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Eleven years ago, wizards rejoiced all over the world, and Muggles (non-magic folk) were confused.

They
celebrated because He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was defeated. In other words, Voldemort (the evilest
wizard around) killed Harry Potter's parents, but for some strange reason, he couldn't kill little baby
Harry. Now Voldemort seems to have disappeared. Overnight, baby Harry has become a hero – "The Boy
Who Lived." Having lost his family and home, Harry also has become an orphan. Dumbledore (the
principle of Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft), Professor McGonagall (a teacher at Hogwarts),
and Hagrid (a groundskeeper at Hogwarts) find a home for baby Harry with his Muggle extended family,
the Dursleys.

Labing-isang taon na ang nakalilipas, nagalak ang mga mahihirap sa buong mundo, at nalito ang Muggles
(non-magic folk). Ipinagdiwang nila dahil natalo ang He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Sa madaling salita,
pinatay ni Voldemort (ang pinakasamang wizard sa paligid) ng mga magulang ni Harry Potter, ngunit sa
ilang kakaibang kadahilanan, hindi niya maaaring patayin ang maliit na sanggol na si Harry. Ngayon tila
nawawala si Voldemort. Magdamag, si baby Harry ay naging bayani - "The Boy Who Living." Ang
pagkawala ng kanyang pamilya at tahanan, si Harry ay naging isang ulila. Dumbledore (ang prinsipyo ng
Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft), Propesor McGonagall (isang guro sa Hogwarts), at Hagrid
(isang groundkeeper sa Hogwarts) ay nakahanap ng isang tahanan para kay baby Harry kasama ang
kanyang Muggle na pinalawig na pamilya, ang Dursleys.

Cut to present day, when ten-year-old Harry lives with his super-mean aunt and uncle and their son
Dudley. When they go to the zoo for Dudley's birthday, Harry encounters a sympathetic snake. He's able
to speak to the friendly reptile and somehow seems to have removed the glass from its cage, so it can go
back to Brazil. After the trip to the zoo, mysterious letters start arriving for Harry. His uncle, Mr. Dursley,
is furious and tries to keep them from Harry. But the letters keep arriving at such a rapid rate that, the
evening before Harry's eleventh birthday, his uncle takes the whole family to a deserted island to escape
all of the mail.

Gupitin hanggang ngayon, kapag ang sampung-taong-gulang na si Harry ay nakatira kasama ang kanyang
super-ibig na tiyahin at tiyuhin at ang kanilang anak na si Dudley. Kapag pumunta sila sa zoo para sa
kaarawan ni Dudley, nakatagpo si Harry ng isang nakikiramay na ahas. Nagagawa niyang makipag-usap
sa palakaibigan na reptilya at sa paanuman ay tinanggal niya ang baso mula sa hawla nito, kaya maaari
itong bumalik sa Brazil. Matapos ang paglalakbay sa zoo, ang mga mahiwagang titik ay nagsisimula na
dumating para kay Harry. Ang kanyang tiyuhin na si G. Dursley, ay galit na galit at sinisikap na panatilihin
ang mga ito mula kay Harry. Ngunit ang mga liham ay patuloy na dumarating sa mabilis na rate na, sa
gabi bago ang ikalabing-isang kaarawan ni Harry, dinala ng kanyang tiyuhin ang buong pamilya sa isang
desyerto na isla upang makatakas sa lahat ng mail.
They can't hide for long, though; Hagrid shows up on Harry's birthday to deliver the letter, and the news
that Harry's a wizard and has been admitted to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The
next day he takes Harry to shop for school supplies at Diagon Alley, where Harry learns more about the
wizarding world. He meets Malfoy (a bully) and Hogwarts' new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor,
Quirrell. Harry also buys his first wand. Sweeeet. Hagrid also picks up a mysterious package at Gringotts,
the goblin bank.

Later that summer, Harry travels to Hogwarts. He has to take a train from platform nine and three-
quarters, a magical platform! A family called the Weasleys helps him find his way, and he begins to make
friends with one of their sons, Ron. He meets other first-year students like Hermione Granger and Neville
Longbottom

.Hindi sila maaaring magtago ng matagal, bagaman; Nagpakita si Hagrid sa kaarawan ni Harry upang
maihatid ang liham, at ang balita na isang wizard si Harry at na-admit sa Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
at Wizardry. Kinabukasan ay dinala niya si Harry upang mamili ng mga gamit sa paaralan sa Diagon Alley,
kung saan natututo si Harry tungkol sa mundo ng wizarding. Nakakilala niya si Malfoy (isang pambu-
bully) at bagong Hogwarts 'bagong Depensa Laban sa madilim na propesor ng Madilim, Quirrell. Bumili
din si Harry ng kanyang unang wand. Pawis. Pumili din si Hagrid ng isang mahiwagang pakete sa
Gringotts, ang goblin bank.

