What are examples of personification in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

In literature, personification is the assigning of human qualities to nonhuman objects. In the strict literary sense of the term, one such example is when the
Quidditch brooms are portrayed as having temperaments and 'minds' of their own, like young untrained horses. On a more magical note, the various portraits
(such as the Fat Lady guarding the entrance to the Gryffindor common rooms) not only interact directly with the protagonists, but often with each other as well.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Hyperbole
Mountains of roast and boiled potatoes

Simile
He turned right around in his seat and yelled at Harry,his face like a gigantic beet with a mustache: "MOTORCYCLES DON'T FLY!"

Onomatopoeia
Thirty seconds ... twenty... ten... nine-maybe he'd wake Dudley up, just to annoy him-three...two...one...BOOM.

Personification
Harry's broom jumped into his hand at once. NO

Examples of similes in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-"his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins"(p.14)
-"Dumbledore's silver hair was the only thing in the whole hall that shone as brightly as ghosts."(p.122)
A metaphor is...
Examples of metaphors in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-"Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning
over garden fences, spying on the neighbors.(p.1)
-"His face was almost completely hidden by a long shaggy mane of hair."(p.46)
Personification is...
Examples of personification in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-"Harry's broom jumped into his hand at once."(p.146)
-"The wand chooses the wizard."(p.85)
A hyperbole is...
Examples of a hyperbole in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-"mountains of roast and boiled potatoes"(p.203)
An onomatopoeia is...
Examples of onomatopoeia in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-"Boom. They knocked again." (p.46)
-"SMASH! The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges and with a deafening crash landed flat on the floor."(p.46)

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her
time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors.

In this metaphor, Rowling compares Petunia Dursley to a crane, a bird that is graceful but also very powerful. For longtime readers of the series,
they will see this image again when her story with Harry comes to an end: she is strong and fierce, but there is also a grace to her.

WANDS

Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

Wands represent individual personality and character. Each magically talented person in the book has a wand tailored to fit his or her personality,
and each wizard or witch's wand is an extension of the self. Remember how Harry spends so long in Mr. Ollivander's shop, trying to find the perfect
wand? That's because every wizard needs a wand that meshes with how he/she works in order to produce the best possible magic. It's harder to do
magic with someone else's wand, and even harder to do magic without any wand at all.
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Each wand in Ollivander's shop is completely individual, made with very specific magic elements, each resulting in a unique combination. For
example, Harry's wand is holly and phoenix feather (phoenixes symbolize rebirth, which could show that he – and Voldemort – is hard to kill).
Rowling herself explains:

"[H]olly has certain connotations that were perfect for Harry, particularly when contrasted with the traditional associations of yew, from which
Voldemort's wand is made. European tradition has it that the holly tree (the name comes from 'holy') repels evil, while yew, which can achieve
astonishing longevity (there are British yew trees over two thousand years old), can symbolise both death and resurrection; the sap is also
poisonous."(source)

The fact that Harry chooses a wand with phoenix feather core in it shows how his path is already tied to Voldemort's, since Voldemort also chose a
wand with the same core (or rather, the same wand also chose him)

THE SORTING HAT

Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

All students entering Hogwarts must try on the Sorting Hat. To the new first-years, it seems like it holds the potential for a trying ordeal – the idea of
being "Sorted" carries with it all kinds of creepy, science-fiction implications. Ron, and his fellow first-years, is relieved when they find out that all
they have to do is try on the Hat, but Harry is still uneasy. While waiting to be Sorted Harry thinks,

[T]rying on the hat was a lot better than having to do a spell, but he did wish they could have tried it on without everyone watching. The hat seemed
to be asking rather a lot; Harry didn't feel brave or quick-witted or any of it at the moment. (7.36)

The Hat tells them, "Try me on and I will tell you / Where you ought to be" (7.33). In other words, after putting on the Hat, each student will know the
house to which he or she belongs. While this seems true for all the other first-years, who put on the Hat and hear it yell out different house names,
it's a little different in Harry's case. The Hat says it will determine which House each student "ought to be" in, but it offers Harry a choice. When
Harry thinks at the Hat, "Not Slytherin, not Slytherin" (7.68), the Hat responds,

"Are you sure? You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that –
no? Well, if you're sure – better be GRYFFINDOR!" (7.69)

Here, the student's preference for one house over another is just as significant as the personality traits that qualify him for those houses.

Want to know what house you belong in. Take this quiz! Or maybe this quiz. Heck, you might as well take this quiz too!

THE SORCERER'S STONE

Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

The Sorcerer's Stone is a mythical-sounding object that does two things: 1) transforms base metals into gold; 2) creates an immortality potion (the
Elixir of Life). Here's what Hermione learns about the Stone from a book from the Hogwarts library:
"The ancient study of alchemy is concerned with making the Sorcerer's Stone, a legendary substance with astonishing powers. The stone will
transform any metal into pure gold. It also produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal." (13.50)

But alchemy isn't something that Rowling made up; the idea of Nicholas Flamel using the Sorcerer's Stone (more often called the "Philosopher's
Stone") is actually based in legend and fact. Here's what Rowling has to say about Flamel on her website:

Nicholas Flamel is a historical character. Flamel lived in France in the fourteenth century and is supposed to have discovered how to make a
philosopher's stone. There are mentions of sightings of him through the centuries because he was supposed to have gained immortality. There are
still streets named after Flamel and his wife Perenelle in Paris. (source)

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the characters aren't nearly as interested in the Stone's potential for making gold as they are in its
capacity to bestow eternal life. Most specifically, Voldemort desires the Stone as a means of restoring himself to his former glory – using the Stone,
it seems, has far less terrible side effects than drinking unicorn blood. As Dumbledore points out, however, both riches and immortality cause
nothing but problems:

"You know, the Stone was really not such a wonderful thing. As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would
choose above all – the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them." (17.107)

1 what can you say about the writing style of the author?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is told in third-person, limited point of view, with the narrator unidentified and invisible and the tone objective.
Harry is the character whose thoughts, feelings, and experiences are revealed to the reader. The narrator at some odd points throughout the book
is omniscient, telling the reader what Harry is thinking or feeling. The narrator mostly relays events as they happen and also reveals some, but not
all, of the thoughts and feelings of the main character Harry Potter. The actions and thoughts of the other characters are relayed to the reader via
the conversations among the characters themselves. The actions of the main characters and the narrative descriptions of them tell the reader what
type of person the main characters are. The characters and places are not always accounted for by the narrator; sometimes they are described
through the eyes…

Songs and poems

He performed a song to taunt Harry over the fact that students thought he was the one releasing Slytherin's monster and petrifying the muggle-born
students. Peeves soon added a dance routine for the song.[6]

CHARACTERS

Harry Potter - The protagonist of the story, who is gradually transformed from timid weakling to powerful hero by the end. Marked on the forehead

with a lightning-shaped scar, Harry is marked also by the confrontation between good and bad magic that caused that scar: the standoff between

the evil Voldemort and his parents who died to save their son. The story eventually becomes a tale of Harry’s vengeance for their wrongful deaths.

