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Just came across this opinion piece in the NYT re why it is cool for adults to be as smitten with HP as with books not written for a YA audience. - Why Grown-Up Muggles Should Read ‘Harry Potter’ - by David Busis - JUNE 26, 2017

May 6, 2020 - Came across this today. Celebs reading the series on video, beginning with Harry, himself, Daniel Radcliffe. What could be better? - Chapter One: 'The Boy Who Lived'

I'm going to keep this brief since there isn't much to say that hasn't already been said. *clears throat*
I think the reason I waited so long to read this series is because I just couldn't imagine myself enjoying reading about an eleven-year-old boy and his adventures at a school of wizardry. I thought it would be too juvenile for my taste. I was wrong, of course.
I can honestly say that I loved every minute of this. It's a spectacular little romp with funny, courageous, and endearing characters that you can't help but love.
It has talking chess pieces, singing hats, a giant three-headed dog named Fluffy, a hilarious giant with a dragon fetish, a master wizard that's just a little bit crazy, mail carrier owls, goblins running a bank, unicorns, centaurs(!), trolls . . . and probably much more that I'm forgetting.
And then there's the lead characters: Hermione, the young scholar who starts out prim and up-tight but soon becomes a true friend; Ron, the boy who has little money but who has an abundance of family and loyalty to his friends to make up for it; and then there's Harry, the boy who starts out sleeping in a closet and ends up being a hero. Harry is kind to those that deserve it, fearless when it counts the most, and wonderfully intelligent. What's not to love?

In regards to the ending: I feel silly saying this about a middle grade novel, but I didn't suspect Quirrell a bit! If there were hints that he was the true culprit and not Snape, I obviously missed them.

FAVORITE QUOTE: "But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them."

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to start Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

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My reviews of other titles in this series:

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

I read this long long ago to see how "evil" it was. You know, does it encourage children to become witches and wizards? Does reading Harry Potter cause evil?


After chopping off the heads of chickens, bats, a stray cat, and mixing it up in a cauldron pot, I dipped in my voo-doo doll and put a curse on my neighbor. (nothing too bad, just a case of incurable body lice) I then decided there is absoultely nothing wrong with Harry Potter!









*disclaimer for those who don't get my sarcasm: I never cut heads off any animal, ever. I open the door to let spiders and flies out of the house. So relax. (and let your kid read the damn book!)

I will never ever rate this lower than 5 stars. BEAUTIFUL.

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I'm 30 years old and I've finally started the Harry Potter series. I know what you're thinking- it took me long enough! I say better late than never! I remember when the first movie was released in 2001. My sister was reading the books and so was my best friend. In 2001 I was in high school, and though I loved the movie, I was reading Sylvia Plath and Wally Lamb and had no interest in the young adult genre. Now, totally different story! I'm all about reading some YA.

Since I've seen the movies, there wasn't a ton of new material in this book for me (though my I've heard that the further I get into the series, the more new material I'll come across). I enjoyed reading this one lots and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the magical Harry Potter books this year!

This is such a hugely popular series that my review is probably not necessary, but I feel compelled to at least note how immensely important and impactful this book can be.

Forget about the need for fantastic children’s literature. Ignore the movies. Don’t even consider the amount of money and product built from the empire of Harry Potter. Think purely about the imagination an author created not only with this first book but the entire series.

A child who feels lost and alone. A world of magic where you still struggle. A history of good and evil. A school divided amongst houses. A land of muggles and one of witches. Imagination runs wild and with absolute infinite options.

Intepretation on themes and imagery cannot be any greater. Connections of every sort can be made to so many other genres of literature, periods in history. This book is so much more than a story. It’s created a world where anyone, child or adult, can be who they want to be without any concern or shame.

And for those reasons alone, it’s in my favorite books of all time.

Somehow, I managed to avoid the entire Harry Potter franchise my whole life, a fact I'm not proud of but am very happy about because I got to go into this book knowing absolutely nothing and it was spectacular.

I loved every moment of this book, it was fun and magical, and I got utterly lost in the Wizarding World as I learnt all about it alongside Harry. So clever, beautiful plot – this book series is iconic and for such good reason.

There’s not much else I could say that hasn’t already been said a million times before. This book series is a classic, and I am honoured to have read it. I am having the best time reading the books, I’ve already moved on to the rest of the series, and I cannot wait to be finished so that I can go back and reread them.