Harry sectum sempras malfoy in the bathroom and almost kills him if snape hadnt been right there. The dursleys are a normal, higher income family, living in a normal house with a normal baby boy, dudley. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. Rowling opens in a normal suburb in a town in england. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. In order to do this, he fakes an urgent owl from the ministry. Plot and setting of harry potter and the sorcerers stone plot of harry potter and the sorcerers stone why setting is important setting is the place, or type of surroundings, where something is positioned or where an event takes place. You can print the pdf onto paper and cut it into cards, or you can copy questions into a word processing program.
When he tried to kill a oneyearold boy, harry potter daniel radcliffe, the killing curse rebounded upon him, destroying his body. What are the biggest plot holes and errors in harry potter. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, also called harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first novel in the immensely popular harry potter series by british writer j. He had friends, hobbies, probably went to brunch a few times. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone potential plot hole maybe someone can explain this to me. In the sorcerers stone so prof quirrell had a whole life before voldemort attached himself to the back of his head. But even with these plot holes, i think we can all agree that harry potter and the sorcerers stone remains a classic a classic with bankrupt wandmakers and nonsensical sports, to be sure, but. The man tries to attack harry, but harry is rescued by a friendly centaur who tells him that his assailant was voldemort. Not only is the wizarding world strange enough to have only developed one sport, the single sport that they have makes zero sense. They discuss how awful the first movie is in comparison to the book, the psychopathic nature of the dursely family, and how this book solidifies that true love exists. Do you think harry potter and the sorcerers stone or harry potter and the philosophers stone, book 1 of the hp series by j. Sorcerers stone potterless podcast harry potter podcast.
Harry also learns that it is voldemort who has been trying to steal the sorcerer s stone. The plot began with the breakin of gringotts wizarding bank 1991 and ended with the battle in the philosophers stone chambers with just harry, voldemort and quirrell. Here are 180 harry potter trivia questions, 60 in each category of easy, medium, and difficult. She sent the book to many publishers until one yay bloomsbury. Hagrid delivers little harry to the dursleys with the aid of sirius. Eventually, harry learns that nicolas flamel is the only known maker of the sorcerers stone, which produces the elixir of life which will make the drinker immortal. Theyre consistently having to write essays for him, but ghosts are specifically stated to not be able to interact with physical objects very much, if. In the end of the movie, quirrel tells harry that he was the one who was trying to kill harry by knocking him off of his broomstick, even with snape muttering his little countercurse. After quirinus quirrell failed to rob the stone, his master possessed him. Harry potter and the philosophers stone released in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros. The owls in harry potter especially in the scene where hundreds of them gather outside the dursleys house in privet drive are very loud. When dumbledore drops a young harry off on the dursleys doorstep, mcgonagall comments that the day will likely be known in the future as harry potter day and yet, when halloween rolls around in sorcerers stone. Its beautifully crafted, charming, engaging, and generally just the best thing to come to childrens fantasy books in a long, long time. This is without any doubt the worst plan anyone has ever had and.
He is a young wizard, very famous, daring, gets in trouble, has untidy hair, and has a lightning scar on his face. Rowling dreamt it up on a train ride to london and spent years working on it. I subtracted chapter one from my analysis because it is a prologue and does not advance the plot. Dursley, petunia, does have a sister, lilly, who is a bit eccentric and married to james potter, who is also questionable. Theres no denying that harry potter is one of the most magical series ever written, but even j. A few glaring plot holes in harry potter must be addressed. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film wikipedia. The first of the harry potter books, harry potter and the sorcerers stone introduces readers to harry potter on the cusp of his eleventh birthday. The harry potter series was groundbreaking in many waysits length for ya, its depth of character, its intricate plot and fantastic settingsbut the foundation of rowlings success is her reliance on basic story structure.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone summary book reports. Highlights include the revelation that this book is just a scooby doo episode, talks of how giggle juice is the wizard word for alcohol, a dive into malfoys awful bullying, and more. For me, i thought the scenes with the dursleys in the first few chapters werent really all that interesting. Raised by his cruel aunt and uncle, and tormented by his bully of a cousin, dudley, he has resigned to a. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book plot harry potter is not a normal boy. It was first published in britain in 1997 and appeared in the united states the following year under the title harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Harry decides that he must find the stone before voldemort does. Plot and setting of harry potter by alexis tillett on prezi. November 1, 1981 is a sunday, which means that vernon wouldnt have been at work. So in the philosophers stone in order to steal the stone quirrell must get dumbledore out of the way.
