A very peculiar orphan: Harry Potter “Harry potter and the philosopher's stone” is the first of a famous set of novel by JK Rowling. This book introduces the main character, Harry Potter, a young wizard whose parents have been killed by a dark magician when he was one year old. Harry has then been raised by is aunt and uncle, who despise him. In the first part of the book Harry is not aware of being a wizard. He will only find out after receiving an enrollment letter from the Hogwarts school of magic. The murder of his parent will affect Harry for the rest of his life. Not only for the deep loss, but also because the dark magician has been apparently destroyed in the attempt of killing the boy, making him extremely famous. In the first part of the book we learn about the loneliness of a boy that misses the love and support of a family. Yet, when Harry comes into contact with other wizards, he will find out that he his extremely famous, and that there are many people who love him. Despite this, it will take several months before he can build strong friendships. Harry is deeply affected by the murder of his parents, and he always will. Nevertheless, the book teaches us that also the more difficult situations can be faced with the support of solid friendships. In conclusions, this book is set in an imaginary magical world, but the description of the relationships between the characters is very realistic. In the end, it is a book about friendship. Assignment You see the following announcement in a magazine: SEND US YOUR REVIEW Have you read a book or seen a film that has a central character whose life is affected by an event or decision they make early in the story. What did you learn about the person's character? Did the book or film help you to understand how the person was affected by this event or decision? Send us your review for our next issue.