As he matures, he shows himself to be caring and shrewd, a loyal friend, and an excellent Quidditch player.

Read an in-depth analysis of Harry Potter.

Hermione Granger - Initially an annoying goody-two-shoes who studies too much and obeys the school rules too zealously. Hermione eventually

becomes friendly with Harry after she learns to value friendship over perfectionism and obedience. She comes from a purely Muggle family, and her

character illustrates the social-adjustment problems often faced by new students at Hogwarts.

Read an in-depth analysis of Hermione Granger.

Ron Weasley - A shy, modest boy who comes from an impoverished wizard family. Ron is Harry’s first friend at Hogwarts, and they become close.

He lacks Harry’s gusto and charisma, but his loyalty and help are useful to Harry throughout their adventures. Ron’s mediocrity despite his wizard

background reminds us that success at Hogwarts is based solely on talent and hard work, not on family connections. Ron’s willingness to be beaten

up by the monstrous chess queen shows how selfless and generous he is.

Hagrid - An oafish giant who works as a groundskeeper at Hogwarts. Rubeus Hagrid is a well-meaning creature with more kindness than brains.

He cares deeply for Harry, as evidenced by the tears he sheds upon having to leave the infant Harry with the Dursleys. His fondness for animals is

endearing, even if it gets him into trouble (as when he tries raising a dragon at home). Hagrid symbolizes the importance of generosity and human

warmth in a world menaced by conniving villains.

Albus Dumbledore - The kind, wise head of Hogwarts. Though he is a famous wizard, Dumbledore is as humble and adorable as his name

suggests. While other school officials, such as Professor McGonagall, are obsessed with the rules, Dumbledore respects them (as his warnings

against entering the Forbidden Forest remind us) but does not exaggerate their importance. He appears to have an almost superhuman level of

wisdom, knowledge, and personal understanding, and it seems that he may have set up the whole quest for the Sorcerer’s Stone so that Harry

could prove himself.

Voldemort - A great wizard gone bad. When he killed Harry’s parents, Voldemort gave Harry a lightning-shaped scar. Voldemort has thus shaped

Harry’s life so that Harry’s ultimate destruction of him appears as a kind of vengeance. Voldemort, whose name in French means either “flight of

death” or “theft of death,” is associated both with high-flying magic and with deceit throughout the story. He is determined to escape death by finding

the Sorcerer’s Stone. Voldemort’s weak point is that he cannot understand love, and thus cannot touch Harry’s body, which still bears the traces of

Harry’s mother’s love for her son.

Draco Malfoy - An arrogant student and Harry’s nemesis. Malfoy, whose name translates roughly to “dragon of bad faith,” is a rich snob from a

long line of wizards who feels entitled to the Hogwarts experience. He makes fun of the poorer Ron Weasley and advises Harry to choose his

friends more carefully. As the story progresses, Malfoy becomes more and more inimical to Harry and his friends, and there is a hint that he may

grow up to become another Voldemort.

Read an in-depth analysis of Draco Malfoy.

Neville Longbottom - A timid Hogwarts classmate of Harry’s. Neville is friendly and loyal, but like Ron, he lacks Harry’s charisma. Like Hermione,

he is initially too obedient, and when the time comes to go after the Sorcerer’s Stone, he fears punishment and threatens to report his friends to the

teachers.

Professor McGonagall - The head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts and a high-ranking woman in the wizard world. Minerva McGonagall is fair but

extremely stern and severe in her punishments. Her devotion to the letter of the law is impressive but a bit cold, and we constantly feel that she

could never become a warm and wise figure like Dumbledore. Rowling named her after a notoriously bad nineteenth-century Scottish poet named

William McGonagall who was nevertheless highly confident of his own talents.

Professor Snape - A professor of Potions at Hogwarts. Severus Snape dislikes Harry and appears to be an evil man for most of the story. His

name associates him not only with unfair snap judgments of others but also with his violent intentions to snap the bones of his enemies. Snape’s

grudge against Harry, which is nevertheless far from a murderous ill will, helps us remember the difference between forgivable vices and

unforgivable evil intentions.

Professor Quirrell - A stuttering and seemingly harmless man, and a professor of Defense against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. Quirrell appears as

nervous and squirrelly as his name suggests for most of the story. It is he, for example, who nearly faints when announcing the news that a troll is

loose in the school. It turns out later, however, that Quirrell has faked his withdrawing meekness and is actually a cold-blooded conniver.

Vernon Dursley - Harry’s rich uncle, with whom Harry lives for ten miserable years. Dursley symbolizes the Muggle world at its most silly and

mediocre. It is through Mr. Dursley’s jaded Muggle eyes that we first glimpse wizards, and his closed-mindedness toward the colorful cloaks and

literate cats that he meets emphasizes how different the human and wizard worlds are.
Petunia Dursley - Mr. Dursley’s wife. Petunia is an overly doting mother to her spoiled son, Dudley, and a prison-keeper to Harry. She is haughty

and excessively concerned with what the neighbors think of her family. She is somewhat humanized for us when we discover that she was always

jealous of the magical gifts of her sister, Lily, Harry’s witch mother. Perhaps her malevolence toward Harry springs from an earlier resentment of her

sister.

Dudley Dursley - Harry’s cousin, a spoiled, fat bully. Annoying and loud, Dudley manipulates parental love to get what he wants—his outrageous

desires for multiple television sets foreshadow the important scenes involving the Mirror of Erised and the wrongful desire for eternal life that

motivates Voldemort. Dudley’s tormenting of Harry foreshadows Malfoy’s later bullying tendencies at Hogwarts, though he is less gifted than Malfoy

5. Important Characters

The following pages I give short characterisations of the most important characters of the story in order to represent the different profiles. I only
describe the most important character traits, otherwise my term paper would be too large.

5.1 Harry Potter

Harry Potter is the main character in the novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone ” . Up until he received his invitation to Hogwart`s School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry`s life was had been miserable and not exciting. But Harry is an extraordinary child who is skilled to become a
great magician.

Harry is an 11 year old boy with black hair, green eyes framed by a pair of glasses and he has a scar on his forehead which was the result of the
horrible wizard Lord Voldemort who killed his parents.

