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It is revealed eventually, despite their suspicions about Professor Snape, that it was Lord Voldemort possessing Professor Quirrel's body and trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone. The trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione eventually defeat Lord Voldemort.
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- The Boy Who Lived. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley and their son, Dudley, live at number four, Privet Drive. They pride themselves on being perfectly normal and have a strong aversion to anything unusual or mysterious.
- The Vanishing Glass. Nearly a decade has passed since the Dursleys found their nephew, Harry Potter, on their doorstep. The house on Privet Drive remains largely unchanged, and the only indication of the passage of time is the photographs on the mantelpiece.
- Letters from No One. After the incident at the zoo, Harry faces severe punishment from the Dursleys. By the time he’s allowed out of his cupboard, the summer holidays have begun.
- The Keeper of the Keys. The chapter begins with a loud knocking on the door of the shack where the Dursleys and Harry are hiding. The knocking grows louder and more forceful until the door is finally broken down, revealing a giant of a man named Hagrid.
Harry realizes that it cannot be a coincidence that a stranger just happened to run into Hagrid with a dragon’s egg. Hagrid admits that he told the stranger that Fluffy, the three-headed dog, is easily lulled to sleep with music.
Dudley is spoiled, while Harry is forced to sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. At the zoo on Dudley’s birthday, the glass in front of a boa constrictor exhibit disappears, frightening everyone. Harry is later punished for this incident. Mysterious letters begin arriving for Harry.
- J. K. Rowling, Klaus Fritz
- 1997
- Chapter 1 – The Boy Who Lived
- Chapter 2 – The Vanishing Glass
- Chapter 3 – The Letters from No One
- Chapter 4 – The Keeper of The Keys
- Chapter 5 – Diagon Alley
- Chapter 6 – The Journey from Platform Nine and Three Quarters
- Chapter 7 – The Sorting Hat
- Chapter 8 – The Potions Master
- Chapter 9 – The Midnight Duel
- Chapter 10 – Hallowe’en
In which we meet the Dursleys and learn of the peculiar happenings surrounding the arrival of Harry Potter on their doorstep including a conversation between Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall.
In which is related the sad circumstances under which Harry has lived for the past ten years and of a trip to the zoo that goes awry.
In which Dudley gets his new uniform and a letter arrives for Harry, which Uncle Vernon destroys – prompting a veritable deluge of letters over the next few days. Uncle Vernon then attempts to outrun the delivery of the letters and eventually takes his family to an abandoned hut on an island in the ocean.
In which Hagrid arrives at the hut and informs Harry that he is a wizard and has been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry also learns the truth about the deaths of his parents and the origin of the scar on his forehead, much to the chagrin of his uncle.
In which Hagrid takes Harry to Diagon Alley in London to retrieve his inheritance and buy his school supplies, including a wand and Hedwig, a snowy owl. At the same time Hagrid gets a secret package from Gringotts vault 713, Harry meets Draco Malfoy, and Hagrid gives Harry his tickets for the Hogwarts Express.
In which Uncle Vernon takes Harry to King’s Cross Station and leaves him there. Harry meets the Weasleys, who help him get to Platform Nine and Three Quarters and settled on the train. Here he gets to know Ron and meets Hermione as the train rumbles to Hogwarts. Upon reaching the school they are met by Hagrid and the First Years are taken by boat t...
In which Professor McGonagall tells the first-years a bit about the school and they are sorted into houses by the Sorting Hat. Then Dumbledore welcomes then, they have a feast and find their dormitory for their first night at Hogwarts.
In which Harry is pointed out and stared at by everyone in the school as he starts his first day of classes and meets his teachers, visits Hagrid and learns about the Gringotts break-in.
In which Gryffindor and Slytherin have flying lessons together, Neville injures himself on his broom, and Harry and Draco fight it out on brooms over Neville’s Remembrall, resulting in Harry being made Seeker of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Later, Draco challenges Harry to a wizard’s duel but instead of dueling he tells Filch in hopes of Harry be...
In which Harry receives a Nimbus 2000 broom, learns the rules of Quidditch and begins to practice. On Hallowe’en Hermione masters levitation in Charms class but the remarks of a jealous Ron send her in tears to the girls’ bathroom, where she is trapped with a troll. Harry and Ron run to her rescue and defeat the troll. Hermione tells a lie to keep ...
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The subject turns to the Potter family, and Dumbledore informs Professor McGonagall that Lily and James Potter are both dead, murdered by Voldemort. Their infant son, Harry, however, somehow survived Voldemort’s killing curse and broke the dark wizard’s power.
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