Harry Potter, an eleven year old boy, lives with his dreadful
Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon and their son Dudley. His life isn’t very bright;
he has to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs, never gets anything for his
birthday and his nephew Dudley constantly bullies him. One day Harry starts
receiving strange letters and is rescued by Hagrid. Harry discovers his parents
didn’t die in a car crash, but that they were wizards, and that he’s one as
well. But that’s not all; he even seems to not just a wizard, but also a famous
one. The reason for this is because a Dark Wizard named Voldemort who killed a
lot of people, including Harry’s parents, lost his power when he tried to kill
Harry. Now Harry also knows where from he got the scar on his forehead.
He enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he meets new friends, but also enemies. In the beginning of the year all the students at Hogwarts are told by Professor Dumbledore not to enter the third floor corridor, unless they wish to “die a very painful death”. As the year proceeds Harry finds that the Philosopher’s Stone, a magical stone which is capable of turning anything into gold and prolonging life, is stored behind this corridor. He also discovers someone is trying to steal it.
Harry enters the forbidden corridor and passes the barriers set by the teachers of Hogwarts to protect the stone. But his Defence against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Quirrell, does as well. It turns out that Voldemort shares the body of Professor Quirrell, as that is the only way he can live in his weakened state. Professor Quirrell, however, doesn’t get past all barriers. He can’t get over the last one, the Mirror of the Erised, placed by Dumbledore himself. In this mirror you will see what you most desire. Quirrell, of course, mostly desires the stone, but the mirror has been bewitched in a way that only someone who wants the Stone for itself, not for the powers it possesses, can see in the mirror where the stone is. Quirrell has the intention of giving the stone to Voldemort when he finds it, so he can’t see where it is. But Harry does meet this need of the mirror and finds the stone in his pocket when he looks into the mirror. In the next moments Harry and Quirrell are fighting about the stone. Just when Harry can’t bear it any longer, Professor Dumbledore comes to help and in the end Harry once again is able to overcome the Dark Wizard and keep the world save from his powers.
He enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he meets new friends, but also enemies. In the beginning of the year all the students at Hogwarts are told by Professor Dumbledore not to enter the third floor corridor, unless they wish to “die a very painful death”. As the year proceeds Harry finds that the Philosopher’s Stone, a magical stone which is capable of turning anything into gold and prolonging life, is stored behind this corridor. He also discovers someone is trying to steal it.
Harry enters the forbidden corridor and passes the barriers set by the teachers of Hogwarts to protect the stone. But his Defence against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Quirrell, does as well. It turns out that Voldemort shares the body of Professor Quirrell, as that is the only way he can live in his weakened state. Professor Quirrell, however, doesn’t get past all barriers. He can’t get over the last one, the Mirror of the Erised, placed by Dumbledore himself. In this mirror you will see what you most desire. Quirrell, of course, mostly desires the stone, but the mirror has been bewitched in a way that only someone who wants the Stone for itself, not for the powers it possesses, can see in the mirror where the stone is. Quirrell has the intention of giving the stone to Voldemort when he finds it, so he can’t see where it is. But Harry does meet this need of the mirror and finds the stone in his pocket when he looks into the mirror. In the next moments Harry and Quirrell are fighting about the stone. Just when Harry can’t bear it any longer, Professor Dumbledore comes to help and in the end Harry once again is able to overcome the Dark Wizard and keep the world save from his powers.
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