El primer tomo de la saga fue, si no recuerdo mal, el segundo libro que llegué a leer en mi vida (a los 7 u 8 años de edad). I still just love the insane amount of letters from Hogwarts that Harry was getting, Hagrid is too cute for words. I would like to offer my apologies to these unfortunate people, who had every right to expect better service from Goodreads.

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I've never read any other author who can balance both aspects so well without finishing with a bunch of flat characters and a too foreseeable plot.If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

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Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. The seven lovingly designed covers are individually decorated with enchanting details that capture favourite house themes from each novel. The seven books in this collection are accompanied by a magical miscellany of exciting feature articles, quizzes and fascinating fact files packed with trivia about the history and alumni of Gryffindor house – ideal to dip into and enjoy time and time again. Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Definitely a solid entry, what with the entrance of the dementors as well as Lupin and Sirius Black, but ultimately it’s just not one of my favorites anymore. Also, you realize that while the characters have faced dangerous situations before, well, they will have to realize that things are not a game anymore and there will be consequences and dealing with events that they can't be undone. I know that many readers wanted a death, so that the story could appear more convincing, but i think that would be too "easy". Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.

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Thus, Rowling turns off the realism and starts writing fantasy, and this is where she completely grabbed me. Maybe it was because I was seeing the story through his eyes or that I wasn't expecting much from children's literature but I was surprised to find how entertaining and well written these books were. This will definitely be a series I enjoy throughout my lifetime, reading them both on my own and with my children. We met a wizard family, we flew to Hogwarts, we witnessed some horrors, we knew Harry was not behind the attacks.Right before the last installment came out, I went to the public library and checked out the first book in the series, and didn't stop until I had closed the final one. To be fair, these books are not overtly problematic or racist or anything, but they're not really inclusive either. Lastly, all those innumerable amount of quotes, experiences, and lessons that I have learned out of this book. All I know is that these books came into my life and lit up my soul in a way that I never knew was possible. Explain the curious and give us all something to hope for in a universe we can escape to where the rules of own do not apply.