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Harry potter and the philosophers stone reaction to dumbledores 1991 startofterm speech. In seven extraordinary books published over ten years, harrys story became a massive worldwide bestseller, breaking all records and winning the devotion of legions of fans. Blah blah blah, harry potter come meet me in the forbidden forest by the end of one hour. Listen to daniel radcliffe and other celebs read harry potter.
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I need to analyze it for a project if you can just give me the exact speech that would be great, or a link where i can find the speech. Since rowling spent most of the early 90s writing the initial story, it makes sense why the novel began with harry entering hogwarts in 1991. Harry potter harry potter book sets harry potter books. Rowling born and raised in england attended exeter university, where she received two degrees, in french and classics she has lived in london, other parts of england. Harry potter was first introduced in the novel in 1997. For all the harry potter fans out there, this is for you. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter books. In an earlier harry potter novel, sibyll trelawney. I was convinced that the only thing i wanted to do, ever, was to write novels. And most recently, the new york times called harry potter and the deathly. How ron weasleys wizard chess match showed his true potential. Many of the diagon alley set pieces were also redressed for use in the village of hogsmeade for harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. The stories span seven years, coinciding with the seven years a student spends at hogwarts. Harry potter collectors edition box set hardcover, books 1.
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