Harry Potter Hero's Journey Research Paper

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Have you ever wondered what the Hero s Journey is in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone? Many people know about the hero s journey, and most people know about Harry Potter. Harry went through a lot of trouble throughout his journey through the books and movies. There are a lot of different characters in movies and books that go through the hero s journey, but Harry Potter is really well known for it. Harry Potter's journey is very adventurous. The hero s journey is very well known, and is used in a lot of well known stories such as Harry Potter. There are twelve steps in the Hero s Journey. The twelve steps include the call to adventure, the refusal of the call, meeting the mentor, crossing the thresholds, meeting the allies, meeting enemies, …show more content…

They end up going through a lot of trials such as Fluffy the three-headed dog, and the Devil’s Snare which is a type of mythical plant that squeezes you to death if you struggle, but when you relax you can go right underneath it and still be alive. When they get out of the Devil’s Snare, they find the giant version of Wizard Chess. Ron, Hermione, and Harry had to fill in for the missing pieces and Ron is pretty good at Wizard Chess, he ends up sacrificing himself for his friends. When the trio find Quirrell, he is trying to find the stone before the they do. Harry ends up finding out that Quirrell is allied with Voldemort. Harry also finds out that Quirrell can be defeated by physical touch so Harry could break free from the chokehold Quirrell had him under. Quirrell ends up crumbling to dust after Harry touches him with the stone. Harry defeats both Quirrell and Voldemort at the same time and Voldemort lost the power to return with the stone, therefore Harry could go back to Hogswarts knowing that he is safe from Voldemort. When Harry arrives at the Hospital Wing, he is very injured because Professor Quirrell is using some dark magic on him in the battle they had. When he wakes up, he realizes that he is safe in

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