Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Quote

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The quote, "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that." (Rowling, page 214) said by Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. The quote is from the novel, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone is the first book in the Harry Potter Book Series. In the book, an orphan named Harry Potter becomes a wizard and he comes across a magical mirror which shows his deepest desire. The mirror shows Harry beside his parents. Having lost his parents as an infant, Harry is susceptible to getting lost in the past, in what-ifs and what-might-have-been. Instead of living in the present moment, Harry feels drawn to sit on the hard floor in a cold room for …show more content…

The book is about a young boy named Harry Potter who lives with his non-magic-related relatives as a powerful, evil wizard named Lord Voldemort killed his parents, James and Lily. Lily, Harry’s mother sacrificed her life to protect her child from Voldemort. Voldemort had no motivation to kill Lily and was even willing to spare her life. This selfless act of love created a protective charm around Harry. After murdering James and Lily, Voldemort was already in a weakened state and when his killing curse backfired due to the protective charm, a part of his soul detached itself from Voldemort and got latched onto Harry. Voldemort lost his powers and became a spirit until he found his body back. The soul that got latched onto Harry left a scar on Harry’s forehead, and since he didn’t die, he was known as the boy who lived. As he grows up, he does not know about his magical heritage and on his 11th birthday, he finds out about his magical heritage as he starts developing magical abilities. Then, he gets accepted to a wizarding school named, Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. He quickly becomes friends with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley and they soon come face to face with Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort tries to steal the sorcerer's stone and return to power but in the end, Harry and his friends manage to defeat Lord Voldemort. So at the moment, Harry and his friends are …show more content…

The quote is from the novel, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone. In the book, an orphan named Harry Potter becomes a wizard and he comes across a magical mirror which shows his deepest desire. The mirror shows Harry beside his parents. Harry gets lost in the past, thinking about the what-ifs and what-might-have-been. Instead of living in the present moment, Harry feels drawn to sit on the hard floor in a cold room for hours, not moving, lost in the fantasy depicted in the mirror. He is at risk of choosing fantasy over reality and becoming addicted to his dream. So, Dumbledore reminds us that focusing on your dreams too much can stop us from enjoying our lives and living our lives to its fullest. Dwelling on our dreams is not going to get us anywhere. Therefore it is better to live life and not dwell on dreams. You should ‘not dwell on dreams’, meaning you should not think about what is wanted but can’t have, and the what ifs of the past or future that can’t be changed. ‘And don’t forget to live’, meaning you should live your life and stop dwelling. Live life as it is, and don’t dwell on what can’t

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