The stone walls of Hogwarts felt more like home than the Dursleys’ stale carpet ever had. Harry learned to soar on a broomstick, whisper to a Sorting Hat, and face a three-headed dog named Fluffy with nothing but a flute. He found two loyal friends: Hermione, who had a book for every spell, and Ron, who had a broken wand for every disaster.
“Destroyed?” Harry gasped.
But Quirrell wasn’t alone. As he unwound his turban, a second face emerged from the back of his skull: pale, snake-like, with gleaming red eyes. Lord Voldemort. Book 1 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer--s Stone
When Harry, Ron, and Hermione slipped past Fluffy’s sleeping heads, they fell into a gauntlet of enchanted traps. Ron sacrificed himself in a giant wizard’s chess match, his king’s move shattering him unconscious. Hermione, trembling, solved a riddle of deadly potions and vanished through purple flames.
Harry woke in the hospital wing. Dumbledore sat beside him, smiling. “The Mirror will be moved to a safer place,” he said softly. “And as for the Stone… it will be destroyed.” The stone walls of Hogwarts felt more like
But a whisper followed him through the torchlit corridors. A rumor about a hidden object—the Sorcerer’s Stone—capable of turning metal to gold and brewing the Elixir of Life. And someone wanted it. Someone whose name most witches and wizards feared to speak.
“The mirror shows only the pure-hearted who wish to find the Stone, not use it,” Voldemort hissed. “Look into it, boy.” “Destroyed
Quirrell lunged. But when his hands touched Harry’s skin, they blistered and smoked. Harry’s touch burned him like fire. Confused, terrified, Harry held on as Quirrell crumbled to dust. Voldemort’s spirit tore free, a wailing shadow that shot past Harry and fled into the night.