Pagkaraan ng tag-araw na iyon, naglalakbay si Harry sa Hogwarts. Kailangan niyang sumakay ng tren
mula sa platform na siyam at tatlong-kapat, isang mahiwagang platform! Ang isang pamilya na tinawag
na Weasleys ay tumutulong sa kanya na makahanap ng kanyang paraan, at nagsisimula siyang
makipagkaibigan sa isa sa kanilang mga anak na lalaki, si Ron. Nakakilala niya ang iba pang mga mag-
aaral sa unang taon tulad ng Hermione Granger at Neville Longbottom.

Upon their arrival at Hogwarts, the first years are Sorted into one of four houses (think dormitories).
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville are all Gryffindors (a house known for bravery); Malfoy is a Slytherin
(a house known for ambition, and infamous for producing dark wizards). They begin taking all kinds of
classes in magic. Harry dislikes the Potions teacher, Snape, who is unfair and kind of mean.

Harry learns that there was an attempted robbery at Gringotts bank, but nothing was taken. He guesses
that the robbers were after what Hagrid picked up. Hagrid lets it slip that it has something to do with
someone called Nicolas Flamel.

Malfoy becomes a big bully. During their first broom-flying lesson, he teases Neville. In defending Neville,
Harry realizes he's a natural at flying. He's a superstar on a broomstick. Although Harry's broken rules by
flying unsupervised, Professor McGonagall rewards him by putting him on the Gryffindor Quidditch team
as Seeker (a very important position on the team).
Later, Malfoy and Harry have a fight, and Malfoy challenges Harry to a wizard duel at midnight. Hermione
and Ron accompany Harry, but Malfoy doesn't show – he was trying to get them in trouble for roaming
the school while they should be in bed. As they hurry to get back to the dorm, the three friends stumble
into a forbidden part of Hogwarts, where they bump into a three-headed monster dog. Luckily, they
escape in the nick of time.

Harry and Ron aren't getting along with Hermione, but make up when they rescue her from a troll that's
terrorizing the school. Though they get in trouble to taking on the troll alone, they also show their
bravery. Now the three are inseparable.

As the first Quidditch match approaches, the three friends suspect Snape of wanting the package from
Gringotts. During the game, Harry's broom acts weird and seems to be hexed. Harry's saved, but his
friends blame Snape for putting him in danger.

During the winter break, Harry stays at Hogwarts and is given an invisibility cloak that once belonged to
his dad. He uses it to sneak around the castle and discovers the Mirror of Erised in one of Hogwarts'
many secret rooms. When he looks into the mirror he sees his parents, but when he shares the mirror
with Ron, Ron sees himself as a hero. Dumbledore catches Harry at the mirror and explains that the
mirror shows you your heart's desire. The wise old wizard then says he's going to take the mirror away
because it's dangerous.

Pagdating sa Hogwarts, ang mga unang taon ay pinagsama-sama sa isa sa apat na bahay (mag-isip ng
mga dormitoryo). Harry, Ron, Hermione, at Neville ay lahat ng mga Gryffindors (isang bahay na kilala sa
katapangan); Ang Malfoy ay isang Slytherin (isang bahay na kilala sa ambisyon, at walang kamali-mali sa
paggawa ng mga madilim na wizards). Sinimulan nila ang pagkuha ng lahat ng uri ng klase sa magic.
Ayaw ng Harry ang guro ng Potions, Snape, na hindi patas at uri ng kahulugan.

Nalaman ni Harry na mayroong isang pagtatangka na pagnanakaw sa bangko ng Gringotts, ngunit


walang nakuha. Nahulaan niya na ang mga tulisan ay pagkatapos ng kinuha ni Hagrid. Pinahihintulutan
ni Hagrid na madulas ito na may kinalaman ito sa isang tao na tinatawag na Nicolas Flamel.

Si Malfoy ay naging isang malaking bully. Sa panahon ng kanilang unang aralin na lumilipad sa walis,
binubiro niya si Neville. Sa pagtatanggol sa Neville, napagtanto ni Harry na siya ay natural na lumilipad.
Superstar siya sa isang walis. Bagaman ang mga sirang patakaran ni Harry sa pamamagitan ng paglipad
nang hindi sinagop, ginagantimpalaan siya ni Propesor McGonagall sa pamamagitan ng paglalagay sa
kanya sa koponan ng Gryffindor Quidditch bilang Seeker (isang napakahalagang posisyon sa koponan).

