Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

Title :  Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

Author :  J.K.Rowling

Main Characters :  Harry, Ron, Hermione, Albus Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, Fred, George, Percy, Voldemort, Wormtail, James Potter, Lily Potter,  Mr.Crouch, Draco Malfoy and Mad-Eye-Moody

Description Of One Of The Main Characters :  Fred and George are very intelligent but still extremely naughty. They are very good Qidditch players too. They are in the Gryffindor Quidditch team.They once do a list of recipes which is needed to make magical sweets and named it “WEASLEYS’ WIZARDING WHEEZES”.Their family is not very rich. So they once tried to put their name into the goblet without Dumbledore noticing them. But they can never cheat Dumbledore’s eye.

Whom I like and Why : I like Fred and George as they do mischiefs. They often go to the kitchen and sneak some food to have a party at the Gryffindor common room. Once Fred and George gave Dudley, Harry’s cousin, a sweet which twists the tongue of the person who eats it.  The Weasleys’ ambition is to start a joke shop after their education at Hogwarts.

Whom I dislike and Why : I dislike Percy Weasley as he is very serious.Unlike his brothers Fred and George, he never breaks school rules. He is the head boy of the Gryffindors. He is not very kind to the Muggles. He is very arrogant.

Setting/Theme Of The Story : Harry spends a horrible time with the Dursleys. One morning Uncle Vernon gets a letter from Molly Weasley saying that Harry is invited to the Burrow to watch the Quidditch World Cup. Uncle Vernon accepts and Harry goes to the Burrow.While they finished seeing the World Cup and are ready to return, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Mr.Crouch and Mr. Weasley see the dark mark conjured. This means Voldemort has returned to power once again. But in Hogwarts there is an exciting news waiting for the students. The Triwizard Tournament is going to take place after many years. Ages 17 and above can take part in the contest. Dumbledore announces the winners of the goblet of fire. They are Fleur, Krum, Cedric and Harry. Harry is greatly surprised. He is not seventeen yet but has to take part in the contest as the goblet had chosen him. There are three rounds in the Triwizard Tournament. Harry completes his first and second round successfully. Then comes the last, best and the most difficult part of the tournament. The participants have to cross a  maze and get to the Triwizard Cup first. Without anybody noticing a false Mad-Eye Moody, really Mr.Crouch’s son and a death eater, turns the cup into a portkey. When Harry reaches first through the maze and touches the cup the portkey takes him to where Voldemort is. Cedric is dead. He is lying in the floor beside Harry and Voldemort is standing in front of him. Suddenly Harry’s wand shot itself and now James and Lily Potter are telling him something. Then Cedric is pleading Harry to take his body back to his parents. Voldemort has returned to power again. Harry dragged Cedric’s body touched the portkey and shouted “Hogwarts”. In a minute he was there at Hogwarts, Dumbledore looking tensed at him and Cedric lying dead in the Quidditch ground. From now on, Harry has to fight Lord Voldemort within a year to bring back Cedric to life. It was time for Harry to go back to the Privet Drive and live with the Dursleys. He had a good time in the train. He went back to his uncle’s house.

Part I Enjoyed The most : I enjoyed the part when Fred and George use the aging potion to make themselves look like 17 year olds and try to enroll themselves in the Triwizard tournament so that they can win a thousand galleons.

Different Ending : Harry and Cedric lift the cup in the air to show. They hear a lot of claps and cheers from the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff houses. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy has won the cup. Even Malfoy cannot help cheering for Harry. Gryffindors have a party and they also invite Dobby and Winky to join in their party. Harry has won a thousand galleons. Harry has a wonderful time in Hogwarts.

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Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

 

Title: Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

Author: J.K.Rowling

Main Characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Oliver Wood, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter, Lily Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Hagrid, Vernon Dursley, Pentunia Dursley, Dudley Dursley, Severus Snape, Fred , George, Fudge

Description Of One Of The Main Characters: Harry Potter is a good and extremely powerful wizard. He has a lightning like scar in his face. Voldemort kills Harry’s parents, James and Lily Potter, when Harry was a young child.