Harry is very honest and loyal because he fights against injustice. From the fact that he does not defend against his cruel relatives you can see that
he is not aggressive and 30 accepts his life. Harry is also very modest because he does not know another life than to be suppressed and
humiliared. In the magic world of Hogwarts he behaves brave and clever and he personifies love, loyality and trust. In short, Harry is the hero of the
story.

5.2 Ronald Weasley

Ron is Harry`s best friend. Ron is very tall with red hair and freckles. He is the sixth of seven children in his family .His brothers have been very
successful at Hogwarts, so he feels stressed and thinks that he has to be good as his brothers. That makes him appearing poor because his family
expects him to do as well as for example Percy who is a prefector or Fred and George who always have good marks. If he did something very good
it would not be something special because it was maybe already done by one of his brothers.

Ron likes playing Quidditch, chess and eating sweets.

On the one hand he appears shy and a little clumsy because he has problems to fly on a broomstick but on the other hand Ron is a faithful friend
and is always prepared for an adventure.

5.3 Hermione Granger

Hermione is a good friend of Harry and Ron. She is at the top of her class although she comes from a ‘Muggle’ family. From the fact that she has
learned the school books by heart you can see that she is a hard-working and bookish girl. Hermione`s knowledge is very helpful to her friends
because she always knows how to deal with unpleasant situations and she also knows many strategies to solve problems. In spite of her
cleverness Hermione is sympathetic and is very moral demanding. Hermione: “ Books! And cleverness! There are more important things -
friendship And bravery - oh Harry - be careful ! ” 23

5.4 Draco Malfoy

Draco Malfoy is a student at Hogwarts and his favourite activity is to get on Harry`s nerves because they hate each other. Draco is a cunning and
jealous boy. He loves nothing more than to see Harry and his friends fail. He betrays Harry and makes jokes about Ron. From this behaviour you
can see he is a nasty and malevolent boy who wants to get more attention.
5.5 Vernon,Petunia and Dudley Dursley

Harry lived with them for over ten years because they are his ‘Muggle’ relatives. They do not like Harry and treat him like dirt. Uncle Vernon and
Petunia cannot accept Harry`s magical skills. Everything they want, is to be normal, so they conceal from Harry he is a wizard. Their spoilt son
Dudley is always dissatisfied and self-centered although he gets everything he want from his parents. In short, Dudley is the opposite of Harry:
greedy, stupid and heartless. Summing up, the Dursleys are a typical petty bourgeois family who wants to have prestige in society and mistake that
with real values.

5.6 Rubeus Hagrid

Hagrid is the gamekeeper at Hogwarts. He is a half-giant with long black hair and warm, good-natured eyes. Although Hagrid looks he is
trustworthy. Harry and his friends like him very much. Unfortunately Hagrid has a weakness for drinking alcohol. The consequence is that he is
sometimes drunken and it is easy to use him to get important information. But usually Hagrid is a gentle person who likes large and ugly creatures
like dragons, monsters or centaurs.

5.7 Severus Snape

Severus Snape is the Potions teacher at Hogwarts and head of the Slytherin house (one of the four houses at Hogwarts) . Many pupils fear him
because he appears like a dark wizard and he behaves mean to the students. Harry is the one who gets picked very often by him. Later Harry finds
out that Snape saved his life when Voldemort and Quirrel tried to kill him. In the past Snape had some problems with James Potter (Harry`s
father),so he do not like Harry. In general Snape is conscientious and has a good character.

5.8 Professor Quirrell

Professor Quirrell is teacher of the subject “Defence Against the Dark Arts”. He seems to be nervous and frightened but he is allied with the dark
Lord Voldemort. Quirrel is the helper of Voldemort and has cruel intentions in order to get more power. First, Harry feels sorry for him because he
always stutters when speaking. At the end of the novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone ” Harry discovers his real character.

5.9 Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall is the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, head of the Gryffindor house and teacher of Transfiguration. She looks strict with
glasses and her black hair is pulled back in a bun. She has the ability to transform herself into many creatures, especially animals. The reason why
she prefers to change into a cat is that she has many character traits of a it. McGonagall is delicate and uses her sense to take action. Although she
is strict, she tries to be fair.

5.10 Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore is the Headmaster at Hogwarts School. Physically he has long white hair, a white beard and wears always a long green or red
wrap. Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard at Hogwarts because he is omniscient and he is able to do everything with magic. The character is
presented as highly-educated, peaceful and very wise. Many people think he is a little mad because of his sometimes mysterious way of acting, this
is the reason why he is often underestimated. But Dumbledore is feared by dark wizards, they know how great his power is. He represents the High
Magic. His most striking feature is that he does not abuse his power but uses it for teaching wisdom and helping other wizards and witches to fight
against the dark arts.

Dumbledore: “Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the right proper name for things. Fear of name increases fear of the things itself. ” 24
“ If there
is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.He didn`t realise that love is powerful as your mother`s for leaves its own mark. ” 25

5.11 Lord Voldemort

Lord Voldemort is also called the Dark Lord or “You-know-who”. He is a powerful magician of he Dark Magic. When Harry was at the age of one
Voldemort killed his parents. The attempt to murder Harry failed because he posses more power, goodness and innocence than the Dark Lord,
Voldemort is the personification of badness and malevolence of the Dark Arts. He can transform himself into different creatures and 35 tries to take
over the world. Lord Voldemort is the central antagonist of Harry.

5.12 Epilog

The present character descriptions point out the different profiles. To my mind I chose really important persons of the novel “Harry Potter and the
Philosopher`s Stone ” which represent the great variety of the story. I think one reason of the success of ‘Harry Potter’ are the characters. Many
children (and adults) identify people in their surroundings with the story characters. It does not matter which social rang they belong to or how the
family background is. Everybody can draw parallels to their own life and mostly I think develop a personal connection to Harry Potter. The children`s
as well as adult literature needs I new kind of hero. But not a hero like “Superman ” But an ordinary boy, clumsy with a poor past, who turns out to
have magical powers. One, who is disobedient and curious, who is not brilliant at school, who has friends and enemies and who needs to eat and
sleep. In short, we need a hero who is human.

But the novel also contains a large number of given stereotypes: the hard-working best pupil, the helpless wimp, the coward, the favourite teacher,
the unjust teacher and the teacher who seems to be bad but turns out good.