Nang maglaon, nag-away sina Malfoy at Harry, at hinamon ni Malfoy si Harry sa isang wuel duel sa
hatinggabi. Sinamahan nina Hermione at Ron si Harry, ngunit hindi ipinakita si Malfoy - sinisikap niyang
harapin ang mga ito para sa pag-roaming sa paaralan habang dapat sila sa kama. Habang nagmamadali
silang bumalik sa dorm, ang tatlong mga kaibigan ay natitisod sa isang ipinagbabawal na bahagi ng
Hogwarts, kung saan sila ay nahuhulog sa isang tatlong ulo na halimaw na aso. Sa kabutihang palad,
nakatakas sila sa nick ng oras.

Si Harry at Ron ay hindi nakakasama kay Hermione, ngunit bumubuo kapag iligtas nila siya mula sa isang
troll na nakakatakot sa paaralan. Kahit na nagkakaproblema sila sa pag-iisa sa troll lamang, ipinakita rin
nila ang kanilang katapangan. Ngayon ang tatlo ay hindi mapaghihiwalay.

Habang papalapit ang unang Quidditch match, hinala ng tatlong kaibigan si Snape na gusto ang package
mula sa Gringotts. Sa panahon ng laro, ang walis ni Harry ay kumikilos nang kakatwa at tila napapagod.
Nai-save si Harry, ngunit sinisi ng kanyang mga kaibigan si Snape sa paglalagay sa kanya sa panganib.

Sa panahon ng pahinga sa taglamig, si Harry ay nananatili sa Hogwarts at binigyan ng isang invisibility na


balabal na dating pag-aari ng kanyang ama. Ginagamit niya ito upang mag-sneak sa paligid ng kastilyo at
natuklasan ang Mirror of Erised sa isa sa maraming mga lihim na silid ng Hogwarts. Kapag tumingin siya
sa salamin nakikita niya ang kanyang mga magulang, ngunit kapag ibinahagi niya ang salamin kay Ron,
nakikita ni Ron ang kanyang sarili bilang isang bayani. Sinusuportahan ni Dumbledore si Harry sa salamin
at ipinaliwanag na ipinapakita sa iyo ng salamin ang nais ng iyong puso. Sinabi ng matalinong
matandang wizard pagkatapos na ilayo niya ang salamin dahil mapanganib ito.

When classes resume after winter break, Harry, Ron, and Hermione figure out who Flamel is – an
alchemist and the only person in the world to have the Sorcerer's Stone, which can provide immortality.
They decide the Stone must be what was hidden at Gringotts and is now being guarded by the three-
headed dog.

When not trying to solve the mystery of Nicholas Flamel, Harry is trying to balance Quidditch and school
work. Gryffindor wins another Quidditch game, which Snape referees, and then Harry hears Snape and
Quirrell arguing.
Meanwhile, Hagrid adopts a dragon, which is illegal. Ron, Hermione, and Harry have to convince him
that's it's just not practical to raise a baby dragon, and find a way to smuggle the dragon out. Malfoy
spies on them and tries to turn them in. When Harry and Hermione have successfully sent the dragon
out in the middle of the night, they're caught by McGonagall – along with Neville, who was trying to
warn them, and Malfoy, who tattled – and are given really big detention. Gryffindor moves to the last
place in the house cup contest, and everyone is really mad at them.

Harry, Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy have detention with Hagrid in the forest at night. They are
supposed to figure out what's killing unicorns and drinking their blood. Harry runs into some centaurs
who see trouble ahead in the stars. They all realize that Voldemort is trying to return and that he's the
one killing unicorns.

After the first-year exams, Harry, Ron, and Hermione talk with Hagrid and realize that he said too much
about the Sorcerer's Stone to the mysterious stranger who gave him the dragon. Harry, Ron, and
Hermione suspect that Snape is after it. That night they try to retrieve the Stone. Neville attempts to stop
them, so they have to temporarily paralyze him with magic. They pass by the three-headed dog by
playing it music, only to meet with another series of challenges. First, they're trapped by a Devil's Snare
plant, then they have to catch a flying key, and then they have to play a life-size game of wizard chess.
The chess game takes Ron out, leaving Harry and Hermione to solve a logic puzzle and drink potions to
go forward. There's only enough for one, so Harry moves on and sends Hermione back for help.