Whom I like and Why: I like Remus Lupin as he is always kind to the students and is noted as ‘The Best Teacher Of Defence Against Dark Arts’. He makes Harry understand that it is not Sirius who helped Voldemort kill James and Lily. But it is really Peter Pettigrew who acts as though he does not know anything and  puts the  blame on Sirius Black. Lupin also teaches Harry how to fight a hundred Dementors so that Harry can play Quidditch without their disturbance.

Whom I dislike and Why: I dislike Snape as he always wanted ‘Defence Against Dark Arts’ job. He hates Lupin, Harry, Ron and Hermione. He is very partial to Slytherin by giving off points for nothing and cheering them during the Quidditch match(a teacher is not supposed to support anyone house particularly). He is the potions master of Hogwarts.

Setting/Theme Of The Story: Harry Potter, after having the most terrible holidays with the Dursleys, starts his third year with best friends Ron and Hermione. A terrible man from the Azkaban has escaped. The atmosphere is tense. He hears everybody say that Sirius Black, the prisoner, is after him. Dementors, the guards of Azkaban, roam out in the castle of Hogwarts in the attempt to catch Sirius. Harry gets his Marauder’s Map as an early Christmas  gift from Fred and George. He comes to know that Sirius had once been James’s best friend. He also comes to know that Moony(Remus), Prongs(James), Padfoot(Sirius) and Wormtail(Peter) were best friends and they made Marauder’s Map when they were all young. Harry finally understands that Sirius is not the right prisoner of Azkaban and Peter Pettigrew , the real prisoner who ought to be in Azkaban has run away. Sirius thanks Harry as he saved Sirius from the Dementors performing their kiss. Harry comes to know that Sirius is his godfather. He returns back to No.4 Privet Drive with the Dursleys  who seemed to be horrified at the thought of Harry having a godfather. This looks like a better summer for Harry.

Part I Enjoyed The most: I enjoyed the part when Harry blows up Aunt Marge into a balloon. He escapes from the Dursleys and catches the Knight Bus to Diagon Alley.

Different Ending: Black is saved from the Dementors. Pettigrew is caught and the Dementors perform their kiss. Pettigrew still lives unaware of what is happening and not having any memory.He could no more support Voldemort. Harry starts staying with Sirius. All are happy that Sirius is no more in danger.

Three Men In A Boat

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Title: Three Men In A Boat

Author: Jerome.K.Jerome

Main Characters: Harris, George, Montmorency

Description Of One Of The Main Characters: Harris is the funniest of all three men and he is the only one who is not pleased with any work except his own. He misses the boat in the dark. H e once tries to cook for his friends using a sack full of  vegetables. He once falls into river Thames while cooking. He tries to speak in monotone forever.

Whom I like and Why: I like all the characters. The whole story is funny and all the three men play a very good part in it.

Setting/Theme Of The Story: Three unintelligible men decide to travel in a boat in search of rest and a change of scene.They head up to river Thames.They pass through the glinting barges, the wooded towpath and the trim-kept villas on either side. They fall inside the Thames and loose their boat many times in a day.They become tired. They realise life out on a boat is a far more appalling alternative for a change of scene.

Part I Enjoyed The most: I enjoyed the part when Harris is compared to Uncle Podger as he is ready to take the burden of everything himself and put it on the backs of other people. He says:

"Now, you get a bit of paper and write down, and you get the grocery catalougue, George, and somebody give me a bit of pencil, and then I will make out a list."

Different Ending: The three men think that life on a boat is always amusing. They start to go boating every weekend and find it easier than it had been. They get used. They are perfectly convinced about the amount of rest they get and the change of scenery. River Thames becomes their  favourite forever.

