Reader's Journal #15 12-13-11

    Dear  Lucky,

    I have finished reading the book Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. This is my fantasy book.  One day Uncle Vernon went to work and noticed many strange things like people in weird wardrobe, a cat sitting very still reading a map and road sign, shooting stars on the news, and owls flying on the news, too. His family didn't like anything abnormal.
    The cat waited on a fence when Uncle Vernon came back. The cat had a pattern design on its eye. When it was midnight a person called Albus Dumbledore. When he saw the cat he chuckled, and he took out a lighter looking device and clicked it. When he did a street light went out. He did this until the street was in darkness. He walked to the cat, but the cat wasn't their but a women. Albus Dumbledore, greeted Professor McGonagall. After a while, a half giant named Hagrid came. They left a baby named Harry Potter who just survived a dark wizard and serial killer, Voldemort. The next morning Uncle Vernon's family found him on their door steps. They raised him in misery until he was ten. He got a letter one day during summer. It was Harry's first letter. When they saw this they ripped up the letter and made Harry go to the upstairs room as his bedroom(it used to be a cupboard under a stairway). When he got the letter again and again, they have moved to and hotel and now a little shack in the middle on the ocean. That midnight he heard a bang and Hagrid came in. Harry was confused and was taken away with him. He was happy that he was away from the Dursleys.
     He went to Diagon Alley, a wizard shopping area. He bought all he needed for Hogwarts, his new school. It was the most famous wizarding school in Great Britain. When the day came to go, he got confused on how to get to platform nine and three quarters. he found out that he had to walk through the barrier. He got on the train and made a new friend, Ron. When at Hogwarts, he found out the he was good at Quidditch, a sport on flying brooms. He hated a teacher, Professor Snape. He  also made a new friend, Hermione. They accidentally went into a restricted room, and found a Cerberus in the room.
    They soon found out that there was a stone inside called the Sorcerer's Stone and that it could make you immortal. They thought Professor Snape or Voldemort was going to steal the stone. Voldemort could use the stone for coming back to life. He uses people as hosts. One day, they went into the room and used music to make the Cerberus go to sleep and they went through the halls with different challenges like a chess game, getting a flying key on flying brooms sticks, and a logic game, all of them except Harry got through. Ron had to sacrifice himself during chess and Hermione went back during the logic game to go out.When Harry was in the last room he found out that it was Professor Quirrell. He was the host for Voldemort. Harry got the stone and Voldemort left Professor Quirrell to die. Harry found out this. He and his friends made their house win. What I mean by house is their group they were chosen in.
    My favorite part was when Harry made his house win. That is because it was a very happy mood. My least favorite part is when Harry was abused by his family. That is because it was a sad mood. I would rate this book five out of five because it was well written, interesting, and fun to read.

                                                          Your friend,
                                                           Alexander Yan