Summing up, I can say that every child (or grown-up) can find his favourite character in this story

THE MIRROR OF ERISED

Another issue was the translation of "The Mirror of Erised". since "Erised" is created by reading English "desire" backwards. In German the word
desire is spelled "Begehren", so the mirror was called "Der Spiegel Nerhegeb". The Finnish translation also follows this formula of reversing a word;
the mirror is called "Iseeviot-peili" "iseeviot" being "toiveesi" ("your wish") written backwards. In Polish the mirror is called "Zwierciadło Ain Eingarp"
("zwierciadło" = "mirror"; "pragnienia" = "desire" (in genitive case)). In Indonesian, The Mirror of Erised is called "Cermin Tarsah" (cermin" = "mirror";
"hasrat" = "desire"). In Spanish it is called "El Espejo de Oesed" ("Espejo" = "Mirror"; "Deseo" = "desire"). In the early Italian editions and in the
movie, the mirror is called "Specchio delle Brame" ("Mirror of Desires"; Italian name for the Magic Mirror from Snow White), later, it was renamed
"Specchio delle Emarb" ("Emarb" is "Brame" read backwards), a name based on the English one.

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The Mirror of Erised

Object information
Location
Dungeons, Room of Requirement, Hogwarts Castle, Scotland, Great Britain

Made
Pre 1891
Usage
To see the viewer's deepest desire

Owners
Albus Dumbledore

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"The Mirror of Erised is an ancient, ornate mirror. It has clawed feet and a gold frame inscribed with the phrase " Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on

wohsi." The mirror shows the most desperate desire of a person's heart, a vision that has been known to drive men mad."

—Description[src]

The Mirror of Erised is a mirror, which, according to Albus Dumbledore, shows the "deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts." The name "Erised" is

"desire" spelled backwards, as if reflected in a mirror. The happiest person in the world would look in the mirror and see a reflection of them, exactly as they were.

The writing engraved on the frame of the mirror is supposedly in a foreign and probably dead language, but if you look closely it says "I show not your face but

your heart's desire" backwards, with the spaces rearranged. Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi.

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History

Early history
"Men have wasted away before it, not knowing if what they have seen is real, or even possible."

—Albus Dumbledore explaining the danger of the mirror to Harry Potter[src]

The Mirror of Erised was created before the end of the nineteenth century. It is unknown who the creator was. The mirror is one of those magical artefacts that

seems to have been created in a spirit of fun (whether innocent or malevolent is a matter of opinion), because while it is much more revealing than a normal mirror,

it is interesting rather than useful.[1]

Indeed, it became grimly apparent over the years that the mirror could bring more harm than good; many wasted their lives before the mirror, losing track of reality

as they were deluded by what they saw and unable or unwilling to accept it as mere fantasy. Some were even driven mad by seeing their most desperate desire,

unable to achieve what they are witnessing.

It is unknown how it came to be at Hogwarts. A succession of teachers have brought back interesting artefacts from their travels, so it might have arrived at the

castle in this casual manner, either because the teacher knew how it worked and was intrigued by it, or because they did not understand it and wished to ask their

colleagues' opinions.[2] The Mirror had been kept in the Room of Requirement since around 1891.[2] It was only about a century later, in 1991,

that Headmaster Albus Dumbledore brought it out and, tucking it out of sight in a disused classroom, initiated some key modifications to the mirror, so that it

could hide the Philosopher's Stone.[2]

1991-1992
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that."

—Albus Dumbledore, when he discovers that Harry has been using the Mirror[src]
Harry Potter standing in front of the mirror

The Mirror was discovered by Harry Potter on the night that he used his father's Invisibility Cloak for the first time, to search the restricted section of the library

for information about Nicolas Flamel. In his attempt to stay hidden from Argus Filch, the school caretaker, he stumbled upon the classroom where the mirror was

being stored. Upon looking into it, Harry saw himself surrounded by his late parents and relatives. He saw several smiling family members. Some had the same

green eyes, one had the same knees, one of his grandmothers was nodding and smiling at the same time. On his next midnight visit to the mirror, he

brought Ronald Weasley, hoping to show him his family. However, Ron saw himself as the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain and Head Boy, holding up the Quidditch

Cup, as he has always been overshadowed by his brothers and is always striving to be noticed by others.

Dumbledore advising Harry from seeking out the Mirror of Erised again

Over the next few days, Harry proceeded to visit it as often as he could to see his parents' faces; the Mirror also occupied his thoughts beyond anything else, to the

extent that he disregarded Ron's warning that he was growing obsessed with it. Dumbledore found Harry visiting the mirror one night, and after explaining to

Harry what the mirror was all about, told him that the mirror was to be moved and requested that Harry not go looking for it. Before heading back to bed, Harry

asked Dumbledore what he saw when he looked into the mirror. Dumbledore claimed to see himself holding a pair of thick, woollen socks, telling Harry that "one

can never have enough socks."[3] If this had been true, it would suggest that Dumbledore was so content with life that the only things he wished for were small

things. However, Dumbledore was lying — the matter being a very personal one. As revealed to Harry in 1998 Dumbledore always, since the incident in his youth,

saw his family whole and intact, free of any pain or suffering.[4]

In 1992, the Mirror was the final guardian of the Philosopher's Stone in its Chambers. Dumbledore placed an enchantment on the mirror, hiding the stone inside of

it, and allowing the mirror to transfer the stone only to one who wanted to find the stone but not to use it. Anybody wishing more than simply to find it would see

themselves making gold or the Elixir of Life, or in Professor Quirrell's case presenting the stone to his master. This is because the greatest desire of anyone

wanting to use the stone would not have their greatest desire to be finding it in the first place; anyone just wanting to find the stone but not use it would thus have

their greatest desire to find the stone thus have their wish granted.

The mirror guarding the Philosopher's Stone

When Professor Quirrell ordered Harry to look into the mirror, Harry focused on finding the stone, and, uninterested in actually using the stone for his own

purposes, saw his reflection pocketing the stone, at which time it magically appeared in his real pocket.[3]

It is not known what happened to the mirror after the events described here. It might have stayed in the chamber or returned to its classroom.

Powers

"Let me give you a clue. The happiest man on Earth would look into the mirror and see only himself, exactly as he is."

—Albus Dumbledore to Harry Potter

The Mirror shows the greatest desire of the one looking into it upon its surface, often with them having achieved some goal or ambition. However, since each

person is unique, only they can see it from their point of view. According to Dumbledore, the Mirror shows neither truth nor knowledge (though it can if that is

what the person most desires), and some have in fact gone mad from staring at it. Dumbledore later bewitched the Mirror to hold the Philosopher's Stone, where

the only one who could retrieve it from the Mirror would be one who wanted to find the Stone but not use it or have it used.

Known desires

"And slowly, Harry looked into the faces of the other people in the mirror, and saw other pairs of green eyes like his, other noses like his, even a little

old man who looked as though he had Harry's knobbly knees — Harry was looking at his family, for the first time in his life."
 —Harry sees his extended family for the first time[src]

Person Date Desire

(Purportedly) A pair of thick, white woollen socks. However, this was in response to a question of
Harry's after learning the purpose behind the mirror. Dumbledore stated that he had so many books
1991 he could not possibly make use of them all, but a good pair of socks would be a nice gift. However,
Dumbledore's simple desire may have also been intended to dissuade Harry from seeking further
Albus Dumbledore use of the mirror.

