second blog post prewrite 4/13

        The other books written by J.K. Rowling that I have read are all in the Harry Potter series.I believe this book is relatively short compared to all those other Harry Potter novels. However, this one is just as good if not better than most of the other books in the series. They have similar styles too. What makes the novels so alike?
        To provide an example, I will use a quote from the book. "It was the best evening of Harry's life, better than winning at Quidditch, or Christmas, or knocking out mountain trolls..."(Rowling, 307). In the whole series, Harry does crazy stuff that normal people don't do and goes on a lot of adventures. Obviously, Rowling designed this character to be like this. There is also a consistent style in the plot that the author utilizes. Before the school year, Harry stays with the Dudleys. Then the plot always starts with mysteries that are unlocked piece by piece as the year goes on. In the end, the action often involves the defense against the dark arts teacher who opposes Harry (it is said that the job is cursed). The old teacher is always gone the next year. Finally, Harry goes back to live with the Dudleys (except in the last book).
        Like I said before, this one is short compared to the other books in the series (only 309 pages). The fifth book in the series is over 700 pages long! There is not as much spell usage because the main character has not learned enough to use them. In later books, Harry will use more spells. This is the only book where house points are a big deal. Hogwarts is split into four houses and whichever house has the most points by the end of the year wins the trophy. However in later books, house points are not as significant. If I had to say which book was the best in the series, I would say it was the fourth one. That one was better than this one, but I still like the one I'm reading, not to take anything away from this one.