To Harry's surprise, he runs into Quirrell, not Snape like he thought he would. Quirrell reveals that
Voldemort is living in him like a parasite. (Eek!) He tries to use Harry to get the Stone. He makes Harry
use the Mirror of Erised, and Harry finds himself holding the Stone and lying about it. Quirrell/Voldemort
tries to kill Harry, but when he touches Harry, he burns. Harry blacks out.

When Harry comes to, he's in the infirmary with Dumbledore, and Quirrell is dead. Dumbledore explains
that Harry defeated Quirrell/Voldemort through the protection of his mother's love. He also mentions
that the Stone has been destroyed.

Later, at the end-of-year banquet, Dumbledore praises Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Neville for the parts
they played in defeating Quirrell. He rewards them by giving Gryffindor house tons of points. They win
the house cup for Gryffindor, and even pass all of their exams. Then, they leave Hogwarts for the
summer and part ways at the train station. Though it stinks to be returning to the Dursleys, Harry
explains how much easier his time with them will be now that he can do magic.

Kapag ipinagpatuloy ang mga klase pagkatapos ng pahinga sa taglamig, nalaman nina Harry, Ron, at
Hermione kung sino ang Flamel - isang alchemist at ang tanging tao sa mundo na magkaroon ng Bato ng
Sorcerer, na maaaring magbigay ng imortalidad. Nagpasya sila na ang Bato ay dapat na kung ano ang
nakatago sa Gringotts at ngayon ay binabantayan ng tatlong ulong aso.

Kapag hindi sinusubukan upang malutas ang misteryo ng Nicholas Flamel, sinusubukan ni Harry na
balansehin ang Quidditch at ang gawain sa paaralan. Nagwagi si Gryffindor ng isa pang laro sa Quidditch,
na mga referees ng Snape, at pagkatapos ay narinig ni Harry sina Snape at Quirrell na nagtalo.

Samantala, si Hagrid ay nagpatibay ng isang dragon, na ilegal. Si Ron, Hermione, at Harry ay kailangang
kumbinsihin sa kanya na hindi lamang praktikal na itaas ang isang sanggol na sanggol, at makahanap ng
isang paraan upang maipuslit ang dragon. Sinilip sila ni Malfoy at sinubukang i-on ang mga ito. Nang
matagumpay na pinalabas nina Harry at Hermione ang dragon sa kalagitnaan ng gabi, nahuli nila si
McGonagall - kasama si Neville, na nagsisikap na babalaan sila, at si Malfoy, na tattled - at binigyan ng
talagang malaking pagpigil. Ang Gryffindor ay lumilipat sa huling lugar sa paligsahan sa cup ng bahay, at
lahat ay talagang galit sa kanila.

Si Harry, Hermione, Neville, at Malfoy ay nakakulong kasama si Hagrid sa kagubatan sa gabi. Dapat
nilang alamin kung ano ang pagpatay ng mga unicorn at pag-inom ng kanilang dugo. Tumatakbo si Harry
sa ilang mga sentral na nakakakita ng problema sa unahan sa mga bituin. Napagtanto nilang lahat na
sinusubukan na bumalik si Voldemort at siya ang pumatay ng mga unicorn.

Matapos ang unang-taong pagsusulit, sina Harry, Ron, at Hermione ay nakipag-usap kay Hagrid at
napagtanto na sinabi niya nang labis tungkol sa Bato ng Sorcerer sa misteryosong estranghero na
nagbigay sa kanya ng dragon. Pinaghihinalaan nina Harry, Ron, at Hermione na si Snape ay pagkatapos
nito. Nang gabing iyon sinubukan nilang makuha ang Bato. Sinubukan ni Neville na pigilan ang mga ito,
kaya't pansamantalang mapaparalisa siya ng mahika. Dumaan sila ng tatlong ulo ng aso sa pamamagitan
ng pag-play nito ng musika, lamang upang matugunan ang isa pang serye ng mga hamon. Una, nakulong
sila ng halaman ng Snare na Demonyo, pagkatapos ay kailangan nilang mahuli ang isang lumilipad na
susi, at pagkatapos ay kailangan nilang maglaro ng isang sukat sa buhay na laro ng wizard chess. Ang
larong chess ay tumatagal kay Ron, iniwan sina Harry at Hermione upang malutas ang isang logic puzzle
at uminom ng mga potion upang magpatuloy. Mayroon lamang sapat para sa isa, kaya lumipat si Harry
at pinapabalik ang tulong kay Hermione.

