Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.
Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.
Winner of Whitaker Platinum Book Award 2001.
Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 1997.
Winner of Whitbread Book of the Year Award Children's Novel Category 1997.
Winner of Smarties Book Prize 9-11 Category 1997.
Shortlisted for LA Carnegie Medal 1998.
Shortlisted for Guardian Children's Fiction Award 1998.
Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal 1998.
Shortlisted for Children's Book Award: Long Novel Category 1998.
Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 1998.
Winner of Children's Book Award 1998.
Shortlisted for Galaxy British Book Awards: WHSmith Children's Book of the Year 2009.

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Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?

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Harry Potter and the philosophers stone:

Fred: oh, are you a prefect, Percy? You should have said something, we had no idea.

George: hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it.

Once......

Fred: or twice......

George: a minute......

Fred: all summer......

Percy: oh shut up!

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i wonder how george is holding up


Poor fred. RIP


This is one of my favorite quotes by the twins

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Funny Quotes:

"Oh, are you a prefect, Percy? You should have said something, we had no idea."

"Hang on I think I remember him saying something about it, once..."

"Or twice-"

"A minute-"

"All summer-"

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"So light a fire!" Harry choked.

"Yes...of course...but there's no wood!" Hermione cried, wringing her hands.

"HAVE YOU GONE MAD!" Ron bellowed. "ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT!

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Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.

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Dudley looked a lot like Uncle Vernon. He had a large pink face, not much neck, small watery blue eyes, and thick blonde hair that lay smoothly on his thick, fat head. Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel. Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig.

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Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides.

"So-after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating-"

"Jordan!" growled Professor McGonagall.

"I mean, after that open and revolting foul-"

"Jordan, I'm warning you-"

"All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure..."

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"They stuff people's heads down the toilet the first day at Stonewall," [Dudley] told Harry. "Want to come upstairs and practice?"

"No, thanks," said Harry. "The poor toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it — it might be sick."

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"You haven't got a letter on yours", George observed. "I suppose she [Mrs.Weasley] thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid - we know we're called Gred and Forge."

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"Sir — Professor Dumbledore? Can I ask you something?"

"Obviously, you’ve just done so," Dumbledore smiled. “You may ask me one more thing, however."

"What do you see when you look in the mirror?"

"I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks."

Harry stared.

"One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."

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"Fred, you next," the plump woman said.

"I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy. "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?"

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"And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?" [Harry]

"Throw it away and punch him in the nose," suggested Ron.

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One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow. The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.

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"So you mean the Stone's only safe as long as Quirrell stands up to Snape?" said Hermione in alarm.

"It'll be gone by next Tuesday," said Ron.

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"Now, you two - Behave yourselves. If I get one word that you've blown up a toilet or - " [Mrs. Weasley]

"Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet."

"Great idea though, thanks, Mum."

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Speaking quietly so that no one else would hear, Harry told the other two about Snape's sudden, sinister desire to be a Quidditch referee.

"Don't play," said Hermione at once.

"Say you're ill," said Ron.

"Pretend to break your leg," Hermione suggested.

"Really break your leg," said Ron.

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"See?" said Hermione, when Harry and Ron had finished. "The dog must be guarding Flamel's Sorcerer's Stone! I bet he asked Dumbledore to keep it safe for him, because they're friends and he knew someone was after it, that's why he wanted the Stone moved out of Gringotts!"

"A stone that makes gold and stops you from ever dying!" said Harry. "No wonder Snape's after it! Anyone would want it."

"And no wonder we couldn't find Flamel in that Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry," said Ron. "He's not exactly recent if he's six hundred and sixty-five, is he?

My favourite is the second quote.


I opted for a classic

Ron: Wingardium levioooosa.(He then waves his wand like a madman)

Hermione: Stop, stop stop! You're going to take someone's eye out!. It's Besides, you're saying it WRONG. It's Levi-OOO-sa, not Levio-SA

Ron: if your so smart then you do it. Go on!

Hermione: wingardium leviosAA( her feather fly up perfectly)

Professor Flitwik: well look, look everyone,Miss Grangers done it!!

Seamus; wingarlevosaa. BOOOOOMMMM

Harry: I think we are going to need another feather over here professor


Quote your favourite!

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Quiz of the Week: Chapter Two

How many presents did Dudley get for his birthday?

What did Uncle Vernon hate even more than asking questions?

Who comes with Harry and the Dursley family on their trip to the zoo?

Where is the Boa Constrictor from in the wild?

How long hadHarry lived with the Dursley's?

What did the zoo director make Aunt Petunia?

'A tiny man in a violet top..., A wild-looking woman dressed all in green..., A bald man in a very long purple coat..., What happened to all these people te secondHarry tried to get a closer look?

Answers will be posted next week.

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Errrrr.... You have the title for one week of champion of the J.K.Rowling weekly!!! Congratulations!


What do i win!


Correct (He was coming up to his tenth year there) and correct!!!


From brazil


Since he was 1?


Piers Polkiss goes to the zoo


He had 37. DUDLEY-37,but last year, last year i got 38.Aunt Petunia obviously scented danger too, because she said quickly, 'And we'll buy you another two presents while we're out today. How's that popkin?' Two more presents. Is that all right?'

Dudley thought for a moment. It looked like hard work. Finally he said slowly, 'So I'll have thirty... thirty...'

'Thirty-nine, sweetums,' said Aunt Petunia.

'Oh.' Dudley sat down heavily and grabbed the nearest parcel.

Spoilt wee bizum

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Quote of the day: Dudley Dursley: Daddy's gone mad hasn't he?

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I love thay quote


' you can hear violent wind and rain when the camera slowly shows you vernon and petunia sleeping.

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hey jaz, my favourite book to curl up with, hmm, it would have to go to harry potter, even though i have read it a million times it still aesome, i have even read some out loud to james. hahaha

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I know all there is to know about the making of the films! I am fascinated by every single one. But the books overpower the films by far!


I find myself saying it outloud in the voices. I cant even watch the movies with scottishpotterlover100 cause she gets annoyed at me for saying the words. I can only watch it with abbotp3ra9!! Lol

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