Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Research Paper

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, tells a story about the importance of combating evil despite the consequences. For this reason, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone serves as a book of great importance and has greatly affected me.
During their pursuit of protecting the sorcerer's stone from professor Quirrell, and the evil wizard Voldemort, Harry and his friends face physical and mental challenges, as well as risk the chance of being expelled from Hogwarts. Ultimately, the actions of Harry and his friends pay off, and they are able to prevent Voldemort from gaining access to the stone. While I lack the powers of wizardry, and I am not faced with the challenge of defeating evil

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