Plot to steal the philosophers stone harry potter wiki. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone plot diagram by tim. Wands up harry potter star robert hardy passes away. Dumbledore also tells harry in harry potter and the half blood prince that while the trace detects magic, it. Hagrid delivers little harry to the dursleys with the aid of sirius blacks motorbike the evening of november 1, a full day after the events that led to his parents demise at the hands of lord voldemort.
Harry receives his invitation to hogwarts schoolwhich his horrible uncle promptly takes away from him. What are the biggest plot holes in harry potter and the philosophers stone. The thing is, because dumbledore protected it with the mirror of erised all harry did was make it possible for. On his eleventh birthday, orphan harry potter receives an acceptance. The biggest holes in the plot of harry potter 22 words. Voldemort killed harrys parents and was subsequently defeated on halloween. After spending his life in the luxurious accommodations provided by his horrible aunt petunia and uncle vernon, young harry potter gets an invitation to attend hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardrya very insistent invitation, as petunia and vernon learn. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of harry potter and the sorcerers stone and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Most fans know all about the missing day, the first plot hole in sorcerers stone. Harry uses it to explore the restricted section in the library to research information on nicolas flamel, a name hagrid lets slip when confronted about his knowledge of fluffy. In the first book, harry descends the trapdoor to try and save the sorcerers stone from snape and ends up meeting voldemort. Im a huge hp fan, but i cant get over this one plothole.
Omg jk rowling is blessing us with two new harry potter books this year. All the mistakes, plot holes in harry potter books and. Harry is left an orphan with a lightningbolt scar on his forehead, voldemort having killed his parents, lily geraldine somerville and james adrian rawlins potter. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone introduction shmoop. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 goofs imdb.
Harry potter plot holes and questions explained time. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet. What are the biggest plot holes in harry potter and the philosophers. The fantastic world of harry potter is, without a doubt, absolutely incredible. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that. What are the biggest plot holes in harry potter and the. Huge plot hole in philosophers stone harrypotter reddit. The plot hole that ate a mother and father theleaky. The plot to steal the philosophers stone took place during the hogwarts 19911992 school year, in one of voldemorts first attempts to gain power. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone summary shmoop. This event occurs a bit early in the first act, but its clearly harrys first brush with the conflict the call to adventure, which is promptly rejected for him by his aunt. The thing is, because dumbledore protected it with the mirror of erised all harry did was make it possible for voldemort to get the stone by obtaining it himself. He was unconscious when quirrell died, in philosophers stone. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider.
Harrypotter and the sorcerers stone a guide for those who didnt read the book. In the forest, harry comes upon a hooded man drinking unicorn blood. The 5 biggest plot holes in harry potter, as exposed by fans stylist. Thats right, some hardcore fans are convinced theyve uncovered. I got this book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, after my old copy got lost during a move.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone story structure. Born to a wellrespected and muchloved witch and wizard, harry potter was orphaned as a baby and left to be taken care of by his aunt petunia and uncle vernon dursley, along with their son dudley. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone potential plot hole. I just couldnt not have this book in my book collection. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone how does binns teaching a class even work when it comes to homework. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book plot hypable. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and.
Harry also learns that it is voldemort who has been trying to steal the sorcerers stone. The film is the first instalment of the harry potter film series and was written by steve kloves and produced by david heyman. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Read on for fifteen of the biggest plot holes in the series. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a young adult novel by j. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Somebody is clearly ahead of harry, ron and hermione in the dungeon during the climax. Aunt petunias sister lily married james potter and became a powerful couple in the wizards world. The story begins with a description of the dursleys, an utterly normal family in england, who are left with baby harry potter on their doorsteps. Alex moothart joins host mike schubert as they cover the first half ch.
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