this is book review of the book "Harry potter and the philosopher's stone". It includes stuff like, biography of the author, summary of the book, Character sketches of main characters and a conclusion at the end.

1. Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone

2. INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SUMMARY
CHARACTER SKETCHES
CONCLUSION

3. AUTHOR

4. J. K. Rowling

5. J. K. Rowling
 J.K.Rowling is the creatorof the Harry Potter
fantasy series, one ofthe most popular book and
film franchises in history.
 Born in Yate, England, onJuly 31, 1965, J.K.Rowling camefrom
humble economic means before writing HarryPotterandthe
Sorcerer'sStone, a children's fantasy novel. Thework was an
international hit and Rowling wrote six more books in the series,
which sold hundreds ofmillions ofcopies and was adapted into a
blockbuster film franchise.

6.  A graduate of Exeter University, Rowling moved to Portugal in
1990 to teach English.
Rowling worked on a book, the idea for which had reportedly
occurred to her while she wastravelling on atrain from
Manchester to London in 1990. After a number of
rejections, she finallysold the book, HarryPotterandthe
Philosopher's Stone (the word "Philosopher" was changed to
"Sorcerer" for its publication in America), for the equivalent of
about $4,000. The book, and its subsequent series, chronicled
the life of Harry Potter, a young wizard, and his motley band of
cohorts at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

7. SUMMARY

8. Rowling, now Britain's13th wealthiest woman, wealthier than even the
Queen, does not plan to write any more books in the series, but has not
entirely ruled out the possibility.
Although J.K. Rowling's HarryPotter series is finished, the author
continues to work on more written works. TheTalesofBeedletheBard,
a collection of five fables mentioned in the HarryPotter book series,
was released on November 4, 2008—at a tea party for 200
schoolchildren at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Rowling donated allroyalties from the book to the Children's High
Level Group (which hasbeen renamed Lumos), a charity that Rowling
co-founded to support institutionalizedchildren in Eastern Europe.

9. At the beginning of the novel, Harry Potter is living in a cupboard under
the stairs, suffering appalling maltreatment at the hands of the Dursley
family.
On his eleventh birthday, however, it is revealed to him, despite the
Dursleys’ best efforts, that he has inherited magicalabilities and is
scheduled for education in wizardry at Hogwarts Academy
While still preconscious in his cradle, he survived a magical assault by the
infamous dark wizard Voldemort (whose name is so terrible in its effects
that only Harry and Hogwarts’ headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, dare
pronounce it), deflecting a killing spell back upon its sender and reducing
Voldemort to helplessness.

10. Harry finds life at Hogwarts idyllicand makes two more firm friends in
the bookish Hermione Granger and the hapless but willing Ron Weasley.
Voldemort, however, isin hiding at Hogwarts, beginning to recover his
powers and enthusiasticto get rid of hisnemesis. Voldemort also wants
to get hold of the philosopher’s stone, which wasentrusted by the
famous alchemist NicholasFlamel to Dumbledore.
With the aid of Hermione and Ron, and encouragement from
Dumbledore and Hagrid, Harry contrives to thwart Voldemort’s ambition
in a tense climax, but he realizes that he is engaged in a contest that is
likely to be long and desperate.

11. CHARACTER SKETCHES

12. HARRYPOTTER

13. The son of James and Lily Potter and nephew of Vernon and Petunia
Dursley. At the beginning of the book, Harry is an unimpressive figure:
skinny, sloppy, isolated from his family, the constant victim of his cousin's
bullying, and marked with alightning-shaped scar on his forehead (the
result of Voldemort's failed attempt to kill him during his infancy).
Harry is particularly affected by the deaths of his parents and much of his
behavior is informed by his loneliness and desire to avenge their wrongful
deaths.
Harry also distinguishes himself with his unexcepted brilliance at
Quidditch, his loyalty tohis friends, and his modesty, a trait is particularly
surprising in the figure lauded as "the boy who lived" across the wizarding
world.

14. Hermione Granger

15. Harry and Ron's best friend at Hogwarts. A first-year in Gryffindor
House, Hermione is Muggle-born, meaning that neither of her parents
hasmagical ability.
Despite her background, Hermione gainsa reputation of being one of
the brightest witches in her year, particularly because of her unfailing
work ethic and determination to succeed
Her adventure with the troll in the girl's bathroom with Harry and Ron
reveals more grit than mere academicprowess, and her willingnessto
take the blame for the situation cements her friendship with Ron and
Harry.

16. Ron Weasley

17. The youngest son of the Weasley family and Harry's best friend.
Ron proves himself to be a loyal friend to both Harry and Hermione
and a brilliant player of wizarding chess.
As a wizard, Ron is mediocre, often needing Hermione's help for spells
and homework assignments, but he is able to scrape by academically
and never failsto perform during dangerous situations

18. Professor Dumbledore

19. Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts and Voldemort's only
feared enemy.
Professor Dumbledore also encounters Harry while Harry is visiting the
entrancing Mirror of Erised and urges Harry to maintain his grasp on reality
rather than a world of dreams and desires.
Although Professor Dumbledore remains a mysterious figure for this book
and the majority of the series, it is clear that he has a deep affection for
Harry and wishes to protect him atall costs
In the attempt to protect the Sorcerer's Stone from Voldemort, Professor
Dumbledoor creates the final challenge with the Mirror of Erised.

20. Professor Snape

21. • Snape is an exceptionally skilful wizard who primarily teaches
Potions at Hogwarts school. In the sixth novel, he teaches Defence
Against the Dark Arts, a position which he was known to have
desired throughout the series. For much of the series, Snape's
actions seem to serve Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, although
Harry's mentor, Dumbledore, often advises Harry that – despite his
actions and animosity – Snape is trustworthy and his true loyalties
can be relied upon. He ultimately becomes Headmaster of
Hogwarts in the final novel, after killing Dumbledore at the end of
the sixth book. Snape himself dies at the hands of Voldemort in the
final chapters of the seventh book, revealing his memories and true
back story to Harry (and therefore to the reader) in his last minutes.
In the book's epilogue, Harry describes Snape as "probably the
bravest man I ever knew".
• The character was widely acclaimed by readers and critics; Rowling
described him as "a gift of a character"[1] whose story she had
known since the first book. Actor Alan Rickman portrayed Snape in
all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011.

22. Voldemort

23. Also known as Lord Voldemort, the Dark Lord, and He-Who-Must-Be-
Named, whose real name is Tom Riddle Voldemort rose to power in the
1970s with a faithful following of dark wizards called Death Eaters.
When Lily Potter sacrificedherself to save her son, she created a protective
shield over Harry and,not only wasVoldemort unable to killthe child, he
nearly destroyed himself in the process.
Voldemort is characterized by his ambition, resourcefulness, manipulation
of weaker minds, and determination to regain hisformer power.

24. CONCLUSION

25. So now we have finished reading the first book inthe series about the
famous Harry Potter. The theme of the book is fantasy, magic,
adventure and friendship. A good quote about friendship is ”There are
some things you can’t share without ending up likingeach other, and
knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them”. The book is
basicallyabout a boy who had a miserable childhood. He had tolive
with his aunt and uncle, which both hated him because he was
different. He was poor and lonely, without friends and most of the time
he got treated like adog. But suddenly one day he gets a letter which
changes his whole life. (I still wait for my letter…). He finds out that he is
a very famous wizard, that he’s going to Hogwarts and that he hasa
fortune on a bank. His life goes from being boring and normal to being
a great adventure.