There are five main characters in this book. The first, Harry Potter, is an orphan that lives with his aunt and uncle who are “muggles.” He is small and skinny for his age, probably because he sleeps in a dark cupboard under the staircase. The second character, Ron Weasley, is tall, thin, gangly, with freckles, big feet and hands, and a long nose. He becomes Harry’s first best friend. The third character, Hermione Granger, has bushy brown hair, large front teeth. She is a bossy, know-it-all type of person. She also becomes Harry’s best friend. The fourth character is Hagrid. He is almost twice the size of a normal human, and almost five times as wide. He also has wild tangles of bushy hair black hair and a beard that covers most of his face. The fifth character is Voldermort. He was the one who killed Harry’s parents when Harry was a year old and has been hidden for ten years. He has red eyes and slits for his nose.

The story begins on number four Privet Drive, where Mr. and Mrs. Dursley live. Harry Potter’s parents have just been killed, and Albus Dumbledore

One day at breakfast, Harry receives a letter from Hagrid asking him and his friends to come visit him after classes. When they do they find something unexpected: a Norwegian dragon about to hatch. Having a dragon is unsafe as well as illegal in the wizard world. They all try to talk Hagrid out of keeping him, but he just says the dragon is too weak to be left alone. Harry worries about Hagrid and the dragon and decides to get Ron’s brother Charlie, who studies dragons in Romania, to take him. Hagrid reluctantly agrees.

After dinner time they decide they have to go save the stone. When they reach the third floor, Fluffy is already sleeping. They jump through the trap door. On the other side, they have to play wizard chess where Ron gets hurt. They have to leave him behind and keep moving. Then they get to a room where there are ten bottles. Hermione figures out the riddle to get through the black fire, but there is only enough potion for Harry to get through. What Harry sees on the other side he would never have expected in a hundred years. He sees Professor Quirrel, the teacher against the dark arts. He is looking into the Mirror of Erised and is talking to himself. When he sees Harry, he makes Harry look into the mirror hoping Harry will know where the stone is. When Harry does look into the mirror he sees that the stone is in his pocket. When Quirrel asks what he sees, Harry lies. Then Harry hears a voice saying he is lying. If seeing Professor Quirrel was bad enough, the next thing he sees petrifies him. He sees Voldermort attached to Quirrel’s head. Voldermort knows Harry has the stone, but when Quirrel goes to grab him, his hands get burned, and he can not hold on to Harry. The next thing Harry remembers is waking up in the hospital bed three days later. Dumbledore had come back and saved Harry, but Harry was the one that saved the sorcerer’s stone from Voldermort. He becomes a hero.

On the train, Harry meets Ron Weasley. They become friends immediately. They also meet Hermione Granger, but are annoyed by her bossy attitude.

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