The bluray edition of philosophers stone includes commentary from director chris columbus that reveals that the final scene of the film where harry, hermione and ron depart on the hogwarts express was the first scene shot. The dursleys are actually the first characters we meet in the harry potter series, for better or worse. Harry is described as short and skinny, with striking green eyes and permanently unruly black hair. Harry chooses the name hedwig after seeing it in one of his textbooks. Mar 28, 2019 imelda staunton does a great job playing this character, but it should be noted that as nasty as umbridge is in the film, in the book, shes even worse causing many a harry potter reader to. When we first meet him in the first book of the series, hes introduced as a vulnerable, bullied. A huge part of this book is about dealing with fear. Rowling presentation by elena graven the setting the suspenseful passage in this book is when hagrid is talking to harry and the dursels and said. Harry s parents, lily and james potter, were murdered when harry was 1 year old by an evil wizard named voldemort.
Characters reading harry potter books 50 fluff 8 alternate universe canon divergence 5 book 1. The majority of the books plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan potter, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. Harry potter and the philosophers stone characters. Protagonist harry potter has green eyes, disheveled black hair, and a distinctive lightning boltshaped scar on his forehead.
Like most of the greatest heroes in the world, harry is both ordinary and extraordinary. He discovers the mirror of erised, which displays the deepest desire of whoever looks in it. James sirius potter, harrys oldest son, stole the marauders map. The son of james and lily potter and nephew of vernon and petunia dursley. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book report prezi. Jan 25, 2020 so andromeda tonks isnt exactly an essential main character of the harry potter book series, however her omission in the films is a bit strange considering everything of course her daughter, auror nymphadora tonks, is one of the bigger supporting characters in the film series, and andromedas influence over her daughter is clearly important given the family that andromeda comes from. All 76 deaths in harry potter, ranked by sadness mtv. The main characters of harry potter harry potter trivia. Sirius is known colloquially as the dog star, reflecting its prominence in its constellation, canis major greater dog. This page like many of the pages on this website is under construction whilst all the different aspects of the books are linked together. Hes an elevenyearold skinny kid, with unruly black hair and. For christmas, harry receives his fathers invisibility cloak, and he explores the school, unseen, late at night. Ron and hermione, harry and ginny, and so many others. Harry, ron, and hermione taught us the importance of friendship.
It would be fun to look at how some of the main characters in the canon seem to fit their zodiac signs perfectly while some others do not necessarily comply. Jun 29, 2018 but seriously guys, i love harry potter, the books and the movies, but sometimes i realize i remember the movie so much better than the books that it seems like the book versions of the characters. The main characters in chapter 6 are significant in that this is harrys first encounter with the weasley family. They are all characters who have appeared in a harry potterrelated book by j. I hate to be all, i loved harry potter before it was popular, but, actually my family did get an early start on the most famous series of our lifetime. Growing up as part of the harry potter generation taught us so many things. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. But seriously guys, i love harry potter, the books and the movies, but sometimes i realize i remember the movie so much better than the books that it seems like the book versions of.
During a 2001 tv special called harry potter and me, j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone characters gradesaver. Harry potter, hermione granger, ron weasley, hagrid, albus dumbledore, voldemort, draco malfoy, neville longbottom, professor mcgonagall, professor snape, professor quirrell, vernon dursley, petunia dursley, dudley dursley. Best harry potter characters top ten list thetoptens. This is an index of characters introduced in harry potter and the philosophers stone. Harry is orphaned as a baby when the dark wizard voldemort kills his parents, lily and james.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone character index. Sep 01, 2018 almost exactly 20 years ago, on september 1, 1998, scholastic published harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first us edition of the uks harry potter and the philosophers stone. Not without his share of controversy, harry potter is more often lauded for encouraging children to read more often, especially at the dawn of the internet age, and with telling such an accessible and entertaining story filled. The main characters in chapter 6 are significant in that this is harry s first encounter with the weasley family. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 4 angst 3 family 3 hurtcomfort 3 reading 3 female harry potter 3 other additional tags to be added 3 other tags to exclude more options crossovers. List of differences between the harry potter books and films. What are the main characters in harry potter and the sorcerer. Harry potter and the cursed child characters gradesaver. Among the many characters who perished, i would think that the surprise main character deaths were fred and dobby since they were not in the order of the phoenix and died tragically, but as for more prominent characters, lupin and madeye since both had such large roles in previous harry potter books as professors professor in madeyes case. A weak boy with glasses and brown messy hair, harry has lived with his mean aunt and uncle dursley in england since his.
Others, like mundungus fletcher, manage to be interesting and complicated even though they only pop in and out of the story occasionally. The bloody baron is one of the ghosts who live at hogwarts. The harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters covered include. He wears glasses his whole life, and has a scar on his forehead in the shape of the lightning bolt. According to bestselling author stephen king, a major theme of the books is confronting fears. In other languages, the order may or may not be different. According to rowling, one of harrys pivotal scenes came in the fourth book when. The main events in harry potter and the philosopher s stone are. Over the thousands of pages of harry potter books and hours of their movie adaptations, funeral bells rang almost. At the beginning of the book, harry is an unimpressive figure. Detailed timelines for each era complete record of events in each era, from the. Rowling showed the camera an early notebook page listing some of the students in harrys year. So andromeda tonks isnt exactly an essential main character of the harry potter book series, however her omission in the films is a bit strange considering everything of course her daughter, auror nymphadora tonks, is one of the bigger supporting characters in the film series, and andromedas influence over her daughter is clearly important given the family that andromeda comes from.