Sa pagtataka ni Harry, tumatakbo siya sa Quirrell, hindi Snape tulad ng naisip niyang gagawin. Inihayag
ni Quirrell na ang Voldemort ay nakatira sa kanya tulad ng isang taong nabubuhay sa kalinga. (Eek!)
Sinubukan niyang gamitin si Harry upang makuha ang Bato. Ginagawa niyang gamitin ang Harry ng
Mirror of Erised, at natagpuan ni Harry ang kanyang sarili na hawak ang Bato at nagsisinungaling tungkol
dito. Sinubukan ni Quirrell / Voldemort na patayin si Harry, ngunit nang hawakan niya si Harry, sumunog
siya. Nag-black out si Harry.

Pagdating ni Harry, nasa infirmary siya kasama si Dumbledore, at namatay si Quirrell. Ipinaliwanag ni
Dumbledore na natalo ni Harry si Quirrell / Voldemort sa pamamagitan ng proteksyon ng pagmamahal
ng kanyang ina. Binanggit din niya na ang Bato ay nawasak.

Nang maglaon, sa pagtatapos ng taon ng piging, pinuri ng Dumbledore sina Ron, Hermione, Harry, at
Neville para sa mga bahagi na nilalaro nila sa pagtalo sa Quirrell. Gantimpalaan niya ang mga ito sa
pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng Gryffindor house tonelada ng mga puntos. Nanalo sila ng tasa ng bahay
para sa Gryffindor, at kahit na pumasa sa lahat ng kanilang mga pagsusulit. Pagkatapos, iniwan nila ang
Hogwarts para sa tag-araw at mga bahagi sa mga istasyon ng tren. Kahit na stinks na bumalik sa Dursley,
ipinaliwanag ni Harry kung gaano kadali ang oras sa kanila kasama na ngayon na maaari siyang mag-
magic.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Themes

Family

Family is a very important theme throughout Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Harry misses the
family he never knew – his parents – and hates the one he's stuck with – the Du...

Friendship

Making friends is arguably one of the best things about going to Hogwarts. Without friends, life can be
pretty sad. Having someone to side with, to share with, and to study with – someone who...

The Home

Home is where the Hogwarts is. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, school's not just where you
study and learn cools spells; it's a real home. Harry may start out living in a house with the D...
Loyalty

Loyalty may be a Hufflepuff virtue, but everyone in Gryffindor is pretty good at it too. Face it, in this book
nearly everyone's loyal – even the bad guys are loyal to their own side. Loyalty...

Courage

Courage is one of the hallmarks of Gryffindor house, and it's also a defining characteristic for our main
characters. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and even Neville all reveal themselves as possessing outs...

Good vs. Evil

Good and evil come in all shapes and sizes and aren't necessarily restricted to magic or Muggle worlds,
either. At first, we wonder who could be more evil than the cruel, unloving Dursleys and thei...

The Supernatural

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone provides a doorway into a magical world. In addition to garden-
variety witches and wizards, there are magic trains, magic candies, and several areas dedicated...

Contrasting Regions

In the great tradition of many fantasists, Rowling describes a secret, magical world hidden within plain
old England. Muggles, or non-magic people, go about their daily lives, while wizards and wit...

Pamilya

Ang pamilya ay isang napakahalagang tema sa buong Harry Potter at ang Sorcerer's Stone. Namimiss ni
Harry ang pamilya na hindi niya kilala - ang kanyang mga magulang - at napopoot sa isa na natigil niya -
ang Du ...

Pagkakaibigan

Ang pakikipagkaibigan ay maaaring isa sa mga pinakamahusay na bagay tungkol sa pagpunta sa


Hogwarts. Kung walang mga kaibigan, ang buhay ay maaaring maging malungkot. Ang pagkakaroon ng
isang tao sa tabi, upang ibahagi sa, at mag-aral sa - isang taong ...

Ang bahay

Home ay kung saan ang Hogwarts. Sa Harry Potter at ang Sorcerer's Stone, hindi lamang sa paaralan
kung saan ka nag-aaral at natututo ng mga cool na spelling; totoong bahay ito. Maaaring magsimula si
Harry na naninirahan sa isang bahay kasama ang D ...

Katapatan
Ang katapatan ay maaaring isang katangian ng Hufflepuff, ngunit ang lahat sa Gryffindor ay medyo
mahusay din dito. Harapin mo ito, sa librong ito halos lahat ng tao ay matapat - kahit na ang mga
masasamang tao ay tapat sa kanilang sariling panig. Katapatan ...

Tapang

Ang lakas ng loob ay isa sa mga tanda ng bahay ng Gryffindor, at ito rin ang pagtukoy ng katangian para
sa aming pangunahing mga character. Si Harry, Ron, Hermione, at kahit na ang Neville lahat ay naghayag
sa kanilang sarili bilang pagkakaroon ng pagk ...

