When there is always hoo-ha for each and every Rowling’s new edition, long queue in front of leading bookstore the night before the release of Harry Potter, massive reviews on the net and fill in the blanks. But the reality is that all these hoo-ha did not trigger me to get the Potter story. It just did not attract me to any extent. Once, a few years back, I got the third edition of the Potter story, I flipped through the front pages and there it goes to the shelf. Something stopped me from reading Rowling’s master pieces. Is it because of the genre?
However things changed. Few weeks back, one of my friends who have the whole lock stock and barrel of Rowling’s novels offered me the first edition of the Potter story –Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone. This time something made me to read. Initially I was taking a small pace but eventually I moved fast... I was amazed with the Rowling’s originality, creativity and imagination! All the character is just so well develop. The plot moves in such way that it satisfies the need of the readers! A thumb up for Rowling! Well, now I just can’t believe that all these are coming from me. Now I am also the member of Rowling’s fan group.
All this while I did not know that fantasy stories are capable to capture my attention. I was just so ignorant about the things that actually satisfy my mind and soul. “Thank you” to my friend who offered me the Potter story.
Even though the main character is Harry Potter, he did not pull me fully to his side. Albus DUMBLEDORE did! Dumbledore affected me more than any other characters in the story. I like the introduction that Rowling gave for the villain in the story, the “you-know-who”@ VOLDEMONT. As I mentioned earlier it simply satisfies the reader. The twist in the story, somewhere in the ending is something unexpected but it gave a momentum to the story. Knowing the truth that Snape isn’t the one is after the stone and all the while he only tried to safe Potter made me to revise my perception on Snape. I re-looked the things that he has done and justified Snape. It is a brilliant twist though!
My next mission would be to read the 2nd edition of Rowling’s master piece. To be continued…
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