Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - A Flights of Fantasy and Re-Read Challenge Book Review
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling was a book series I grew up with, during my grade school and high school years. I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on paperback, after one of my bookish aunts recommended I read it. Then, I bought books two through seven on hardback, each day they were released in the local book stores. The new books were always launched during the eve or right in the middle of my final exams, so I ended up reading about The Boy Who Lived instead of studying for school. Fortunately, my grades were still good enough for me to get accepted in the Ateneo de Manila University, for college. I remember being awestruck when I first read about Harry Potter. I kept daydreaming and dreaming about what Hogwarts house the Sorting Hat would put me in (I was hoping to get placed in Gryffindor), and what want would choose me in Ollivanders (as long as it had a phoenix feather). I wanted so much for Quidditch to be real, and I wanted my very own Nimbus 2000. It too...