Mabuti kumpara sa Masasama

Mabuti at kasamaan ay dumating sa lahat ng mga hugis at sukat at hindi kinakailangang limitado sa mga
mahika o Muggle na mundo, alinman. Sa una, nagtataka tayo kung sino ang maaaring maging mas
kasamaan kaysa sa malupit, hindi mapagmahal na Dursley at ...

Ang Supernatural

Si Harry Potter at ang Sorcerer's Stone ay nagbibigay ng isang pintuan sa isang mahiwagang mundo.
Bilang karagdagan sa iba't ibang mga witch at wizards ng hardin, mayroong mga magic train, magic
candies, at ilang mga lugar na nakatuon ...

Paghahambing ng Mga Regulasyon

Sa mahusay na tradisyon ng maraming mga pantasya, inilarawan ni Rowling ang isang lihim,
mahiwagang mundo na nakatago sa loob ng purong matandang England. Ang mga Muggles, o mga
taong hindi mahika, ay nagpapatuloy sa kanilang pang-araw-araw na buhay, habang ang mga wizard at
wit ...

Family is a very important theme throughout Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Harry misses the
family he never knew – his parents – and hates the one he's stuck with – the Dursleys. Blood ties only go
so far, and relationships don't necessarily mean that love is felt. Far from it, in fact. The Dursleys feed,
clothe, and shelter Harry (barely), but they don't love him, and they certainly don't treat him as though
he belongs. Instead, it's the people Harry meets at Hogwarts, both students and faculty, who care for
and nurture him, and who slowly become his new, chosen family.

Making friends is arguably one of the best things about going to Hogwarts. Without friends, life can be
pretty sad. Having someone to side with, to share with, and to study with – someone who has your back,
and who needs you to cover his/hers – is huge. Yet for Harry Potter and some of the other characters
who've been set apart by their magical abilities, making real friends is only possible at wizarding school.
Wizard friends are lifesavers, literally: who else can you collaborate with to defeat three-headed dogs or
evil overlords? By making friends, the characters get to work together, learn from each other, and
accomplish more than they ever would have on their own
Home is where the Hogwarts is. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, school's not just where you
study and learn cools spells; it's a real home. Harry may start out living in a house with the Dursleys, but
it doesn't feel like home to him. To abuse the immortal words of Burt Bacharach, that "house is not a
home." At Hogwarts, and in Gryffindor in particular, Harry finally feels a sense of belonging and comfort.
Responsible adults care about and look after him, and he has good experiences, good meals, and good
friends. It's not sugarcoated – there are still small and large-scale enemies – but for the first time Harry
finds pleasure and safety in his living space.

Loyalty may be a Hufflepuff virtue, but everyone in Gryffindor is pretty good at it too. Face it, in this book
nearly everyone's loyal – even the bad guys are loyal to their own side. Loyalty provides much of the
motivation for plot points throughout Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: characters stand up for the
ideas they believe in and each other. However, sometimes people – or creatures – have to behave in
what seems like a disloyal manner for the greater good.

Courage is one of the hallmarks of Gryffindor house, and it's also a defining characteristic for our main
characters. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and even Neville all reveal themselves as possessing outstanding
bravery, and it's their courage that helps them get through the climactic ordeals at the book's end. As
Dumbledore praises them at the year-end banquet, he honors their explicit and implicit courage. This
shows that the Hogwarts faculty values virtues like courage and loyalty as much as they do more wacky
branches of magical education. Being able to make feathers float is all very well and good, but when
push comes to shove, what really matters is how you face your fears.

Ang pamilya ay isang napakahalagang tema sa buong Harry Potter at ang Sorcerer's Stone. Nami-miss ni
Harry ang pamilya na hindi niya kilala - ang kanyang mga magulang - at kinapopootan ang isa na natigil
niya - ang Dursley. Ang mga kurbatang dugo ay napupunta lamang hanggang ngayon, at ang mga
ugnayan ay hindi nangangahulugang ang pakiramdam ay nadarama. Malayo dito, sa katunayan. Ang
Dursleys ay nagpapakain, nagbibihis, at may tirahan na Harry (bahagya), ngunit hindi nila ito mahal, at
tiyak na hindi nila siya tinatrato na parang pag-aari niya. Sa halip, ito ang mga taong nakatagpo ni Harry
sa Hogwarts, kapwa mga mag-aaral at guro, na nagmamalasakit at nagpapanatili sa kanya, at dahan-
dahang naging kanyang bago, napiling pamilya.

