HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE BY JK ROWLING | booktalk with XTINEMAY 

I just finished reading this series for the first time last year at age 61 and plan to reread it again this year--loved it so much! Great book talk here. My husband is planning to read it for the first time this year. When I took the sorting test, I got Griyffindor.

Also in prisoner of azkaban lupin explains when James saved severus's life. It was when Sirius convinced Snape to go to the shrieking shark during the full moon when lupin was a werewolf and James went in and pulled him out of there before wereworf lupin could kill him

Weird hearing the minor differences in the US version compared to the UK version. In the UK one it's a sherbert lemon not a lemon drop

WHERES MEH RAVENCLAWS 🐦🐦🐦🐦🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

After all these years im finally reading the series for the first time. I on The prisoner of Azkaban right now (just started) Cant wait to finish the series!

Hufflepuff!

I LIVE FOR THESE HARRY POTTER BOOKTALKS ANYONE ELSE

I'M IN SLYTHERIN 🐍💚 SLYTHERIN PRIDE 🐍💚 WHERE'S MY FELLOW SNAKES AT?? 🐍

YO...... WHERE IS YOUR GOBLET OF FIRE BOOKTALK?

The first time I was introduced to Harry Potter was in 1st grade. My mom read the first two chapters to me, and I already loved it so much that after she went downstairs, I picked up the book, read the first two chapters again, and then the rest of the book myself. The Harry Potter series is one of my favorite things in the whole entire world, and it makes me sad that none of my friends want to read it. :( I love these booktalks because it's sort of like talking to one of my friends about the books. Thanks for making these Christine😊❤️

I love your hp booktalks so much !! this one has just brought me back to the first time I picked up the philosopher's stone, i remember my older brother and parents reading the books and I just wanted to read them so, so badly but my mum and dad said I was too young. they finally gave in when I was 6, I was so happy !! aahh I just love this series so much !!

I love how you dress up for the booktalks! The lightening scar is goals!

I read the first book in third grade. I didn't really know what it was about, only that it was about wizards, and I had seen the books lying around the house. I also knew my dad had read them and LOVED them. So on the day we had library that week (we had library time too) I picked up the first one. Loved it instantly, read it in a matter of days. Then afterwards I borrowed the books from my dad, who was thrilled I had just picked up the first book on my own. Read the whole series in about a year, and I loved it. Harry Potter is and will always be my favorite series of all time.

the LEGENDARY series

I'm so happy that you are doing a book talk about Harry Potter . I read the series about 5 years ago when i was in third grade. You have really inspired me to read them all again. Loved the video.

These Harry Potter book talks are my favorite ones you've ever made cant wait for the rest ❤️❤️❤️

James saved snapes life during the full moon when remus was being all werewolfy and snape was already suspicious and everything, and i think james and sirius got into a fight over something, and sirius bumped into snape and he told snape about the tree and how to make it stop moving, and i think james found out and pulled snape out of the shrieking shack in time or else snape would've come in contact with werewolf remus and died??? I think this was in chamber of secrets but im not sure

Wait, in the US book, they say lemon drop? Because in the UK one, they say sherbet lemon if I remember the spelling correctly.

I looove your Harry potter booktalks. I'm rereading the books and rewatching the videos S2

I WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE THE TWEET SAYING YOU POSTED THIS!!!!!!

WAS THAT A SOUND OF MUSIC REFERENCE IN THE BEGINNING OR JUST A COINCIDENCE

I JUST started re-reading the HP series, and it's been years since I've done that. I love your reviews of the book series!! So much to hear your thoughts on this beloved series. I'm having a blast remembering how I felt when I first read the book. Like, I remember hating Uncle Vernon for not letting Harry recieve his letter, and I loved that Harry was able to make friends with Ron so quick and it was great that Ron was so kind to Harry. And then I just absolutely adore the trio! Anyway, I was in high school when I began reading the books. I precisely remember seeing the first book on display in the library when I was in 7th grade, and I thought, "This looks like such a kid's book. I'm too old for this." I was an idiot. LOL A few years later, one of my friends was a big fan of HP so she and I went to go watch the second HP film opening weekend, and that was when I was like, "OK I have to read the books." I remember finishing the fourth book right before summer break, and then shortly after that the fifth book was released so I was feeling really good that I didn't have to wait long for the fifth book. LOL I then spent most of my family's camping trip reading book five. I would read out parts that I really liked during our car ride up to the mountains to my brothers, but none of them cared because they weren't HP fans. Excited for your CoS review!

