Similarities Between Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

My favorite book is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. This book is full of adventure, mystery and suspense. It is about a boy named Harry Potter, whose parents died when he was at a very young age whom later on Harry found out were killed by Lord Voldemort, the Dark Wizard. He was then raised by his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia and their son, Dudley who were not kind and abusive to Harry. His life changed on his 11th birthday when he found out that he is actually a wizard. Hagrid, a groundskeeper at Hogwarts helped him to shop for everything he would need to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He took the train from platform 9 ¾ where he met his new friends, Hermione and Ron. They were housed at the Gryffindors ( a house known for bravery). He learned how to make potions and fly a broom ( Harry realized he’s a superstar on a broomstick) and earned himself a spot on a Gryffindor Quidditch team as a Seeker, which is a very important position on the team. He was given an invisibility cloak which enables him to sneak around the castle without getting caught. He had adventures after adventures, but the greatest of

them all was the discovery of the Sorcerer’s Stone which allows the user to turn any metal into pure gold and produce the Elixir of Life which can make the drinker immortal. This stone is hidden in a chamber guarded by a three-headed dog named Fluffy. Harry, Ron and Hermione later found out that somebody would like to steal the stone and had decided to guard it, but without their knowledge Professor Quirrell who later revealed the face of Voldemort on the back of his head followed them to the site and tried to grab the stone from Harry but failed. Harry passed out. Voldemort lived and left Quirrell to die. Harry awakened in the hospital and Dumbledore told him that Harry’s mother sacrificed her life to protect him.

One of the main reason why Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is one of my favorite books of all time is because you never know what you are going to expect next.

It is full of mystery. Harry was convinced that Professor Snape was the villain, who caused all the mishaps in Hogwarts and whose mission is to harm the Griffindor house especially Harry. Harry, Ron and Hermione suspected that he tried to jinx Harry’s broom during the Quidditch game and letting in the troll to terrorize the students in the school. As it turned out, it was actually Professor Quirrell whom you would never suspect. He’s new to Hogwarts, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, kind of odd, stutters and portrayed as weak and meek to be a threat to anyone. He has a deep dark secret- being Voldemort himself hidden under his

turban.

If you’ve read the book, you must have felt the rush of excitement, sitting at the edge of your seat and would not put the book down to follow Harry, Ron and Hermione unravel the obstacles and challenges leading to the Sorcerer’s Stone. They have to get passed Fluffy by wearing the invisible cloak and putting him down to sleep by playing the flute. Then they escaped from the strangling vines of the Devil’s Snare. Next they needed to find the correct fying key from among the hundreds to enter the next chamber. Teamwork and Ron’s expertise made them win the giant wizard chess match but Ron got knocked out by the Queen in the end and has to stay behind. Hermione and Harry continued to the next challenge which is to choose the non poisonous potion by drinking it leaving Harry to proceed to the next and final challenge which is to retrieve the Sorcerer’s Stone from within the Mirror of Erised.
The book teaches you the value of family, love, friendship and loyalty. Harry’s parents were killed protecting him from Lord Voldemort. Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and Dumbledore were Harry’s loyal friends who helped him along the way. It tells you too that you may overcome any obstacles in life if you put your heart into it and believing that you will succeed and remain humble. It takes some courage to face the things you fear most. It also shows that Good always triumphs against Evil. If your intentions are true and are for the greater good, the outcome will always end up in your favor.