Here he gets to know Ron and meets Hermione as the train rumbles to Hogwarts. Harry meets the Weasleys, who help him get to Platform Nine and Three Quarters and settled on the train. In which Uncle Vernon takes Harry to King’s Cross Station and leaves him there. At the same time Hagrid gets a secret package from Gringotts vault 713, Harry meets Draco Malfoy, and Hagrid gives Harry his tickets for the Hogwarts Express.Ĭhapter 6: The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters In which Hagrid takes Harry to Diagon Alley in London to retrieve his inheritance and buy his school supplies, including a wand and Hedwig, a snowy owl. Harry also learns the truth about the deaths of his parents and the origin of the scar on his forehead, much to the chagrin of his uncle. In which Hagrid arrives at the hut and informs Harry that he is a wizard and has been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Uncle Vernon then attempts to outrun the delivery of the letters and eventually takes his family to an abandoned hut on an island in the ocean. In which Dudley gets his new uniform and a letter arrives for Harry, which Uncle Vernon destroys – prompting a veritable deluge of letters over the next few days. In which is related the sad circumstances under which Harry has lived for the past ten years and of a trip to the zoo that goes awry. In which we meet the Dursleys and learn of the peculiar happenings surrounding the arrival of Harry Potter on their doorstep including a conversation between Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall. edits and changes to the text Reader’s Guide to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone:įollow the links for chapter-by chapter guides with notes and commentary.differences between the British and American versions.day by day calendar of events in the book.illustrations by Mary GrandPré, 1998 Resources: as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone a year after being published in the UK.įirst British printing: July 1, 1997, Bloomsbury Booksįirst American printing: September 1, 1999, Scholastic, Arthur A.
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