Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone (Article)

IDENTITY BOOK
Book title: Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Matter: thirteenth, March 2002
pages: 384




SYNOPSIS
Harry Potter is a normal child who lived in the house of her uncle, Vernon Dursley. Harry's parents have died, according to the story of her aunt, Petunia, died in a car accident. During Harry's stay at the house of his uncle, he is always harassed by his cousin, Dudley.
One day Dudley's birthday the 11th, he will celebrate at the zoo. Of course, Harry does not participate, but because there is no neighbor that can keep Harry, he was finally allowed to participate. At the zoo, Harry to communicate with the snake and remove the glass snake cages. When the glass was gone, Dudley accidentally falls into the snake cage, Uncle Vernon's angry and locked Harry in his room, the cupboard under the stairs.
The next morning, Harry took a stack of letters, no one thought him a letter envelope. Uncle Vernon took the letters from Harry and would not allow him to read it. The next few days a letter came out of nowhere, of course, Uncle Vernon continued to rip and burn it so that Harry did not know a single letter in the letter. On a sunny Sunday, the Dursleys were enjoying the day relaxed, suddenly heard the roar of the fireplace, and letters addressed to Harry manyembur from it. Harry tried to take one letter but Uncle Vernon can prevent it.
Because Uncle Vernon's house is filled with letters out of nowhere, the Dursleys and Harry finally temporary refuge in a hut on the beach. In the evening, Harry had closed his eyes, he was commemorating the birth of the 11th. As he mumbled to say he hoped, the cottage door slammed hard, like there's something through. Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley was awakened. Something came in, he's like a giant half-filled beard on his face. He introduced himself, named Hagrid, Rubeus Hagrid. Hagrid tells Harry that Harry is a wizard, tells about Hogwats, whose father and mother, whom Voldemort, and he handed over a letter received Harry as one of the students in the School of Witchcraft and Hogwats. Harry was confused, but whatever it took as long as he could away from the Dursleys.
The next day, Harry went with Hagrid to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies for Harry. In Diagon Alley, Harry bought a variety of school supplies, from clothes to owls. Go home, Harry was given a train ticket to Hogwats by Hagrid. Strangely in the ticket is written the platform 9 ¾. Harry intends to Hagrid asked this, but unfortunately where Hagrid had somehow disappeared.
On the appointed day, Harry went to King's Cross station escorted by his uncle. Harry did not see a single platform also reading "9 ¾", until finally he met a woman and five children. Harry asks the platform 9 ¾ to the woman, after he finally explained to the platform. Inside the train, Harry met with Ron, Fred, and Geoege, 3 boys woman he met at the station earlier. Harry quickly familiar with Ron, Ron tells a lot about magic. A boy came with two of his friends are fat. The boy named Draco Malfoy, and his two friends named Crabe and Goyle, they insult and provoke Harry Ron's family so as not to be friends with him. Harry does not want, Malfoy and his companions went in a rage. Suddenly, a daughter named Hermione go in and ask for Neville's toad. Harry and Ron do not know, Hermione pass.
Harry arrived at Hogwarts, where he met Hagrid, who were arranging a line of first grade children, including himself. Harry arrived at the hall, where he was conducting such a test to determine in a dormitory where he lived. Harry entered Griffindor, as well as Ron, Hermione, and Neville. The next day, Harry had Potions class, guided by Prof.Snape. Harry, who did not know anything about the wizarding world certainly can not answer questions from Prof.Snape. In the afternoon, Harry flying lessons. Minor accidents that resulted in Harry's elected Griffindor Seeker in Quidditch team. Harry was practicing Qudditch with Captain Tim, Oliver.
Halloween arrived, Harry and other children were enjoying dinner. Prof.Quirrell suddenly came and shouted that there was a loose Troll. Everyone panicked. Dumbledore asked the prefects to take the disciples, and told the teachers check the Troll. Harry thought that Hermione was crying because Ron this afternoon. Harry and Ron went to look for Hermione. They rushed to the washroom and met the woman who was annoying Troll Hermione. Harry and Ron managed to defeat the troll, Hermione was grateful, and since then they all become familiar.
In the month of November, Harry was ready with a Quidditch match. Griffindor Quidditch team win from Syltherin because Harry managed to get the Golden Snitch. December came, Harry did not return to the Private Drive for obvious reasons, Ron and his brothers did not go home because his parents were to see Charlie. Harry used this opportunity to collect information on Nicolas Flamel. One night Harry was at the library looking for information on the "forbidden" by magic cloak his Christmas gift. Mr.Filch know there are students who left the room, but did not know that it was Harry. Harry ran until he found the room to hide. In that room, there is a mirror that shows Tarsah both parents Harry, Dumbledore came suddenly and explain the mirror.
Christmas vacation has ended, Hermione had found information on Nicolas Flamel. Nicolas is a magical stone manufacturers, stone handy to survive forever.
One night, Harry, Ron, and Hermione go to Hagrid's cabin to see Norbert, Dragon Ridge finned Norway. But it is known by Malfoy. They then received detention, including Malfoy because he also berkaliaran at night without permission. On the appointed day, the detention was conducted, they must find an injured unicorns. In the woods, Harry met with the figure of Voldemort. Before Harry was hurt by Voldemort, Harry was saved by Firenze the Centaur.
One night, they went to the secret chamber where the Sorcerer's Stone stored. Many obstacles they passed, until Hermione finally got to drive back to the dorm because Ron Ron injured and unconscious. Harry to continue the search, she finally found a room Bath Tarsah contained therein, and unexpectedly Quirrel there. Harry asked himself, why Quirrel is there, why not Snape that Harry had been suspected to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone. Quirrel attack Harry, but Harry can defeat him. Oddly enough, when Harry touched his face Quirrel, Quirrel felt hot and he finally died. Something emerged from organic Quirrel, knocking Harry and Harry finally collapsed with holding the Sorcerer's Stone.
The next morning Harry woke up, she was at Hogwarts hospital. Dumbledore explains what happened after Harry fainted.
House Cup winner announcement has arrived, the students gathered in the auditorium. Griffindor unexpectedly won the House Cup.
End of school year arrived. Harry returned to his uncle's house, as did other students. Harry did not wait for the next school year.

STRENGTHS, SHORTAGE, AND BENEFIT
The advantages of this novel is the path set out very clearly depicted, because the author was told in a sequence based on the seasons or the moon that makes the reader carried by the storyline. Background or setting area is also very clearly portrayed Rowling, he wrote a detailed background and reasonable, as if readers are in place it is being portrayed. In this novel, Rowling's point of view is third person outside the story who mastered every scene in the novel. Rowling's way of telling which language to use simple but straightforward style, solid, and contained so that the reader does not easily get bored with reading.
Disadvantages of this novel are still there are terms that are often slow to understand, for example, Order of Merlin, Knut, Sickles, Galleons, Prefect, Grindelwald, asphodel, wormwood, bezoars, aconite, Quidditch Seeker, Tarsah, and others. The story in this novel based on 95% imagination and reality, which means 5% was not Rowling's imagination. From the novel we can pick the mandate, ie we should not quickly be suspicious of someone because of outward appearance.
This novel presents a great example of friendship and also persistence in mencapi goal for the reader, so the reader can obtain a positive thing when reading this novel.