[November 18, 2019] I would not have said it had been 2 years since I last read this book, but that's probably because I watch the movie all the time. It's always a delight, then, to come back to the book and realize how things are different and that there is so much extra material. Chronicling my rereading means getting to see how much my love and appreciation for this first book has grown. Some of the simplicity I saw originally gets recolored when you see the ways that Rowling was building a world and a bigger story from the beginning.

I think I'll work on getting a whole video out about this book this year? Big dreams.

[May 26, 2017]
[December 12, 2016] Marking for reread

[October 31, 2015] After reading J.K. Rowling's writing as Robert Galbraith I was inspired to start a re-read of this series. IDK. Go with it.

This re-read was marked by how much humor and wit I found in little one off lines. Plus, my appreciating for Harry grew by leaps and bounds. Main characters often get rather shafted when it comes to fan love. When you ask people who their favorite HP character is, they'll probably say someone other than Harry. Probably because they either think he's a given, or think that some of the other more novel characters steal the spotlight. I have some of those favorites too. My point is only that Harry stood out to me on this re-read. He really is such a brave, good-hearted person. Even when we meet him at the Dursley's, the attitude he assumes living in really crappy conditions is admirable. I love him to bits and pieces.

I think I love this book with a special love because while there is a big show down with Voldemort, there is something incredibly light hearted about this book compared to the other ones. My re-reading always stalls as we get further into the series because of all the heartbreak, but here, it's all meeting friends and discovering secrets and establishing relationships.

Good fun.

Onward.

[October 7, 2013] Marking for re-read.

This is only my second time through the series. After the first time, my impression of The Sorcerer's Stone was that it was markedly "kiddie" compared to the rest of the series, and that the story overall seemed slow.

It's amazing how much love for the series as a whole has recolored my view. I sped right through the book, this time, and enjoyed every moment of it. I didn't have that same impression of the story being young, but rather now, I was reading about these characters I love at the beginning of the journey.

This book contains some of the most memorable lines of the series, and it was especially great to see Harry, Ron and Hermione at the onset of their friendship.