Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone Comparison

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Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Compare and Contrast Essay by: Martyna Spula Opening-Thesis Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, being a richly textured novel, shows two main characters by the names of Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, who are assumed to be very different as they are enemies in the wizarding world, but as the story goes on, the realization occurs that these two men are the exact same; one being good, and one being evil. In the first paragraph before Hogwarts, it talks about the murder of both parents leaving Harry and Voldemort as orphans, being raised by muggles, and knowing/not knowing who a wizard until a certain age. Later, they grow up and start attending Hogwarts, while finding different personality traits, that lead to similarities and differences being in school and in their separate houses. Towards the end of the book, defeat occurs, as both wizards want to find the Philosophers stone for different reasons, and while fighting for it, only one wizard (either good or evil) will receive the glory of retreating the stone, …show more content…

He first murdered Harry Potters parents (James Potter & Lily Evans Potter) but when he made an attempt to kill the little one-year old boy, the killing curse rebounded upon him, destroying his body. Voldemort killed his parents (Merope Gaunt & Tom Riddle Sr) as well, due to the fact that his father was influenced by a love potion given to him by his Mother, which resulted in a heartless union and left Voldemort with only hatred. Harry is left an orphan just like Voldemort was, with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, as they both end up being raised by dreadful muggles (non-magical humans.) Harry's relatives (the Dursley’s) decide to conceal his magical heritage from him and make him live in a cupboard under the stairs for ten years with his exasperating cousin Dudley, unlike Voldemort (Tom Riddle) who always knew he was a

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