Ang pakikipagkaibigan ay maaaring isa sa mga pinakamahusay na bagay tungkol sa pagpunta sa


Hogwarts. Kung walang mga kaibigan, ang buhay ay maaaring maging malungkot. Ang pagkakaroon ng
isang tao upang makasama, upang ibahagi sa, at mag-aral sa - isang taong may iyong likuran, at kung sino
ang nangangailangan sa iyo upang masakop ang kanyang / kanya - ay napakalaking. Gayunpaman para sa
Harry Potter at ilan sa iba pang mga character na na-set apart sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga
mahiwagang kakayahan, ang paggawa ng mga tunay na kaibigan ay posible lamang sa wizarding school.
Ang mga kaibigan ng wizard ay mga lifesaver, literal: sino pa ang maaari mong makipagtulungan upang
talunin ang tatlong ulong aso o masasamang overlay? Sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagkaibigan, ang mga
character ay magtutulungan, matuto mula sa bawat isa, at magawa ang higit pa kaysa sa gusto nila sa
kanilang sarili

Home ay kung saan ang Hogwarts. Sa Harry Potter at ang Sorcerer's Stone, hindi lamang sa paaralan
kung saan ka nag-aaral at natututo ng mga cool na spelling; totoong bahay ito. Maaaring simulan ni
Harry na naninirahan sa isang bahay kasama ang mga Dursley, ngunit hindi ito parang bahay sa kanya.
Upang abusuhin ang walang kamatayang mga salita ng Burt Bacharach, ang "bahay ay hindi tahanan." Sa
Hogwarts, at sa Gryffindor sa partikular, si Harry sa wakas ay nakakaramdam ng pag-aari at ginhawa. Ang
responsableng matatanda ay nagmamalasakit at nagmamalasakit sa kanya, at mayroon siyang
magagandang karanasan, mabuting pagkain, at mabuting kaibigan. Hindi ito sugarcoated - mayroon pa
ring maliit at malalaki na mga kaaway - ngunit sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay natagpuan ni Harry ang
kasiyahan at kaligtasan sa kanyang buhay na espasyo.

Ang katapatan ay maaaring isang katangian ng Hufflepuff, ngunit ang lahat sa Gryffindor ay medyo
mahusay din dito. Harapin mo ito, sa librong ito halos lahat ng tao ay matapat - kahit na ang mga
masasamang tao ay tapat sa kanilang sariling panig. Ang katapatan ay nagbibigay ng pag-uudyok para sa
mga puntos ng balangkas sa buong Harry Potter at ang Sorcerer Stone: ang mga character ay tumayo
para sa mga ideyang pinaniniwalaan nila at sa bawat isa. Gayunpaman, kung minsan ang mga tao - o
mga nilalang - ay dapat kumilos sa kung ano ang tila isang hindi pagkakatawang paraan para sa higit na
kabutihan.

Ang lakas ng loob ay isa sa mga tanda ng bahay ng Gryffindor, at ito rin ang pagtukoy ng katangian para
sa aming pangunahing mga character. Sina Harry, Ron, Hermione, at maging sa Neville lahat ay
naghahayag ng kanilang sarili bilang pagkakaroon ng natatanging katapangan, at ito ang kanilang tapang
na tumutulong sa kanila na makarating sa mga climactic ordeals sa pagtatapos ng libro. Bilang pinupuri
sila ng Dumbledore sa piging sa pagtatapos ng taon, pinarangalan niya ang kanilang tahasang at buong
loob na tapang. Ipinapakita nito na pinapahalagahan ng mga guro ng Hogwarts ang mga birtud tulad ng
katapangan at katapatan hangga't ginagawa nila ang mas maraming mga sanga ng mahiwagang
edukasyon. Ang kakayahang gumawa ng mga balahibo na lumulutang ay napakahusay at mahusay,
ngunit kapag ang pagtulak ay nagmula, ang talagang mahalaga ay kung paano mo haharapin ang iyong
mga takot.
CASt

Like most of the greatest heroes in the world, Harry is both ordinary and extraordinary. He's an eleven-
year-old skinny kid, with unruly black hair and a weird scar on his forehead. He's also an orphan who
doesn't remember his parents and is stuck living with the obnoxious Dursleys – his Muggle aunt, uncle,
and cousin. Though the Dursleys spoil their son Dudley, Harry is stuck living in the spider-infested closet
under the stairs. Because of the Dursleys, he's had to grow up fast and learn to look after himself.