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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

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Title :   Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Author : J.K.Rowling
Main Characters : Harry, Ron, Hermione, McGonagoll, Dumbledore, Snape, Voldemort, Ginny, Lockhart, Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, Dudley, Wood, Hagrid,Mr.Malfoy and Daroco Malfoy
Description of one of the main characters : Wood is a  sixth-year boy. He is a Gryffindor. He is the captain for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He gives Harry a chance to be in the Quidditch team as a seeker. Wood makes brilliant plans for his team. He is very responsible. He is a perfect in Hogwarts.
Whom I like and Why : I like Ron as he is very playful. He has a good memory of all things. He is loyal to Harry and friendly to his own younger sister, Ginny.
Whom I Dislike and Why : I dislike Lockhart as he writes books about himself and teaches it to the students as 'Defence Against Dark Arts'. In the test paper of 'Defence Against Dark Arts' there are always questions like:

1.What is Lockhart’s favourite colour?
2.What is Lockhart’s secret ambition?
3.What is Lockhart’s greatest achievements?

…..on and on it goes, over three sides of paper right down to:

54.When is Lockhart’s birthday and what would his ideal gift be?

He is too proud of himself.
Setting/Theme of the story : Harry Potter is a second-year student. He and Ron cannot go into the nine and three quarters platform and they miss the Hogwarts Express. So they fly in the illegal car through the Muggle cities to Hogwarts. On their way, the car stops and they fall into the Whoomping Willows, a tree which hits back when hit. They do not get expelled from Hogwarts as Dumbledore supports them. Once while roaming around the school they see a board written:
           THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED YET AGAIN
                         ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE
Then after a few minutes Harry notices Mrs.Norris, Flich’s cat, petrified. All of a sudden, all the children think he petrified the cat but Harry cannot prove that he did not do anything. Once when he is attending the duelling club class, he speaks paraseltoungue, the language of snakes which only slytherins can speak, and everyone think Harry doesn't have a pure blood of the Gryffindors. Ron’s sister Ginny goes to the chamber of secrets and Voldemort catches her. Harry comes and saves poor Ginny. Ginny accepts that she is the one who opened the chamber of secrets this year. She apologizes to Harry. Hagrid is now released from Azkaban. Harry and the other Gryffindors are happy that the house cup goes to the Gryffindors for the second year in row. They also get the Quidditch cup. 
Part I enjoyed the most : I enjoyed the part when Harry attends the death day party of Nearly Headless Nick.
Different ending : Daraco Malfoy, a boy from slytherin group, is expelled as his father Mr. Malfoy does not do a responsible job as a governor of Hogwarts. Instead Mr. Weasley becomes one of the governors. The Weasleys are no more poor and are happy. Harry permanently starts living with the Weasleys for the summer holidays.

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Hardy Boys : Trapped At Sea

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Title : Hardy Boys : Trapped at Sea

Author : Franklin W Dixon

Main Characters : Mr. Hardy, Ox Maneley, Joe, Frank, Chet, Ted Herkimer, Cy Ortiz, Dave Falcon, Minkovitch, Lanky and McGinnis

Description of one of the main characters : Minkovitch is a mad scientist who invents atom bombs using Uranium which has been hijacked from trucks which go to Washington DC. He is assisted by two burly servants.

Whom I like and Why : I like Frank Hardy as he is brave and tackles a problem wisely. He sometimes gets brilliant ideas. He is a young detective.

Whom I Dislike and Why : I dislike Ox Maneley as he lies to everyone. He says that Cy Ortiz, the manager of the truck loading company, is a hijacker. But Cy is not. Maneley himself is a hijacker.

Setting/Theme of the story : The trucks which go to Washington DC carrying Uranium are hijacked. The Hardy boys and their friend Chet find the hijackers and help the police to catch them. They save the world as the atom bombs made out of Uranium were planned to be kept at all main cities in the world.

Part I enjoyed the most : I enjoyed the part when Frank saves Minkovitch by pressing the stop button when an atom bomb was going to blast.