(Correctly) His family alive, whole and happy — Percival and Kendra all returned to
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him, Ariana properly using magic and alive, and Aberforth reconciled to him.[5]

1991

His parents and extended family[3]

Himself shaking hands with Albus Dumbledore after winning the House Cup (claimed)[3]

Harry Potter
Himself holding the Philosopher's Stone (he was able to get the stone because he had no intention

4 June, 1992

of using it).[3]

Lord Voldemort defeated and dead[6]

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Herself and her friends alive and unscathed, Voldemort defeated, and herself in a romantic embrace
Hermione Granger
with Ron Weasley.[7][8]

Himself as Quidditch Captain, Head Boy, and standing apart and being better than all of his
Ron Weasley 1991
brothers.[3]

Quirinus Quirrell 4 June, 1992 Himself presenting the Philosopher's Stone to his master, Lord Voldemort[3]

Himself, all powerful, more than anyone, immortal, and with no Harry Potter to stop
Lord Voldemort 1997-1998
him.[6][9] (theoretical)

Etymology

The word "Erised" (pronounced eer-eh-said) is "desire" spelled backwards, meaning the name could also be known as the "Mirror of Desire". The backwards

spelling symbolises how mirror reflections flip images around (for example, "erised" when reflected in a mirror spells "desire"). However, because this is no

ordinary mirror, the text also shows how the mirror is very different from standard mirrors, in the way that it shows the inner desires and not the outside

appearance of a person.

The Mirror of Erised

By J.K. Rowling
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The Mirror of Erised is a very old device. Nobody knows who created it, or how it came to be at Hogwarts School. A succession of teachers have

brought back interesting artefacts from their travels, so it might have arrived at the castle in this casual manner, either because the teacher knew

how it worked and was intrigued by it, or because they did not understand it and wished to ask their colleagues’ opinions.

The Mirror of Erised is one of those magical artefacts that seems to have been created in a spirit of fun (whether innocent or malevolent is a matter

of opinion), because while it is much more revealing than a normal mirror, it is interesting rather than useful. Only after Professor Dumbledore

makes key modifications to the mirror (which has been languishing in the Room of Requirement for a century or so before he brings it out and puts

it to work) does it become a superb hiding place, and the final test for the impure of heart.

The mirror’s inscription (‘erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi’) must be read backwards to show its true purpose.

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J.K. Rowling’s thoughts

Albus Dumbledore’s words of caution to Harry when discussing the Mirror of Erised express my own views. The advice to ‘hold on to your dreams’ is

all well and good, but there comes a point when holding on to your dreams becomes unhelpful and even unhealthy. Dumbledore knows that life can

pass you by while you are clinging on to a wish that can never be – or ought never to be – fulfilled. Harry’s deepest yearning is for something

impossible: the return of his parents. Desperately sad though it is that he has been deprived of his family, Dumbledore knows that to sit gazing on a

vision of what he can never have, will only damage Harry. The mirror is bewitching and tantalising, but it does not necessarily bring happiness.
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The inscription on the mirror: 'Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi' which really reads,as on a mirror, 'I show not your face but your
heart's desire'. As Dumbledore says, "Men have wasted away before it, not knowing if what they have seen is real, or even
possible". As with almost everything that Rowling writes in the books, this has a deeper meaning too. Sometimes what we desire is unrealistic,
and if we stick to it, it just eats us away. Also, some desires are achievable but only if you put enough effort into it which is not possible if you only
keep wishing. Either way, you are wasted. Dumbledore wanted Harry to understand this very fact, early on, that even if he wishes his parents
back, its not possible and he must accept it, live with it. I am guessing this is what helps him not fall into the trap of the Resurrection Stone later(

Overview[edit]
The Mirror of Erised is a mirror that shows the user his or her heart's deepest desire. There is "an inscription carved around the top":
Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi

Extended Description[edit]
Beginner warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level.

Harry stumbles upon this mirror when, attempting to evade capture by Filch and Snape after starting a book screaming in the Restricted
section of the library, Harry retreats through an open door. In the Mirror, he sees himself and his father and mother, standing behind him, and
all his extended family behind them. Harry then brings Ron to the mirror to show Ron his family; Ron, instead, sees himself as Head Boy
holding the Quidditch cup.
Harry revisits the Mirror several times during Christmas vacation, until he is surprised there one night by Professor Dumbledore. Dumbledore
tells Harry that the mirror is very dangerous, that people have starved to death sitting in front of it, but that he is glad Harry found it and so now
somewhat understands its power. Dumbledore goes on to say that he will now move the mirror to a new hiding place, and asks Harry to not go
looking for it. Harry impulsively asks Dumbledore what he sees in the mirror, and Dumbledore replies that he sees himself holding a pair of
warm, woolly socks. He goes on to explain that he always seems to be given books as gifts, and never has enough socks. Later, Harry thinks
to himself that this had been an awfully intrusive question.
In the final chamber under the trap door, Harry finds the mirror once again. This time, Harry, forced to look into it, sees himself with
the Philosopher's Stone in his pocket. As he sees this, the stone itself appears in his pocket.
Later, recovering in the Hospital Wing, he speaks with Professor Dumbledore concerning the mirror. Dumbledore says that he was rather
proud of the enchantment that placed the Stone within the mirror. The only person who could retrieve the Stone would be one who dearly
wanted the Stone but did not want to use it.
In the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry thinks back to the Mirror of Erised, and wonders again about his
question to Dumbledore: was Dumbledore entirely truthful when he told Harry what he saw in the Mirror? Could it be that Dumbledore, like
Harry, saw his family standing behind him?