I watched the movies growing up, so I kind of grew up with Harry. But I started watching you and you made me start to read it. I read the first two last year and recently bought the box set. I LOVE THEM, AND I OWE THAT LOVE TO YOU!!! Anyway, THANK YOU!!! And once again, your video is perfect, they keep getting better and better with every video you make.

I'm rereading this series along with my best friend who is reading it for the first time, can't wait to watch these book talks as I go along!!

Didn't James save Snape's life by (aggressively) stopping him from going into The Whomping Willow when Lupin was transforming into a werewolf? I could be wrong... it's been so long haha

J.K. Rowling actually wrote something about Peeves on pottermore. Poltergeist are not ghosts, and they were never people to begin with. Peeves has more in common with a boggart or other magical creature actually. A poltergeist usually formed where there's lots of young people living. And J.K. Rowling also wrote that throughout the years there has been countless effort to remove Peeves, but they all ended in failure. I learned a lot of new stuff about Harry Potter from pottermore actualy! You should check some of Rowling's pottermore's writing out.

I'm finally reading my beautiful illustrated edition. I am now realizing how much I can NOT WAIT THIS LONG FOR THE REST OF THE ILLUSTRATED ONES!!! Hmm...ill just have to reread the normal versions...over and over again to make up for it FOREVER. I love your videos and you!

I never felt the need to read this books until I started watching you!! now they're one of my favorite series :D

i'm in Gryffindor baby lol

Way back in school, Sirius set up a "prank" in which Snape would come across Lupin while he was a werewolf--an insanely dangerous and reckless thing to do. James saved Snape then, which enraged the latter. So technically (because Dumbledore is way sneaky) he was kinda/sorta telling the truth.

I’m here because this series is finally going to be read by me!! I’m so excited to start it, I put holds on all of them!! 💖💖💖

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THESE FOREVER

I LOVE YOUR HP BOOKTALKS! ❤ 😍

Dumbledore starts getting serious in book 4 (except book 5 is when he is full on serious) and i remember being in awe at that side of dumbledore and saying "YAH DUMBLEDORE YOU SHOW THOSE SCRUBS WHO THE MOST POWERFUL WIZARD IS!" Please keep doing more talks I really enjoy them :)

I've been loving these Harry Potter booktalks :) They've been making me want to re-read the books...

Hey Christine! I'm 15 years old and only just now reading Harry Potter. I've finished book one and took my sorting hat quiz! (Slytherin! 🐍) I'm already falling in love! I would really like to thank you for making these book talks. Seeing my favorite BookTuber review a series along with me makes my experience so much more enjoyable. I can't wait to finish this series but also trying to savor every moment! Thanks again!

Didn't James protect Snape in relation to something to do with Lupin turning into a werewolf or something, or am I just making that up?

ooooo THATS why they sang it in the goblet of fire.....kinda makes sense know lol

YAAASS! I re-read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone this month so I was able to recall each moment that you mentioned. :)

I love these Harry Potter booktalks and I love you and your videos! They're so fun and you really inspire me :D

I'm a slytherin!

What I've never understood is why Ravenclaw's mascot is an eagle and not a raven!

I haven't read this series in a while, watching your book talk on them is making me want to go get them and re-read them.

I'm finally reading harry potter for the first time ever so of course I had to come back for your book talks!

WHERE MY POTTERHEADS AT?!?! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

James saved Snape's life when he stopped him from walking into the Mystery Shack and getting eaten by Lupin. But Snape managed yo see Lupin before James pulled him out. They explain it in Book three.

YES, XTINE, YOU READ MY MIND! I remember waiting for the letter when I was 11 ahahah and how I started the series younger than Harry but finished it a year older. Harry Potter is my childhood and adolescence, no other book will ever compare. I used to read the series from the start every christmas and every summer and just reading one or two randomly throughout the year, so I have no idea how many times I read them. I stopped the year the last film came out. BUT I did it again this year for christmas and it was like coming home.