Different ending : Ox Maneley and the other hijackers become good. They surrender to the FBI Uranium group and Cy Ortiz. They all are happy again. The young detectives join the FBI group. 

Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone

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Title : Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone

Author : J.K. Rowling

Main Characters : Harry, Mr. Dursley, Mrs. Dursley, Dudley, Hagrid, Dumbledore, Prof. McGonagol, Ron, Hermione, Snape, Voldermort, Quirrell and Wood.

Description of one of the main characters : Voldermort is an evil and powerful wizard. He is in the branch of Ravenclaw. Nobody comes out good when they have been put into Ravenclaw. Voldermort kills Harry’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Potter. He does not want to kill Harry’s mother but wants to kill Harry. He tries to capture the philosopher’s stone using another evil wizard Quirrell. They find their way to the stone.

Whom I like and why : I like Hermione as she is a brilliant witch and a friend of Harry. She is very good at her studies and does the potions correctly. She helps Harry find the truth and helps him every time he is in danger or trouble. She makes Ron and Harry who are more interested in finding about the stone to pass their first-years exams.

Whom I dislike and why : I dislike Dudley as he is so fussy. Dudley tries to blame Harry for all the silly things that he does. He is a very pampered child. His parents, Mr. & Mrs. Dursley, are worse than him. He gives Harry his ragged clothes and asks Harry to wear it to his school.

Setting/Theme of the story : Harry Potter’s parents die and Harry lives with his uncle, aunt and his cousin. One day a tall beetle-eyed giant of a man named Hagrid rescues Harry from the muggles (a wizardy word for ordinary people). Harry enrols himself at Hogwarts school of witchcraft. He becomes an excellent Quidditch player and is selected as the team’s seeker(one who catches the snitch). One day, Malfoy, a member of the Slytherins who hates Harry Potter, calls him for a mid-night duel. While going to the duel, Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione find that there is something hidden in the third floor room which is dangerous. After a few strange incidents, Harry Potter comes to know that Quirrell and Voldermort are trying to kill him as he is a disturbance for them to take the dangerous philosopher’s stone.  Harry finds how to get through Fluffy. He wins the gigantic chess-men as Ron helps him. The love given by his mother when he is a young boy protects him from Quirrell whose body is made of hatred. And at last, the lightening like scar in his forehead helps him defeat the great evil wizard Voldermort. His friend, meanwhile, sends Dumbledore a letter about all these. Dumbledore comes just in time to save Harry as Harry starts loosing his energy and force and cannot implement the powers. Dumbledore defeats Quirrell and saves Harry. Harry destroys the stone as it has powers which when in wrong hands would blow up the world. No magic can help it. Harry passes his first-years exams and it is summer holidays again.

Part I enjoyed the most : I enjoyed the part when Harry becomes a hero after winning the Gryffinder team a hundred points and taking it to the second place by playing in the Quidditch match as a seeker.

Different ending : Voldermort does not try any other means to kill Harry. Harry Potter is famous for his Quidditch game. Ron becomes the keeper and the team captain. Wood becomes the next game keeper after Hagrid. There are still many secrets hidden and shared by the Hogwarts school of witchcraft.

The Room On The Roof And Vagrants in the Valley

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Title: The Room On The Roof And Vagrants in the Valley

Author: Ruskin Bond

Main Characters: Rusty, Somi, Ranbir, Kishen, Meena, Mr.Harrison, Kapoor, Mr.Pettigrew, Sudheer, Dhevendir

Description of one of the main characters: Sudheer is one of Rusty’s favourite friends. He is a strong boy. He is a good wrestler. He is a young lad of fourteen. He travels with Rusty everywhere. Sudheer is kind and helpful.

Whom I like and Why:  I like Somi as he is the only one who cares about Rusty so much. He gives his dress and whatever Rusty wants. He finds a job for Rusty in Kishen’s house.