Analysis[edit]
The inscription over the mirror, when reversed, reads:
ishow no tyo urfac ebu tyo urhe arts desire

Which, by changing the spacing and punctuation, reveals:

I show not your face, but your heart's desire

Thus, the inscription does describe exactly what it does, and many readers, seeing what is clearly reversed text, have deciphered
the text quickly. Why Harry does not do so is uncertain, as he is clearly aware of it. It is possible that Harry has been exposed to so
much in the way of apparently nonsensical text, with the spell incantations and other writings being often almost nonsense words,
that he no longer automatically tries to decipher writings that he does not immediately understand.
One must wonder somewhat about the nature of the enchantment protecting the Stone. Professor Quirrell says that he sees himself
holding the Stone and presenting it to his Master; by the letter of the enchantment, the Mirror should have surrendered the Stone to
him as he was not planning to use it himself, only to give it to Voldemort. Two possibilities appear to account for its failure to release
the Stone. One is that, as Voldemort was at that point riding the back of Quirrell's head, and was in some manner sharing life force
with Quirrell, the enchantment might not have been able to distinguish Quirrell from Voldemort, and Voldemort certainly wanted to
use the Stone. Alternately, and more likely given the individuals involved, Quirrell could have simply been lying about not having
any desire to use the Stone himself, and thus lying about what he saw in the Mirror. That does assume that Quirrell understands
the nature of the Mirror of Erised, something that is by no means certain – he does ask, at one point, what is the nature of the
mirror.
It is also possible that the enchantment is working on a slightly different level than the mirror. Yes, Quirrell's deepest desire may be
to give the Stone to his Master, but at the same time, his intent is to use it to get Voldemort off his head and out of his mind. The
enchantment may well be seeing that as sufficient "use" of the Stone to prevent liberating it. Of course, Quirrell has hands, while
Voldemort does not at this point; Quirrell would have to be the one who used the Stone to create the elixir that would revive
Voldemort, which would definitely qualify as "using it".
We also have the issue of Harry's deepest desire. We are told that at that moment, Harry's deepest desire is to "find the Stone
before Quirrell does." This would seem to most readers to be not quite realistic; one would think that Harry's deepest desire would
be for Dumbledore to appear and make it all go away. The author's point in showing Harry trying to do everything on his own, as
has happened numerous places through this book and in the series, suggests that having Harry want the Stone, rather than adult
rescue, is a deliberate limning of Harry's personality by the author. Harry is, of course, the series hero, and must therefore be
heroic; making him not only willing, but desirous of handling things on his own, is necessarily going to be part of his character if he
is to be at all a convincing hero.
There is a very large question that remains unanswered concerning this mirror. Clearly it has some ability to read minds, it must in
order to know what one's "heart's desire" is. But Harry has no conscious memory of what his parents look like. Yet, the Mirror is
able to show them to him. We know that the Mirror's depiction is accurate because, in later books, and later in this book, Harry will
find artifacts that show his parents and will not discover that the Mirror got it wrong. How can the Mirror know something that Harry
himself does not? Similarly, neither Harry nor Quirrell has seen the Stone. How can the Mirror show it to them, if they don't know
what it looks like? In this latter case, the Mirror could present the mental image each had of the Stone; it is enough to show
something that the individual recognizes as "the Philosopher's Stone," even if it does not match the reality of what the Stone looks
like.

Questions[edit]
Study questions are meant to be left for each student to answer; please don't answer them here.

1. What does Harry's vision in the Mirror of Erised say about his character?
2. What do you think other characters would see in the Mirror of Erised?
3. What parallels can we draw between the Mirror of Erised and the effects of Boggarts?

Greater Picture[edit]
Intermediate warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level.

Given that the mirror can read minds to some limited extent, there are two possible explanations for the mirror being able to show
Harry his parents. The first, obviously, is that the mirror may be able to see more of Harry's memories than Harry can himself; we
do retain memories from infancy, though we often cannot access them, and the Mirror, being magical, may be able to reach those
memories that Harry cannot. Additionally, it is possible that the mirror could have seen what Harry's parents look like through his
scar, which we find out in the final book is an indicator of the soul shard of Voldemort's that remains in Harry. In Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows, we find out that Voldemort recalls both Harry's parents and their appearance, and so presumably that
information is available through the linkage between their souls.
One interesting fact from the author's web site: The author herself was offered the role of Harry's mother in the Mirror Erised scene
of the first Harry Potter film, and turned it down. The reason she gives for her refusal seems somewhat contrived, making it
probable that there are other reasons, perhaps some that she did not want to go into at that point in the series. One strong
possibility is that even at this early point in the writing of the series, the author was aware that Harry's mother was going to have a
larger role in the series than could be expected, given that she had died before the first book. Lily Potter would not, as one would
suppose from the first book, be restricted to roles in which she simply smiled and waved, in the Mirror and in Wizard photographs.
More than that, she would have a speaking role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in the duel in the Cemetery, and would
appear three times in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: once in Voldemort's memory of the night of her death, extensively
in Snape's memories, and finally when summoned by the Resurrection Stone. It is entirely possible that, knowing her own limitation
as an actress, and knowing the role Lily played in the series as a whole, the author believed the role in the context of the entire
series would be beyond her capabilities, and elected to stay with what she could do well
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 BACK

 NEXT

"Erised" is an anagram for "desire," which matches the Mirror's purpose pretty directly. Looking into it shows you whatever you want the
most…which in Harry's case means seeing his parents alive and well again. (In our case, it's probably a room full of dachshund puppies.)

But this mirror isn't just a way of glimpsing perfect, puppy-filled happiness. It's dangerous: gazing into the mirror can cause those who look at it to
fixate on nothing else until they…die. Death by dachshunds: that sounds pretty grim (and adorable).

DUMBLEDORE: Men have wasted away before it, not knowing if what they have seen is real or even possible.
Ah, Dumbledore. Spitting pearls of wisdom at every turn. Dumbledore's quip is, of course, another way of saying "get your head out of the clouds."

Who's The Fairest Of Them All?

The Mirror itself is a test on Harry's journey. It's both an obstacle to be overcome—step away from the dream of infinite dachshunds and nobody
gets hurt—and contains a lesson that needs to be learned.

That lesson: you need to let your greatest desires go. Now that's not usually a moral we think of. We're surrounded by messages that tell us
to shoot for the stars and dream big. We're encouraged to pump ourselves up by singing "Started From The Bottom" on repeat.

But there's a huge difference between chasing our dreams and making our desires come true at all costs. And that is exactly the difference between
a Slytherin and a Gryffindor. House Slytherin is characterized by focused ambition. Gryffindor is characterized by bravery.

In terms of the Mirror of Erised, bravery can be read as being brave enough to live in the real, imperfect world. It takes a whole lot of gumption to
live in the here and now.

And what Harry learns about the Mirror of Erised doesn't just have philosophical heft—it also has practical value. With what he's learned about the
Mirror, Harry can successfully pull the wool over Professor Quirrell's eyes in the climax.

SYMBOLISM: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone:Symbols Explained: Wands, The Sorting Hat, The Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter's Scar, Quidditch, and
The Mirror of Erised
 The wands that each wizard uses are different. Each wand in Ollivander’s shop contains specific magical elements which makes each wand in his shop completely
individual. They are tailored to fit the wizard’s personality so none of them are alike, making each of them unique. A wizard’s wand is very important because the
wand produces the best magic if it has the right wizard who works it, and as Ollivander stated, “The wand chooses the wizard.” (pg.85) Harry Potter spent an
enormous amount of time in Ollivander’s shop because he wanted to fight the right wand which suited him, and the one he chose was a combination of holly and
has a phoenix feather core.