Ron is Harry's first and best friend at Hogwarts (not counting Hagrid). They are BFFs from the get-go. Ron
spends much of his time being overshadowed by his friends and family. Ron's closest friends are an
international celebrity (Harry) and a brainiac (Hermione), and he feels intimidated by all his older
brothers' reputations. Whether they're pranksters or high-achievers, they're all making names for
themselves in the big bad world, and as the youngest of the Weasley brothers, Ron's worried he won't
measure up. That's why, when he looks into the Mirror of Erised, he sees himself winning everything and
earning every award, in charge of everybody, and doing everything really well:

"I am [head boy] – I'm wearing the badge like Bill used to – and I'm holding the house cup and the
Quidditch cup – I'm Quidditch captain, too!" (12.155)

When we first meet Hermione, Harry and Ron think she's super annoying. She's loud and bossy and butts
in all the time. She's your typical know-it-all, does-her-homework-perfectly-all-the-time, and always-
follows-rules kind of girl. Hermione puts lots of people off by working so hard and being so smart. But
she's not just a suck-up – we can tell that she's genuinely excited about learning magic and has an
incredibly strong work ethic. To other students, though, it can seem like she's trying too hard. Ron and
Harry even hope she won't be in Gryffindor with them – at least Ron hopes that she won't. He tells
Harry, "Whatever house I'm in, I hope she's not in it" (6.223). Sure enough, Hermione becomes a
Gryffindor, and it takes quite a while for them all to become friends. When they do, though, it sticks like
peanut butter and jelly.

Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

Wands represent individual personality and character. Each magically talented person in the book has a
wand tailored to fit his or her personality, and each wizard or witch's wand is an extension of the self.
Remember how Harry spends so long in Mr. Ollivander's shop, trying to find the perfect wand? That's
because every wizard needs a wand that meshes with how he/she works in order to produce the best
possible magic. It's harder to do magic with someone else's wand, and even harder to do magic without
any wand at all
.Adventure, Children's Literature, Fantasy, Quest

Harry Potter is hard to classify as a single genre – it's more like a recipe. For excitement.

GENRE

The primary ingredient is probably Children's Literature. Yet, while it's got youthful protagonists and age-
appropriate themes and characters, the book's wide readership and cult-like fan following keeps it from
being considered solely Children's Literature, or even Young Adult. Next, the magical content and context
give it a strong dash of Fantasy – how can a text about wizards and magic be seen as anything else? Once
the Children's Literature and Fantasy elements have been combined, then we've got the adventurous
elements, mixed through and stirred with all the aspects of a classic Quest. Bake in the oven for
approximately three hundred pages and enjoy!

ANALYSIS: WHAT'S UP WITH THE TITLE?

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This title lets us know right away that we're in for a fun ride. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
sounds exciting and magical. It reminds us that we're clearly in the fantasy genre (with the idea of
sorcerers) and lets us know right away who our hero is (Harry Potter).

There are at least two big things to take away from this title. The first is how it sets the tone for the rest
of the Harry Potter series. Each of Rowling's following, bestselling books includes the phrasing Harry
Potter and the... [BLANK]. As the series progresses, the BLANKS get tougher and tougher, finishing up in
the Deathly Hallows. The Sorcerer's Stone doesn't have quite as mature – we could almost say as dark –
an association. In Book 1, Harry's eleven, he's just found out he's a wizard, and he's only beginning to dip
his toes into the well of magic. Sure, there's mystery, excitement, and plenty of danger, but there's also
lots of joyous discovery about the magical world of Hogwarts and its existence within the Muggle
society.

The second thing about the title is, perhaps surprisingly, that this wasn't the original title in the UK.
That's right; the first Harry Potter book was actually called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
instead of Sorcerer's Stone. The use of Philosopher in the title doesn't stress magic as much as the
revised version does. You could even say the use of Sorcerer reduces the original title's emphasis on
education: Philosopher reminds us of the study and quest for (magical) knowledge, while Sorcerer
reminds us of magic itself. Others words were also changed to make it sound more American. We don't
usually think of British English being that different from American English, but there are tons of little
differences. For example, the characters in the Americanized version say "sweater" instead of "jumper."

Critic Philip Nel thinks all this changing of words is a bad idea. He writes, "during its transformation to
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone loses the most in
translation. The almost total disappearance of the word 'Mum' is a case in point, illustrating how acts of
translation efface cultural specificity" (269). (Source: Philip Nel, "You say 'Jelly,' I say 'Jell-O'? Harry Potter
and the Transfiguration of Language," in The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary
Phenomenon [ed. Lana A. Whited], Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2002: 261-284.) Check
out The Harry Potter Lexicon for a list of all the changes.

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