I just finished re-reading Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone for the first time, so this video was perfect timing! It was so great to relive what happens in the first book. Thanks so much for your review!

Im a proud Hufflepuff! 💛

i just finished this book like ten minutes ago cx

YES!!!! I've been waiting for this!!!!

adoring these booktalks Christine 💗

It's the philosophers stone!!!!

No one hate me, but I'm slitheren. I didn't like it at first but then I was like "BOO U DO U!" Come at me bro I got crabble and goyle.

CHRISTINE, it's crazy that you just posted this considering I just finished reading the illustrated edition last night for the first time and ughhh it was SO MAGICAL ANd GREAT. I'm trying to get thru my crazy TBR but I just wanna say "screw my TBR" and binge read the entire Harry Potter series!

CHRISTINE! I JUST READ SORCER'S STONE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS SO SAD WHEN I DIDN'T SEE YOUR BOOKTALK FOR IT, BUT NOW THERE IS ONE AND I'M SO HAPPY!!! XD

I got Hufflepuff

Favorite book sieries of all time! Love your channel! :)

This was so amazing and reminded me of all the Harry Potter love and feels

I'm so happy I found this channel! I love your excitement for books and reading! It pretty much got me back into reading again and now I discuss with/rant to my fiancé about the books I read XD Thanks for having such an awesome channel! As for reading the Harry Potter books, I read the Sorcerer's Stone and the Prisoner of Azkaban at age 14, and the Half-Blood Prince at 17. I went ahead and watched the all the films for the first time at the age of 18 or 19 because it was the easiest way around my (extremely) religious dad so he couldn't find out. I felt so happy to finally be in on the biggest book/films of my childhood. I felt like a kid again, and my imagination/creativity expanded so much more! Now that I'm watching you, it REALLY makes me want to go to the library and check out the entire Harry Potter series and marathon through them :) Again, thanks for being an awesome book nerd and sharing your goofy thoughts!

I just finished the book today and im hooked, I had actually heard it prior to now back in sixth grade (however I barely remembered anything but the sorting hat and lemon drops) my teacher was going to have the class each take turns reading it out loud, although being a smart and shy kid I found a way to get out of out-loud reading, I just had my parents write a note saying I wasn't aloud to read this. so every day in class I got to sit there and draw for the whole hour and a half period but I still heard the story since the class read out loud. very glad I did hear it though otherwise I probably wouldn't have returned to the book today

I love love love that laugh Christine does at 11:04 XD You can totally see her little 3rd grader, Harry Potter-loving self shining through when she talks about this book, and it reminds me of when I read HP in 3rd grade too. NOSTALGIA. My mom was a fan, and I remember watching the movies when I was little with her so reading the books as soon as I was old enough was like a birth right or something haha.

im making my way through the series for the first time right now (as you can tell from my channel name, im already obsessed." and this book was just so magical. it's one of those books i know im going to reread and love for the rest of my life.

Yes!! I'm so happy you're doing book talks to all of the Harry potter books 😭😭😭😭

I was so late to the HP train, mostly because I never had the habit of reading for pleasure, until I was on high school, (5 or 6 years ago?) and I love it so much it helped me through hard times and it still does since I reread it last year

Sigh... Thanks, Christine. You've done it to me. Gave me the feels. Time to read the series again.

I read all the books last year for the first time and in December I wanted to re-read The Philosopher's Stone so I listened to the Audiobook and I loved it. It's a beautiful experience! I'd fall asleep listening to an echo of the narrator's voice and it was great

I just love when I find people that love and get excited with Harry Potter as much as I do :')

loving your harry potter book talks!!!!! and good thing im not the only one who cant draw a perfect lighting scar lol.

This video made me want to reread this book. It sounds like so much fun! Bringing me back to the past....

I remember seeing as interview with JK on the Rosie show, and I think that was the first time I heard about the series. I was in Middle School but my Brother was still in Elementary, and the Elementary school was having their Scholastic Book Fair, so bought the paper back of Sorcerer's Stone there. After finishing that my mom took me to get the second. I hadn't really had a strong interest in reading and even had trouble with it in Elementary, so she was happy I found something I loved to read. I had to wait for the third to come out, and every release after that I had to get the book the day it was released.