A wand that a wizard possesses is actually kind of a mysterious object since "it chooses you," meaning that it already has the power to assess the wizard knowing
which style you do your magic in and how you would do best because of using that wand. Since it produces the best magic if you have the right wand, it already
means that it knows what your future is intertwined in like Harry's was with Voldemort.

The wands are also a representation/symbolism of originality. Since no wands are the same or contain the same material, it shows that every single wizard in the
"wizard world" or attending Hogwarts are different and are each capable of different things. The wands are a way of showing that there is no wizards alike. Since
Ollivander has never sold the wand with the same material or any of them alike, it proves that each wizard has his or her own unique talent. Since all wands are
different, it also shows equality meaning that no one can be better than the other. Since there's so many topics to learn at Hogwarts, each person can be good at a
few things whether it's Charms, Transfiguration, Potions, each person can be good at something, but not everything, just like how this concept is represented in
Quidditch; you can be a very talented player, but you can't win the game alone.

Gifs explained (left to right):

 This is when Harry first finds his wand, or when the wand found him. It made it pretty clear as of how this wand is the wand that is meant for him.
 This is when the 1st year students attending Hogwarts were first learning how to use their wands for magic. Their first task was to try to lift the white feather given
to them. It is obvious in the gif that Ron Weasley is not able to perform this task.
 This is when Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger first meet on the train going to Hogwarts. Hermione notices that Harry's glasses are broken and
uses the spell, "oculus reparo" to fix them for him.
 Every first-year wizard attending Hogwarts tries on something called “The Sorting Hat” at the opening banquet at the beginning of each school year. Each first-
year is lined up in alphabetical order and goes up when their name is called for the Sorting Hat to decide in which of the four houses they belong in; Gryffindor,
Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw.

When Harry first tries on the hat, it does something different for him. It gives him a choice of which house to be in; Gryffindor or Slytherin. During this time,
Harry is thinking to himself, "Not Slytherin, not Slytherin." The hat then responds, "Are you sure? You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, and
Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that – no? Well, if you're sure – better be GRYFFINDOR!"

It seems like after trying on the hat, it will know where you belong and it seems like it will know what potential you have or what you will carry to be able to
decide that you're going to be in that specific house. Before the students try on the hat, it says, "Try me on and I will tell you where you ought to be." This
statement made by the hat proves that it knows what characteristics you have and which house to put you in because of it.

In a way, "The Sorting Hat" is kind of similar to "Wands" because of the fact that it is able to tell which house you belong in just by your personality, like how the
wand "chooses" you because it knows how you work and which wand will be capable to handle your abilities. It once again, like "Wands," represents originality.
Each person will belong in a different house at Hogwarts. However, you're not the only on one in the house. You are similar to others who got into the same house
as you did too, but you are still unique in you're own way, as the wand you get shows your personality, and the difference from others since no wizard has a wand
alike.

Gifs explained (left to right):

 This is when Harry is called up for the Sorting Hat to decide which hat he belongs to. Professor McGongall puts on the hat, and the hat is talking to itself and to
Harry to decide whether to put into in Gryffindor or Slytherin.
 The Sorting Hat is deciding.
 Professor McGonagall is walking up to where the Sorting Hat is placed, which is to get ready to call up the students to sort them to their house that the Sorting Hat
decides on.
 The Sorcerer's Stone is a mythical object created by Albus Dumbledore's partner, Nicholas Falmal. The stone has the ability to do 2 things; turn base metals into
gold and has the ability to create the Elixir of Life which is an immortality potion making the person who drinks it immortal because it grants that person eternal
life.

The stone can only be found by the one with the desire to own the stone, but does not have the desire to use it for selfish/personal reasons. If the stone got into the
wrong hands, it could be used for evil, such as if it got into the hands of Voldemort. That's why Dumbledore hid it so well, so that it couldn't be found and used for
selfish purposes.

To me, the Sorcerer's Stone represents or knows who is selfish and knows that it will be used for selfish purposes if it did get into the hands of anyone. Eternal life
and wealth are the things that everyone wants. It represents greed and our selfishness. This stone will basically only help yourself or the owner of the stone since
they will be granted with wealth and immortality.

This stone can also represent the good from the bad since whoever gets a hold of the stone will want to be wealthy beyond imagination and have immortality
representing the bad. The good, like Dumbledore, will be able to show that he or she doesn't want the stone to be used for his or her selfish purposes, so they hide
it so that it wouldn't get into the wrong hands.

Gif and pictures explained (left to right):

 This is during the ending of the battle to retrieve the Sorcerer's Stone.
 This picture is showing the prophecy of the Sorcerer's Stone.
 This is a picture of the Sorcerer's Stone.
 Harry Potter received the lightning-shaped scar the night that Voldemort attacked him with the result of killing his parents. The scar symbolized the love and
sacrifices his parents made, especially his mother, to try to save him that night. His scar is represented as a symbol of honor from which he received from a great
battle which was actually surviving one of Voldemort's attacks when no one else, not even the greatest and most powerful wizards could, when he was just a baby.

It is actually a mystery of how Harry survived because after Voldemort attacked that night, he suddenly disappeared. Some assume that he died that night, but
others like Hagrid believe that he is still out there hiding somewhere, waiting to see when the right time is to come out once again. This scar not only represents
honor, love and sacrifice, it also represents and connects Harry to part of his past. It represents the struggle against Voldemort, who killed his parents. The scar is
proof that the event that happened that night DID happen and will forever remain in memory. However, Harry learns from Dumbledore that he should not dwell on
the past for so long that he forgets to live for the present which was said when Dumbledore discovered that Harry was using the Mirror of Erised.

The scar also represents Harry's emotional sensitivity because he begins to feel pain coming from the scar whenever hatred from someone or something is directed
towards him like how he felt when he first saw Snape at Hogwarts or when Professor Quirrell tries to grab him.

Gifs explained (left to right):

 This gif is showing how Harry feels pain coming from his scar (shown by him touching his scar) whenever hate is directed towards him.
 This is during the final battle to retrieve the Sorcerer's Stone which shows his lighting-shaped scar.
 This gif shows Harry when he was a baby. This is after his parents were killed by Voldemort and it is shown as glowing right after he got it from Voldemort's
attack.
 Quidditch is like the pastime sport of the wizard world, like how baseball or football is ours in the real world. It is one of the forms of entertainments at Hogwarts
and it represents that Hogwarts is not just a school that focuses on book studies and just classes. Quidditch is a way that shows/represents how you use all your
skills about what you have learned and put it into a game. It basically represents what you have learned, or shows if you have been paying attention in the classes
at all, much like how we use tests and quizzes to represent how much we have learned. It shows that magic and wizardry is not for the sole purpose of self-
centered use or for the power glory. It represents working in a team with others, communicating, and using your own skill.

