This is the next title in the "Harry Potter" series. Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It's always a relief after summer with the Dursleys, however, Harry doesn't realise that this year will be just as eventful as the last two! The atmosphere at Hogwarts is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, even the Muggles have been warned. The sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school and Harry, Ron and Hermione rapidly discover why all witches and wizards live in fear of being sent to Azkaban. Lessons, however, must go on and there are lots of new subjects in third year - Care of Magical Creatures and Divination among others. Plus the delights of Hogsmeade, the only village in the UK entirely populated by the magical community. The Author: Jo Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her daughter Jessie. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was her first novel. She came up with the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a train. She is currently working on the fourth out of a potential series of seven Harry Potter books.
This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews As you may or may not know the BF bought me the copies of the HP series in the original Bloomsbury covers as a new year present at the beginning of the year. I have slowly been making my way through them again and enjoying the stories all over again.
There isn't much that I can say about JK that hasn't already been said. We all know she is a fantastic writer. We all know that she can draw us into the wizarding world with ease so I will keep this one short and sweet.
It was a joy to see Harry and the gang grow in this book. The gang are becoming braver but the tasks ahead of them are becoming scarier with equal measure.
Buckbeak wormed his way into my heart as did Padfoot. I enjoyed seeing Harry's father at school and learning more about him and his friends too.
Quite simply, I loved being back at Hogwarts and I loved being back in Harry's world. For me nothing beats being back there and I can't wait to dive in again with The Goblet of Fire in the new year.
