Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone
Mr. Dursley, a well-off Englishman, notices strange happenings on his way to
work one day. That night, Albus Dumbledore, the head of a wizardry academy
called Hogwarts, meets Professor McGonagall, who also teaches at Hogwarts,
and a giant named Hagrid outside the Dursley home. Dumbledore tells McGonagall
that someone named Voldemort has killed a Mr. and Mrs. Potter and tried
unsuccessfully to kill their baby son, Harry. Dumbledore leaves Harry with an
explanatory note in a basket in front of the Dursley home.
Ten years later, the Dursley household is dominated by the Dursleys’ son, Dudley,
who torments and bullies Harry. 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. They worry Mr. Dursley, who tries
to keep them from Harry, but the letters keep arriving through every crack in
the house. Finally, he flees with his family to a secluded island shack on the eve
of Harry’s eleventh birthday. At midnight, they hear a large bang on the door and
Hagrid enters. Hagrid hands Harry an admissions letter to the Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry learns that the Dursleys have tried to deny Harry’s
wizardry all these years.
The next day, Hagrid takes Harry to London to shop for school supplies. First they
go to the wizard bank, Gringotts, where Harry learns that his parents have left him
a hefty supply of money. They shop on the wizards’ commercial street known as
Diagon Alley, where Harry is fitted for his school uniform. Harry buys books,
ingredients for potions, and, finally, a magic wand—the companion wand to the
evil Voldemort’s.
A month later, Harry goes to the train station and catches his train to Hogwarts
on track nine and three quarters. On the train, Harry befriends other first-year
students like Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, a Muggle girl chosen to attend
Hogwarts. At school, the first-years take turns putting on the “Sorting Hat” to find
out in which residential house they will live. Harry fears being assigned to the sinister
Slytherin house, but he, Ron, and Hermione end up in the noble Gryffindor house.
As the school year gets underway, Harry discovers that his Potions professor, Snape,
does not like him. Hagrid reassures Harry that Snape has no reason to dislike him.
During their first flying lesson on broomsticks, the students are told to stay
grounded while the teacher takes an injured boy named Neville to the hospital.
Draco Malfoy, a Slytherin bully, snatches Neville’s prized toy and flies off with it to
the top of a tree. Harry flies after him. Malfoy throws the ball in the air, and Harry
speeds downward, making a spectacular catch. Professor McGonagall witnesses
this incident. Instead of punishing Harry, she recommends that he play Quidditch,
a much-loved game that resembles soccer played on broomsticks, for Gryffindor.
Later that day, Malfoy challenges Harry to a wizard’s duel at midnight. Malfoy doesn’t
show up at the appointed place, and Harry almost gets in trouble. While trying to
hide, he accidentally discovers a fierce three-headed dog guarding a trapdoor in the
forbidden third-floor corridor.
Harry decides that he must find the stone before Voldemort does. He, Ron, and
Hermione sneak off that night to the forbidden third-floor corridor. They get
past the guard dog and perform many impressive feats as they get closer and
closer to the stone. Harry ultimately finds himself face to face with Quirrell,
who announces that Harry must die. Knowing that Harry desires to find the stone,
Quirrell puts Harry in front of the Mirror of Erised and makes him state what he sees.
Harry sees himself with the stone in his pocket, and at that same moment he
actually feels it in his pocket. But he tells Quirrell that he sees something else.
A voice tells Quirrell that the boy is lying and requests to speak to Harry face to face.
Quirrell removes his turban and reveals Voldemort’s face on the back of his head.
Voldemort, who is inhabiting Quirrell’s body, instructs Quirrell to kill Harry, but Quirrell
is burned by contact with the boy. A struggle ensues and Harry passes out.
When Harry regains consciousness, he is in the hospital with Dumbledore.
Dumbledore explains that he saved Harry from Quirrell just in time. He adds
that he and Flamel have decided to destroy the stone. Harry heads down to
the end-of-year banquet, where Slytherin is celebrating its seventh consecutive
win of the house championship cup. Dumbledore gets up and awards many
last-minute points to Gryffindor for the feats of Harry and his friends, winning
the house cup for Gryffindor. Harry returns to London to spend the summer
with the Dursleys.