Omg i got so hype for this video😍

YAYAYAY ANOTHER HP BOOKTALK!! Love these SO much!! Also, love the fairy light tree behind you XD XD XD XD

I read the book in December! Loved it, currently on the 5th book!!! Book-Tube actually got me into reading it!

I HAVE TI ADMIT THAT I STARTED READING HARRY POTTER BECAUSE OF YOU AND I DONT REGRET IT AT ALL IS JUST SOO GOOD AND I LOVE YOU FOR IT

I got into Harry Potter from this channel no joke. It was last year and I thought I was to old to ready it like i was past the time limit but hearing Christine gush about it I was like alright I'll dip a toe in for a moment and now I'm halfway through book 3 and I love it so much!!!!! *prays that I spelt her name right because I suck at spelling anything ever*

I'm currently re-reading the series for the first time since middle school, and I'm on book 5 now :) I just love these books so much they really are amazing

Been meaning to read this for a long time. Glad I finally did. It was great. Loved the Snape twist. Didn't see it at all.

I just read the first book and omg that amazing ! I can't wait for everything else to come 😂😂

I've forgotten so much from the first book!! Maybe i need a reread..... Btw I love how u're making your way through your harry potter book talks!! Can't wait for more!

I WAS GOING TO START READING HARRY POTTER TODAY,THANK YOU SM!!!!!!!!

I read them in 2008 the summer before I went into fourth grade and had discovered them because well it was Harry Potter. Haha but I immediately fell in love with it and actually read it at the same time as my mom and of course she finished them faster but it was so amazing to be able to experience this world with her for the first time and we would discuss it all the time. Ah favorite series ever ❤️❤️

I NEED TO TAKE THE TEST. OH AND I LOVE YOUR BOOKTALKS ( I just started reading the series, late I know, I'm on the fifth book) :D

thank you thank you thank you for strongly encouraging everyone who somehow has NOT READ the series to do so. I really hope that you convinced some people because it actually pains me to think that some people missed out on Harry Potter!

Just started reading the series. On Chamber of Secrets now and I can't believe I waited so long!!

I've been loving these Harry Potter videos! I was Harry's age when my Mom read the first book out loud to me and my siblings and I didn't know anything about it. Not a thing. So I remember when Hagrid said: "Harry, you're a wizard", I was completely stunned. I was like "He is?? I didn't expect that!" ;D Good times! I'm so lucky to be one of the kids who got to grow up with this series.

I love listening to the Harry Potter soundtrack when I'm reading the books!

Yay! Luv Christine's vids!

I LOVE YOU even more for doing this

I love your Book Talks and I love Harry Potter!!

i just finished watching AVPM for the first time and it brought all the HP feels back, and now i really wanna reread whole HP again, for the first time in English. But i was kinda scared, because i haven't read a book since august cuz college, and fell off the reading train. But this video was exactly what i needed to get me started, thanks Christine :) Now i am gotta get myself to Hogwarts ;)

I learned of Harry Potter when I was like 8 years old. My mom was obsessed with it and made me read it. It turned out I also was obsessed with it. I've read the books at least once or twice every year since then... Absolutely love.

you always change my perspective on how the characters act😂

I read in like first grade. It was probably the first real book I ever read on my own. I remember my father giving it to me and I didn't want to read it at first, but as soon as I started I completely fell in love with it and read all of the other ones, too and even though I love all of them the first one is just so special to me. I'm probably going to read it to my kids.

i just finished re-reading this and i love it so much. missed all the stuff that was not in the movie so that was fun! :)

you honestly kill me i love it

I started reading Harry Potter in 3rd grade too! I can’t remember reading the first few but I remember specific moments reading the 4th book; outside and I remember my sister being mad at me because I didn’t answer her because I couldn’t hear because I was so into the book. I am now rereading them a few years later and am so excited.

Same for me, my school librarian read apart of it in 3rd grade and I fell in love

Oh shoot I just retook the Sorting Hat test and I used to be a Gryffindor but now it says I'm Slytherin MY WHOLE IDENTITY IS DESTROYED Really loving that you're booktalking these now, Christine--it's so much fun to watch you have so much fun with it! Plus it makes me want to get on with my own reread of the series...

I am apart of Gryffindor!!!! As of last year I binged watch all the potter movies and have fallen in love with the books. Currently finishing the Rise of the Phoenix.