However, no matter how good one Quidditch player is, they cannot win unless they're on a team with other talented players. When playing Quidditch, the players
not only representing their Quidditch team, but they're also representing themselves when they are playing. They're showing character and perseverance because
everyone wants to their team to receive the most points or catch the "Snitch" in order to win.

Quidditch can also represent the importance of working together in a team because you cannot win at everything by yourself. Even though you might be good, you
can still do better with other minds working with you. It's a game that means that you can achieve more by working with others.

This game also represents honor, such as how you play on the field the character you show, even if you lose. Winning represents honor too because you worked on
a team and played with others, so winning is a team effort, not just a one person thing. Harry lead the team to victory when he caught the "Snitch", a small, fast
flying ball that is hard to catch, but if caught, it leads to an automatic win for the team that caught it, and that team was Gryffindor.

Gifs explained (left to right):

 This is when Harry fell off of his broom. The audience thought he was injured badly, but he got up and then spit out the Snitch that got into his mouth.
 This is when the audience realized that he had caught the Snitch and that Gryffindor had won the Quidditch game against Slytherin.
 The audience from the house of Gryffindor is cheering for their win in the Quidditch game.
 According to Albus Dumbledore, "The Mirror of Erised is an ancient, ornate mirror. It has clawed feet and a gold frame inscribed with the phrase, "Erised stra
ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohi." The mirror shows the most desperate desire of a person's heart, a vision that has been known to drive men mad."

When Harry Potter approaches this mirror and looks upon it, he sees himself with his deceased parents and a some smiling relatives. Some of his relatives had the
same green eyes as him and other similar features. I think Harry saw this when looking at the mirror because he never got to feel how it felt like to have a real
family who treated him like he was a human. This whole life up until now, he was living with the Dursley's who treated inhumane or like trash due to the fact that
he was a wizard. They did not appreciate having extraordinary things such as wizards in the house because they were a family who wanted to live life in a normal
fashion.

Harry must've felt excluded from the Dursley's too since all Petunia and Vernon Dursley cared about was their son, Dudley. He was spoiled to an extreme extent
getting tons of presents for his birthday and getting angry if he got fewer than he did last year while all Harry received were hand-me-downs from Dudley's clothes
which didn't even fit his thin body. Harry must've thought to himself his whole life, "How would it feel if I had parents who spoiled me like this? How would I feel
even HAVING parents in my life?" I think due to his life living with the Dursley's, he felt the need to want to have parents and a family even more, making it his
deepest desire.

When Dumbledore discovered that Harry had been using the mirror, he told Harry, "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that." This
statement means that Harry using his mirror to see his deepest desires show that he is dwelling on the past, which is still there, but you cannot live in the past
forever, and that he has to move on. He cannot forget to live in the present just because of how bad his past was. I think that this statements means Harry should
focus on the present to lead to a better future for himself. Using this vision of him seeing a full family beside him, he could use this to create his own family in the
future instead of dwelling on the fact that his past did not contain any of his relatives.

Gifs explained (left to right):

 This is when Harry first walks up to the mirror. He sees his parents, Lily and James Potter, standing right beside him. (Remember: the Mirror of Erised shows the
persons deepest desires.)
 This gif is a scene of his parents smiling at Harry while he's looking into the mirror.
 This is Harry sitting in front of the Mirror admiring it.

J.K ROWLING part III

Posted on October 19, 2014

Tittle: harry potter

genre: fantasy,
year:1990’s , 30 June 1997 published
1 what can you say about the writing style of the author?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is told in third-person, limited point of view, with the narrator unidentified and invisible and the tone objective. Harry is the
character whose thoughts, feelings, and experiences are revealed to the reader. The narrator at some odd points throughout the book is omniscient, telling the
reader what Harry is thinking or feeling. The narrator mostly relays events as they happen and also reveals some, but not all, of the thoughts and feelings of the
main character Harry Potter. The actions and thoughts of the other characters are relayed to the reader via the conversations among the characters themselves. The
actions of the main characters and the narrative descriptions of them tell the reader what type of person the main characters are. The characters and places are not
always accounted for by the narrator; sometimes they are described through the eyes…

2 what are the central meaning of the poem or story?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone emphasizes the virtue of humility by showcasing the extraordinary modesty of its hero and by making this modesty an
important part of Harry’s success in obtaining the Sorcerer’s Stone. Harry’s humility is no doubt ingrained in him during his ten miserable years of neglect and
cruelty with the Dursleys. But Harry does not stop being humble when he gains fame, wealth, and popularity at Hogwarts. His reaction to the discovery that
everyone seems to know his name on the train to Hogwarts does not make him primp and pose, but rather only makes him hope that he can manage to live up to
his reputation. In this respect, he contrasts sharply with Draco Malfoy, who prides himself on his family reputation and downplays achievement.

3 what is the message of the story?

I think the best message Harry Potter has passed on to me is about friendship and love.
Love is emphasized so much in Harry Potter. I mean, look, the only reason Voldemort couldn’t kill Harry was because he was protected by Lily’s love. By her
sacrifice. It’s one of the main themes in the whole series and it teaches us a lesson. It stays with us throughout.
The friendship is also brilliant. It’s not like the unrealistic friendship showed in most films and books- no fights, no quarrels, everything going perfectly smooth…
no, it’s not like that. Harry/Hermione/Ron got into fights, tiny quarrels. They doubted each other at one point or another. Ron betrayed both of them. It happens in
friends- but it makes the bond even tighter. And I love that friendship was so realistic in HP and so touching.

4 What are the positive and negative features of the poem or story?
Great list Total Film but in my opinion you got the Dumbledore one completely WRONG!!!!!! Gambon’s obviously a great actor but in an interview he even
admitted that he never even read the books, he just based the character off the scripts that he read. How can you portray an accurate Dumbledore without havin
read a single Harry Potter book??? Classic example: Book Dumbledore: “Harry, did you put your name into the Goblet of Fire?” Dumbledore said calmly. Movie
Dumbledore: “DID JOO PUTYER NAME INA GOBLETA FIYA!!!!???” (while shaking Harry by his shoulders and yelling in his face). I mean, what???
Dumbledore never yells an shakes Harry! So out of character Harris’s Dumbledore had the cool collective charm, the wisdom and a mysterious twinkle in his eye
like a wise old grandfather who knew more than he was letting on, his presence suggested that everything was gonna be alright,,, unlike Gambons Dumbledore
who seemed to be all over the place!!!!! Harris was the real Dumbledore f for me,,

5 . Can you get any lesson from the poem or story?

yass. i have one that inspired me all throughtout that Good things come to those who wait like me still waiting there’s more that death should not be feared…