Jan 21, 2009 among the many characters who perished, i would think that the surprise main character deaths were fred and dobby since they were not in the order of the phoenix and died tragically, but as for more prominent characters, lupin and madeye since both had such large roles in previous harry potter books as professors professor in madeyes case. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban characters shmoop. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters shmoop. Notes on characters from harry potter and the sorcerers. How harry potter characters should have looked by the book. Rubeus hagrid tells harry potter that he is a wizard and explains the events of his past. The order that the characters are seen or mentioned is from the american version of the book. Harry and ginny potters middle child, the only one of the three potter children to be sorted into slytherin house. The series follows the story of young british boy, harry, who finds out hes actually a wizard and that there is a double world in england where wizards work, live, and go to school. Wormtail we think that sirius sums up peter best, so well let him kick things off here.
Dec 14, 2017 what if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. What if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. In harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the book that started it all understatement of the century, harry potter discovers his true identity in the wee hours of his eleventh birthday. Ginny is a supporting character in all but the last three movies in halfblood prince and deathly hallows part 1 and 2, shes an important character because of her important relationship with harry. The jokes highlight some of the major characters, including harry, hermione, ron, hagrid, dumbledore, and voldemort, as well as many magical elements from the wizard world. The book opens with the death of james and lily potter harrys parents. After christmas, harry, ron, and hermione begin to unravel the mysterious connection. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an. Harry potter, who wants to find his way in the wizarding world, and who eventually wants to defeat vold. And then theres voldemorts obsession with conquering death and his quest for immorality at any price. The 25 heartbreaking deaths of the harry potter series. This is depicted by the fact that the whole society in the series fears voldemort. The wizarding world is filled with memorable characters.
They certainly have a lasting influence on the boy who lived, though one could argue that. The following is a list of themes considered to play a part in the harry potter series, both academically and by j. The 30 greatest harry potter and fantastic beasts characters. What are the main events in harry potter and the deathly. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of secrets. His twin brothers, fred and george, and younger sister, ginny, also attend hogwarts. In book one, percy is the oldest of the weasley children still attending hogwarts. My favourite characters of all the harry potter books are hermione and. A list of all the characters in harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
Rowlings beloved boy wizard would be 34 years of age today. Harry potter and the philosophers stone character list. The main characters in harry potter and the chamber of secrets are harry potter, ron weasley, hermione granger, albus dumbledore and tom riddle lord voldemort. In the harry potter universe, the daily prophet ran a horoscope section at the time when harry was in school. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters litcharts. One of the protagonists in the novel, ron weasley is one of harrys best. This is a list of characters in the harry potter series. The main idea of harry potter is illustrated by the growth of the title character, harry potter. Snape is voted favourite harry potter character childrens books. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark.
Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. What are 5 major events in harry potter prizoner of azkaban. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters from litcharts. And to celebrate the occasion, weve come up with a list of.
A lot of interactions with hogwarts students and ghosts were eliminated in the films, but this party would have been an interesting addition to the movies. Imelda staunton does a great job playing this character, but it should be noted that as nasty as umbridge is in the film, in the book, shes even worse causing many a harry potter reader to. Aug 04, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child by j. Harry james potter is the titular protagonist of j. Master timelines timeline of major events a timeline of the most important events throughout three millennia of history, with focus on the events of the rise and fall of the two powerful dark wizards of the 20th century, grindelwald and voldemort. Feb 18, 2020 growing up as part of the harry potter generation taught us so many things. Harrys parents, lily and james potter, were murdered when harry was 1. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone major characters. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Major spoilers for all of the harry potter books and movies ahead. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany i have a long history of loving harry potter. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels and eight movies by j.
They fear even speaking his name, instead calling himyouknowwho. Ill take the approach of a way of positioning movie characters into important roles. The majority of the books plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan. Below are a list of changes made to the stories of the harry potter books when they were adapted into feature films. Here are the 30 greatest harry potter and fantastic beasts characters. Ron is harry s first and best friend at hogwarts not counting hagrid. Featuring hundreds of jokes and more than fifty fantastic illustrations, this joke book provides endless amounts of fun and clean humor for readers and fans of the. Each students name was given, along with herhis gender, house, and blood status. Rowling is one of the most popular kids book series of all time. Over the thousands of pages of harry potter books and hours of their. Characters reading harry potter books works archive of. She is a popular student and chaser for the gryffindor quidditch team. He meets the twins, fred and george, and ron weasley.
He is the best friend of scorpius malfoy, and a rebellious soul. Jan 27, 2018 besides harry, ron, and hermione, i presume. Who are the main characters in harry potter and the chamber. Rowling showed the camera an early notebook page listing some of the students in harry s year.
Ron weasley remus lupin sirius black peter pettigrew a. Jun 30, 2017 the dursleys are actually the first characters we meet in the harry potter series, for better or worse. They find out how to save buckbeak and sirius with. Some, like severus snape, are complex and mysterious.