Whom I Dislike and Why : I dislike Ranbir as he left Rusty and went away.  After going away, he never cared about Rusty. He is a wrestler like Sudheer. He is one of Somi’s best friends. 

Setting/Theme of the story : Rusty runs away from his guardian Mr. Harrison. He becomes friends with Indians like Somi and Ranbir. He begins to work as an English tutor in the house of Meena and Kapoor. He teaches English to their son Kishen. But unfortunately Meena and Kapoor die in a car accident. Kishen starts living with Rusty. They both start on a walking tour. One day Kishen’s relatives ask Kishen to come back to them. His relatives do not allow him to be a vagrant. Rusty leaves Kishen and makes friends with Sudheer and Dhevendir. They become his best friends forever. Rusty meets his father’s friend Mr. Pettigrew. Mr. Pettigrew suggests that he meets his aunt in Rishikesh to get some money which Rusty’s father has left for him. But when Rusty goes to his aunt’s house he finds that his father had left only books to read. He brings those books to Mr. Pettigrew. Mr. Pettigrew asks Rusty to go to England. Rusty has always wanted to be a writer. Mr. Pettigrew tells Rusty that he could possibly become a writer in England soon. So Rusty goes to England and other countries to spend rest of his life. 

The Part I enjoyed the most : I enjoyed the part when Rusty plays Holi with Ranbir and becomes one of the Indians. He becomes Ranbir’s best friend.

Different ending : Rusty starts writing many stories and becomes a great writer in India. Somi and Ranbir return back to Dehra when they hear about their best friend becoming a great writer. Kishen comes back to Rusty. Everyone start calling Rusty  “ The Great Writer of Dehra”. Rusty leads a happy life.

Famous Five : Five Run Away Together

Title : Famous Five : Five Run Away Together

Author : Enid Blyton

Main Characters : Anne, Dick, George, Julian, Timmy, Jennifer Mary Armstrong, Mr. Stick, Mrs.Stick, Edgar, Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny.

Description of one of the main characters : Uncle Quentin is George’s father. He is a great scientist. He likes insects. He is a short-tempered man. He is brilliant and intelligent. He always seems to be a part of the adventures of Famous Five. 

Whom I like and Why : I like Jennifer as she is tall and cute. She gets kidnapped while playing with her friends. She is brave. She is not afraid when the kidnappers kidnap her in the middle of the night.

Whom I Dislike and Why : I dislike Edgar as he is a coward. He gets frightened for everything. He is afraid of Timmy, George’s dog. He is also a wicked. He once tries to poison Timmy by adding poison in Timmy’s food.

Setting/Theme of the story :  Aunt Fanny is sick. She is admitted in the nearby hospital. Uncle Quentin has to take care of her in the hospital. Joanna, the cook, has gone to her house to take care of her mother who is ill. Aunt Fanny sends a new cook from the Stick family to take care of the four children and the dog, who have come here to spend the vacation. They get bored and irritated by the Stick family in their own house and decide to stay in the Kirrin island till Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin return. They pack all their things and go to Kirrin island. They find a new trunk box in the old wreck. They try to open but fail. The Famous Five keep a watch all the time at the wreck. They find out that the Sticks are in their island. One night when George and Julian are watching they hear a scream in the island. It is a loud shrill scream. They find out that a girl is being kidnapped and the Sticks help them in the kidnapping. They save the girl and lock Edgar instead. When Mr. and Mrs. Stick search for their dear child Edgar, they find him in the place of the little girl. The police catch Mr. and Mrs. Stick and put them to jail. The Famous Five have another exciting adventure.

Part I enjoyed the most : I enjoyed the part when George makes noises like horses, cows and sheep in the echo room and scares poor Edgar.

Different Ending :  Jennifer stays at the house of the Five for the rest of the vacation. She enjoys herself in the Kirrin island. She stays with the Famous Five in the Kirrin den. She becomes overjoyed by hearing the adventures of the Five. The girl says good-bye and returns home. The Famous Five have an exciting adventurous vacation.