Characteristics Of The Warrior In Harry Potter

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Harry Potter as the Warrior
In the novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's stone, the author J. K. Rowling a warrior character can be seen in the protagonist, Harry Potter. The Warrior and Harry Potter have some of the same characteristics. For example, Harry Potter, like the warrior, has exploits to his quest. Also, Harry Potter, like the Warrior, has a purification ritual just as the warrior does. Lastly, Harry Potter is concerned about his school being in danger from a menace and corruption, the same way the Warrior defends his village from any menace or corruption that may come. Harry Potter shares common traits to the Warrior and it is shown throughout the novel.
The first trait being that, Harry Potter has exploits from his quest just …show more content…

Harry has a lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead that he received in his initial confrontation with the novel 's antagonist, Lord Voldemort, he is constantly recognized because of it. This scar is his initial exploit this exploit takes the place of other traits the Warrior is known to have. For example, the act of boasting is a noted trait shared amongst warriors. For most warriors the boasting will serve as a calling card. In the case of Harry Potter the scar takes the place of boasting himself. The scar serves him the way a warrior’s boasts do. Rather than actually boasting, when people see the scar they begin to talk about him and even boast for him. When Harry Potter was at a train station, he wipes sweat from his brow and reveals his scar and suddenly twins recognize him. Even though he had not told them his name they recognize him purely from the scar. One of the twins tells his younger sister. “…saw his scar. It’s really there - like lightning” (97). The surrounding …show more content…

Harry being from an unpleasant home takes Hogwarts, his school, as a home. In the novel, he senses corruption coming from Professor Snape. Harry Potter believes Professor Snape is corrupt after a troll gets into the school and after his broom is cursed. Thought the children have no concrete evidence, they refuses to think he is innocent. Hagrid attempts to change Harry Potter’s mind and remind the children that Snape would not try to do anything vile. Harry Potter who refuses to believe Snape’s innocence tells Hagrid, “But Snape 's trying to steal it [The Stone]” (192). Hermione also shares the ideals of Snape 's corruption and tells Hagrid, “So why did he just try and kill Harry?” (192). Harry Potter begins to look for ways to defend the school. While doing research, he witnesses Snape threaten another professor which makes him more suspicious, “...It is the Sorcerer’s Stone, and Snape’s trying to force Quirrell to help him get it…” (227). Harry Potter then finds a menace to Hogwarts on a mission in the forbidden forest killing unicorns. After being saved by a centaur who tries to explain to Harry Potter who the hidden figure is, the centaur lets Harry Potter know what the goal of the cloaked figure is to steal the Stone, “Mr. Potter, do you know what is hidden in the school at this very moment?” (259). After

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