Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone: Plot Summary

During the month of December my grade was assigned to read the book Harry Potter andt he Sorcerer's Stone and was written by JK Rowling. It is the first book in a series of 8 books.This series of books has won many awards and is one of the most famous books in the world.Eleven years ago, wizards rejoiced all over the world, and Muggles were very confused. They celebrated because Voldemort was defeated. Voldemort (the evilest wizard around) killed Harry Potter's parents, but for some strange reason, he couldn't kill baby Harry.

Now Voldemort seems to have disappeared but no one knows where he actually is.Furthermore, ten-year-old Harry lives with his furious aunt and uncle and their son Dudley. When they go to the zoo for Dudley's birthday, Harry encounters a sympathetic snake. He's able to speak to the friendly reptile and somehow seems to have removed the glass from its cage, so it can go back to Brazil. After the trip to the zoo, mysterious letters start arriving for Harry. His uncle, Mr. Dursley, is furious and tries to keep them from Harry. But the letters kept arriving at such a rapid rate that he couldn’t control it anymore. Hagrid shows up on Harry's birthday to deliver the letter, and the news that Harry's a wizard and has been admitted to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The next day he takes Harry to shop for school supplies at Diagon Alley, where Harry learns more about the wizarding world. Harry also buys his first wand. Hagrid also picks up a mysterious package at Gringotts, that Harry was suspicious about.Later that summer, Harry travels to Hogwarts. He has to take a train from platform nine and three-quarters. A family called the Weasleys helps him find his way, and he begins to make friends with one of their sons, Ron. He meets other first-year students like Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom.Upon their arrival at Hogwarts, the first years are sorted into one of four houses. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville were all chosen as Gryffindors (a house known for bravery). They begin taking all kinds of classes in magic. Harry learns that there was an attempted robbery at Gringotts, but nothing was taken. He guesses that the robbers were after what Hagrid picked up. Hagrid lets it slip that it has something to do with someone called Nicolas Flamel.Malfoy becomes a big bully.

During their first broom-flying lesson, he teases Neville. In defending Neville, Harry realizes he's a natural at flying. He's a superstar on a broomstick. Although Harry's broken rules by flying unsupervised, Professor McGonagall rewards him by putting him on the Gryffindor Quidditch team as Seeker (a position on the team). Soon after winter break started.When classes resume after winter break, Harry, Ron, and Hermione figure out who Flamel is – the only person in the world to have the Sorcerer's Stone. They decide the Stone must be what was hidden at Gringotts and is now being guarded by the three-headed dog.After the first-year exams, Harry, Ron, and Hermione talk with Hagrid and realize that he said too much about the Sorcerer's Stone to a mysterious stranger. That night they try to retrieve the Stone. Neville attempts to stop them, so they have to temporarily paralyze him with magic. They pass by the three-headed dog by playing it music, only to meet with another series of challenges.

First, they're trapped by a Devil's Snare plant, then they have to catch a flying key, and then they have to play a life-size game of wizard chess. The chess game takes Ron out, leaving Harry and Hermione to solve a logic puzzle and drink potions to go forward. There's only enough for one, so Harry moves on and sends Hermione back for help.To Harry's surprise, he runs into Quirrell. Quirrell reveals that Voldemort is living in him like a parasite. He tries to use Harry to get the Stone. He makes Harry use the Mirror of Erised, and Harry finds himself holding the Stone and lying about it.Voldemort tries to kill Harry, but when he touches Harry, he burns. Harry blacks out.When Harry comes to, he's in the infirmary with Dumbledore, and Quirrell is dead. Dumbledore explains that Harry defeat Voldemort through the protection of his mother's love and that the Stone has been destroyed.

Later, at the end-of-year banquet, Dumbledore praises Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Neville for defeating Quirrell. He rewards them by giving Gryffindor tons of points. They win the house cup for Gryffindor, and even pass all of their exams. Then, they leave Hogwarts for the summer and part ways at the train station. Though it stinks to be returning to the Dursleys, Harry explains how much easier his time with them will be now that he can do magic.