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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.�

This book was as enchanting as it was to 11 year old me when my sister put Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone in my hands and told me I simply have to read this series.

Harry Potter meant so much to me as a kid as it did to millions of others. It was a magical world I could fall into and experience Harry's amazing adventures with him. I read them over and over and it took me many years to finally come out of my Harry Potter bubble and realize that there are other books for me to read and love as well.

I haven't done a reread since I was 16 so it has been 7 years since I've read any of the HP books.

I'm sure you all know how this story goes but bare with me as this will officially be the first time I review this book.




Harry Potter lives with his horrible aunt, uncle and cousin (the Dursleys). Forced to sleep in the small room under the staircase, he is reminded everyday of his life that he is nothing more than an ordinary boy and an inconvenience. No matter what the Dursleys say, strange and inexplicable things always seem to happen to and around Harry.



And though his uncle and aunt try to stop events from unfolding, one day a giant stranger arrives at their door to finally tell Harry the truth about who he really is and to invite him to attend the prestigious, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.



But even in the magical world Harry is not ordinary. He is the boy who lived. The boy who the dark sorcerer, Lord Voldemort, failed to kill and who's impossible survival caused Voldemort to vanish.



Life at Hogwarts is great, Harry has finally found a place he belongs. But his wonderful life at Hogwarts is disrupted when Harry and friends, Ron and Hermione, stumble upon clues to strange happenings that they simply cannot ignore. Something important is being kept safe at Hogwarts, but our trio know that it won't be safe for long and take it upon themselves to investigate and stop it from falling into evil hands.




I was a bit surprised by how short the chapters are and how fast the plot moved. As a kid it seemed so much longer, but I should have expected that now that I am a faster reader. 😂

As I usually do an annual HP movie marathon, the actors faces immediately pop into my head and I cannot help but picturing them during this reread.

This is definitely a foundation book, where the rest of the plot will be built upon. But it did not lack excitement and it had the right amount of charm. I like that as you go through the books there is still so much to learn about Hogwarts and the magical world. It honestly would not have been as enchanting if we new everything from the first book.

This book is just the beginning of Harry's life at Hogwarts and I am so excited to move through the years with him!



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My reviews for:

2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows