Persuasive Essay: The Sorcerer's Stone

Harry’s parents were murdered by the infamous Lord Voldemort, who also gave Harry a lightning-shaped scar using a curse that was supposed to kill Harry. As a result, Harry was left on the doorstep of his only remaining family, Vernon and Petunia Dursley. After 11 miserable years of being harassed and bullied by his unsympathetic, magic-hating aunt, uncle, and cousin, Harry receives a letter stating that he must go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn magic. After being sorted into the House of Gryffindor, Harry makes both friends and enemies at Hogwarts and unveils the secret of the Sorcerer’s Stone with his closest friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. He confronts Professor Quirrell in pursuit of the Sorcerer’s Stone, which he (Harry) knew was going to be stolen, and found out that he

The Sorcerer’s Stone itself has earned numerous awards, a few of which being the British Book of the Year, Nestle Smarties Book Prize, Children’s Book of the Year, and the Carnegie Medal. If a book has been so celebrated and awarded in the children’s category, it would make zero sense to prohibit children, the targeted audience, from reading it. We should instead encourage people to read it so they can see why it has gained such mass popularity. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone takes place mainly in Hogwarts, the school of magic from 1991- 1992. One main theme in the book is that family is more important than you think it is, which is also a point being addressed. Harry’s only remaining family were the Dursleys, who treated him like an animal. It wouldn’t make any sense to ban a book that makes the point clear that your family should be one of the most important things in your life and you should love your family sincerely. You should be thankful that you have a supportive family who cares for you and loves you. Another significant theme in The Sorcerer’s Stone is that strongly yearning for something isn’t exactly what you should