Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal
Knowing the plot lets you read for longer without getting lost. The Spanish edition uses European Spanish.
What it's about
Harry Potter, an orphan who lives with his unkind aunt and uncle, learns on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard. He starts at Hogwarts, a school of magic, where he makes friends with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and discovers that he is famous: as a baby he survived an attack by the dark wizard Voldemort. During his first year the three friends uncover a secret hidden at the school. The Spanish edition, «Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal», was translated by Alicia Dellepiane and published by Salamandra in Spain.
Resumen en español fácil
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Harry Potter es un niño huérfano que vive con sus tíos, que no lo quieren. El día que cumple once años, descubre que es un mago. Empieza a estudiar en Hogwarts, una escuela de magia, donde conoce a sus mejores amigos, Ron y Hermione. Allí descubre que es famoso: de bebé sobrevivió a Voldemort, un mago malvado.
Main characters
- Harry Potter — an orphan boy who discovers he is a wizard
- Ron Weasley — his best friend, from a big wizarding family
- Hermione Granger — a clever student who knows every spell
- Albus Dumbledore — the headmaster of Hogwarts
- Severus Snape — the Potions teacher who seems to hate Harry
How to read it in Spanish
A great first novel if you know the story in English (B1): you can read for longer without getting lost. The Salamandra translation uses European Spanish («vosotros», «coger»), and the names of spells and houses stay in English.
Where to read it
The book is under copyright. Borrow it from your library (most US libraries have the Spanish edition) or buy it.
