Similarities Between Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

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My favorite book is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. This book is full of adventure, mystery and suspense. It is about a boy named Harry Potter, whose parents died when he was at a very young age whom later on Harry found out were killed by Lord Voldemort, the Dark Wizard. He was then raised by his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia and their son, Dudley who were not kind and abusive to Harry. His life changed on his 11th birthday when he found out that he is actually a wizard. Hagrid, a groundskeeper at Hogwarts helped him to shop for everything he would need to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He took the train from platform 9 ¾ where he met his new friends, Hermione and Ron. They were housed at the Gryffindors ( a house known for bravery). He learned how to make potions and fly a broom ( Harry realized he’s a superstar on a broomstick) and earned himself a spot on a Gryffindor Quidditch team as a Seeker, which is a very important position on the team. He was given an invisibility cloak which enables him to sneak around the castle without getting caught. He had adventures after adventures, but the greatest of …show more content…

It is full of mystery. Harry was convinced that Professor Snape was the villain, who caused all the mishaps in Hogwarts and whose mission is to harm the Griffindor house especially Harry. Harry, Ron and Hermione suspected that he tried to jinx Harry’s broom during the Quidditch game and letting in the troll to terrorize the students in the school. As it turned out, it was actually Professor Quirrell whom you would never suspect. He’s new to Hogwarts, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, kind of odd, stutters and portrayed as weak and meek to be a threat to anyone. He has a deep dark secret- being Voldemort himself hidden under his

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