Unlike many others, I was never a person who would go crazy after books. I used to be the boy who would spend most of his time glued to the TV set or be outside, playing games. As a proud extrovert, I never saw what it was that kept the introverts inside. What pleasure did Read more…
The rain pattered down as the students flocked to the gates. They were at a school, unknown to friends and mates. Some were ordinary, some were gifted. They stood on the stairs as their gazes nervously shifted.
I had no idea that our recent move to a big city would turn out to be such a pivotal moment in my life. To put things into perspective, I had been brought up in a quaint town, where people were warm and friendly. However, the new and unfeeling city environment made me feel lost Read more…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in this modern witchcraft series. It relates the story of Harry Potter’s final duel against the evil Lord Voldemort. However, this confrontation actually takes place toward the end of the story. A lot of things happen before Harry and his friends are ready Read more…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth installment in the Harry Potter series. The book starts with highlighting the effects of Voldemort’s return – even in the Muggle world. Although you-know-who makes no appearances here, his henchmen gain momentum. His past also comes to light through multiple trips via the Pensieve. In addition, Read more…
REVIEW Your devotion is nothing more than cowardice. You would not be here if you had anywhere else to go. It is Harry Potter’s fourth year at Hogwarts and one big event is forthcoming for the school year: the Triwizard Tournament is being held in Hogwarts. The participants are the three biggest schools of magic Read more…
For a very long time, I saw books only as a means of jotting down notes from and passing examinations. This was the case up until one day, when things started to take a different turn. It all started when I was in the tenth grade. On fine day, I was discussing some clichéd stuff Read more…
I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for. The book navigates with Harry, who embarks on the journey of his third year at Hogwarts, with his friends, and his godfather, who had betrayed his parents. J.K. Rowling’s words have a curious habit of coming to life, and her characters are both funny and Read more…
Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain. The Chamber of Secrets begins, as did the Philosopher’s Stone, with Harry once again at home with the dreadful Dursleys. The Dursleys are, to put it mildly, unpleasant and the arrival of the house elf Dobby sets in Read more…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR J.K. Rowling needs no introduction. She is, of course, the author of the famous Harry Potter series. She was born on July 31, 1965 at Yate General Hospital near Bristol, and grew up in Gloucestershire in England and in Chepstow, Gwent, in south-east Wales. Rowling conceived the idea of Harry Potter in Read more…
