Harry potter book 1 chapter summary full#

The man clearly has never seen a Renfaire or an SF convention crowd. HeвЂ™s got only two ideas for what the outfits might mean, i.e., вЂњsome stupid new fashionвЂќ, or else вЂњcollecting for somethingвЂќ. Reading VernonвЂ™s reaction to seeing all of the cloaked people all over the town makes me smirk. Having the boundaries of your comfort zone shattered is not always a welcome or happy experience. If you donвЂ™t know whatвЂ™s coming and how badly the Dursleys are going to treat Harry, you could almost be sorry for them here. ItвЂ™s a very human reaction, one must admit. I.e., putting their hands over their ears and going вЂњLALALALALA I CANвЂ™T HEAR YOUвЂќ every time evidence of HarryвЂ™s magical skill and the magical world heвЂ™s connected to presents itself. In BilboвЂ™s case we see him become the hero Gandalf knows he can beвЂ“whereas with the Dursleys, through most of the Harry Potter series, we see them doing pretty much the exact opposite.

In both cases, events fire up right out of the gate to shake up the world. Dursley are proud to say that they are вЂњperfectly normal, thank you very muchвЂќ. Bilbo unequivocally turns down the opportunity for adventures, while both Mr. We open Book 1 with the Chapter вЂњThe Boy Who LivedвЂќ, and as I read this on the heels of finally concluding the Hobbit reread, IвЂ™m struck by how this chapter has something in common with The HobbitвЂs opening chapter, вЂњAn Unexpected PartyвЂќ: i.e., that the action opens with the camera parked squarely upon a character who prides himself upon being normal.

Harry potter book 1 chapter summary full#

For the full podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts, and follow along on Twitter and join the Facebook group, which is just for Binge Mode fans.In which I officially open the Harry Potter Triwizard Tournament Trilingual Reread with Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the PhilosopherвЂ™s Stone: вЂњThe Boy Who LivedвЂќ!Д¬ommentary and language geekery behind the fold!

Tomorrow, they return for Episode 2 of Binge Mode: Harry Potter, in which they will break down chapters 6-10 of SorcererвЂ™s Stone. The inaugural recipient is Hagrid, who reveals HarryвЂ™s true nature and thereby brings him-and us-into a world of wonder.

Finally, they award the House Cup to a worthy winner of the five chapters.

RowlingвЂ™s talent for foreshadowing, and more. Here, we briefly meet characters long before they assume more important roles, see subtle elements of J.K.

After reemerging from that section of the library, Mallory and Jason discuss The Seven, where they share their seven favorite insights and observations from this swath of chapters.

Next, they sneak into the Restricted Section so Mallory can teach us everything we need to know about Gringotts, the bank and central institution in the wizarding world.

They continue by diving into the Pensieve, where they analyze the central theme of this section of the book: discovery.

WeвЂ™re introduced to the Dursleys and their strange nephew, Harry Potter Harry starts receiving strange letters and Harry learns from a friendly half-giant named Hagrid that he is, in fact, a wizard who has been invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Mallory and Jason start their journey, of course, on the Hogwarts Express, providing a brief refresher on what actually happened in these five chapters.