Harry first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) as the novel's main protagonist. Starting in 1981,^[6] when Harry was just one year old, his parents, James and Lily, were murdered by the most powerful Dark Wizard, Lord Voldemort (frequently called "You-Know-Who" and "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" by those too superstitious to use his actual name); He attempted to kill Harry too, but was unsuccessful and only left a lightning bolt shaped scar on Harry's forehead. Voldemort's body was destroyed, but his soul was not. Harry later learns that the reason why he survived was because of Lily sacrificing herself for him and that love was something that Voldemort could not destroy.

Harry James Potter is the title character and the protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. Thus, he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to practice magic under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore and other school professors. Harry also discovers that he is already famous throughout the novel's magical community, and that his fate is tied with that of Lord Voldemort, the nationally feared Dark Wizard and murderer of his mother and father.

The value of working with others

This year I have been involved in a lot of group projects.  This has made me appreciate the value of working in a group situation.  The most noticeable benefit of being in a group is the exponential reduction of the workload as there are more hands and minds attending to it.  When in a group it is also easy to share ideas and experiences of problems encountered, and you have more people to offer you solutions.  When in a group different people bring to the group different knowledge bases and skill sets, sharing of these makes the achievement of any task regardless of how difficult it may be possible.

my book club experiance

working in our book club was beneficial both to me and my group members as we were able to achive more when we were working together and complete tasks and read novels which we would discuss and gain the different veiws of my group memebers.

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, readers meet orphan Harry Potter just before his 11th birthday. An orphan, Harry is living an unhappy life with the Dursleys (his awful aunt and uncle and their mean son, Dudley) when his life is totally changed by a message delivered by an owl. Unlike the Dursleys who are Muggles (non-magical), Harry learns that he is a wizard, that the jagged scar on his forehead was caused, not by the car accident he'd been told killed his parents, but by Lord Voldemort, the enemy wizard who murdered his parents and that he's been invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Despite the Dursleys best efforts, Harry goes off to boarding school. At Hogwarts, he discovers mysteries, magic, enemies and friends, as well as the game of Quidditch, a team sport played on flying broomsticks. The book is filled with adventure and humor, with just a touch of the serious issues that make the series darker with each book

My experience of working in a book club : Lessons Learned

When reflecting on the experiences encountered within the book club, I came to the conclusion that the value of a book club is based on the reason for the existence of that book club.  If you are a reading enthusiast and interested in discovering different things while reading, then what a book club can achieve for you is immeasuarable.  If you are student (such as I am) and have textbooks, assignments, tests to contend with on a weekly basis, you hardly have time for leisure reading.  So, what purpose would being in a book club serve?  It is more reasonable to form a study group instead, as that will help you achieve your weekly obligations. It is therefore my conclusion that scheduling time in this book club was both time consuming and achieves things which are not for our immediate benefit.

Feelings about Chip's Robot

In order to analyse this book we first looked at the language that has been used within the book.  The book has a simple sentence structure.  The book itself is used for teaching reading with the focus on reading of first sentences by the child.  The book makes use of a repeating structure throughout to ensure that the children get enough opportunity to practice.  It was because of this I selected this book because of its simplicity I believed that it would be easier for the children to follow it. 

The plot depends on the child's understanding of what a robot is.  Once that has been determined then the child can simply make predictions on what will happen in the story.  Also when reading the story, you can ask the children the same questions that Chip was asking his friends, while showing them the picture.  This ensures the child's participation.

The story itself is not very high in entertainment value, which gives me as the reader an opportunity to bring it to life.  This story appeals to the logic of the children rather than their imaginations, and therefore will have a  hand in developing their thought patterns.