Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
In
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, eleven-year-old Harry Potter learns that he is a wizard when
Rubeus Hagrid, the half-
giant Keeper of the Keys and Grounds at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and aide to Headmaster
Albus Dumbledore, hand-delivers his invitation to attend the school. Hagrid tells Harry about his magical background and his fame in the wizarding community. Harry also learns that his parents, James and Lily, have left him a small fortune. Harry's first introduction to the wizarding world is
Diagon Alley, a hidden wizarding district in
London. While there he buys a magic wand at
Ollivander's, as well as spellbooks, and receives an owl from Hagrid. On the
Hogwarts Express, the train that takes students from
London's
King's Cross station to the school, he meets
Ron Weasley and
Hermione Granger, who later become his closest friends. All three are "sorted" into
Gryffindor House, one of four school Houses. Harry joins the Gryffindor
Quidditch team, becoming the youngest Seeker in more than a century.
Draco Malfoy becomes Harry's rival. Meanwhile,
Lord Voldemort (long presumed dead) has secretly returned. Using the new
Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher
Professor Quirrell as a host body, he searches Hogwarts for the
Philosopher's Stone that he believes will restore his body and make him immortal. Voldemort is thwarted by Harry, with help from Ron and Hermione.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry faces more challenges when he is revealed to be a
parselmouth. Now there is a growing suspicion that he may be the Heir of Slytherin. The Heir is believed responsible for attacks on Muggle-born pupils throughout the school. Harry’s toughest challenge, however, is posed by
Tom Riddle, the "memory" of a younger Lord Voldemort hidden within his old diary that has mysteriously fallen into Ginny Weasley's possession.
[6] Controlling
Ginny through the diary, Riddle uses her to release a deadly
basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets. Harry proves his mettle in the book's climax by rescuing Ginny from the Chamber and killing the Basilisk with
Godric Gryffindor's sword. Harry also tricks Lucius Malfoy into freeing his house elf,
Dobby, who has helped Harry.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
In
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry becomes the supposed target of
Sirius Black, a murderous wizard who escaped from
Azkaban, Britain's wizarding prison. Hunting Black are terrifying, hooded creatures called
Dementors, the guards of Azkaban. Despite the danger, Harry returns to school, but lacking his guardians' written permission, he is barred from joining student outings to
Hogsmeade, the nearby wizarding village.
Fred and George Weasley give him their
Marauder's Map, a magical document showing secret passageways in and out of Hogwarts, as well as every person's location within the castle. Harry uses a tunnel to slip into Hogsmeade wearing his
Invisibility Cloak. At Christmas, Harry receives a
Firebolt racing broom from an annonymous benefactor after his
Nimbus 2000 is destroyed by the Whomping Willow during a Quidditch match. Suspecting Black sent it, Hermione reports it to McGonagall, who confiscates it for testing. Harry overhears that Black is his godfather and was his father's best friend. It is believed he divulged the Potters' secret whereabouts to Lord Voldemort and was convicted of murdering their friend,
Peter Pettigrew, as well as twelve Muggle bystanders. Harry vows to find and kill Black only to discover that he never betrayed his parents—it was Peter Pettigrew, who faked his own death and framed Black for the crimes. Harry is ecstatic that his godfather will be exonerated and can become his legal guardian. However, when Pettigrew—and the truth—escape, Black is forced back into hiding.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
In
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hogwarts hosts the
Triwizard Tournament, a recently revived inter-school competition. The
Beauxbaton Academy and the
Durmstrang Institute also participate. After one champion from each school is selected, Harry is mysteriously chosen as a fourth competitor, even though he is underage and never entered his name into the
Goblet of Fire. The champions face three dangerous challenges on their way to the Triwizard Cup. During the final event, Hogwarts champion Cedric Diggory and Harry help each other and agree to grab the Cup simultaneously, unaware it is actually a
Portkey. They are transported to a graveyard where
Lord Voldemort awaits. On Voldemort's order, his servant
Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail) murders Cedric with the
Killing curse. Harry is bound to a tombstone and forced to witness a ritual (which uses his blood) that restores Lord Voldemort's body. When Voldemort engages Harry in a duel, their wands' magical streams interlock, creating an effect called Priori Incantatem that momentarily shields Harry, allowing him time to grab the Portkey and escape back to Hogwarts. Voldemort's servant,
Barty Crouch Jr is unmasked; he has been posing as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher
"Mad-Eye" Moody by using
polyjuice potion. Crouch's soul is sucked out by Dementors before he repeats his confession to officials, causing the Ministry of Magic to dispute Harry and Dumbledore's claims that Voldemort has returned.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
In
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry is attacked by
Dementors while staying with his aunt and uncle for the summer. He casts a
Patronus Charm to defend himself and his Muggle cousin, Dudley. Harry is charged with performing underage magic and must appear at a hearing at the Ministry of Magic and may be expelled from Hogwarts. Dumbledore has him taken to
Number 12, Grimmauld Place, a dilapidated house in London owned by his godfather
Sirius Black, that now serves as headquarters for the
Order of the Phoenix. Harry is cleared thanks to testimony from Dumbledore and Harry's neighbor,
Arabella Figg, a
Squib who has secretly guarded Harry since he was an infant. In retaliation against Dumbledore, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge appoints
Dolores Umbridge as the new Hogwarts
Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher so she can spy on the school. She is later appointed High Inquisitor, empowered to arbitrarily change and impose school rules. Urged by Hermione, Harry secretly trains students in real defensive magic. The group calls themselves, "Dumbledore's Army" (D.A.). When Voldemort implants a false vision in Harry's mind that Sirius is being tortured at the Ministry office in London, Harry and D.A. members
Ron Weasley,
Hermione Granger,
Ginny Weasley,
Neville Longbottom, and
Luna Lovegood rush to his rescue. Lured into the
Department of Mysteries, the students are ambushed by Voldemort's
Death Eaters. Order of the Phoenix reinforcements arrive in time, although Sirius is killed by his cousin
Bellatrix Lestrange. Voldemort appears and attempts to fatally curse Harry, but Dumbledore's sudden arrival saves him. Voldemort grabs Bellatrix and
disapparates, but not before being seen by the Minister and Ministry employees, vindicating both Harry and Dumbledore.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
In
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the wizarding population now calls Harry "The Chosen One". Harry learns that he has inherited his godfather
Sirius Black's estate, including the house at Grimmauld Place that is currently being used as the
Order of the Phoenix headquarters. Back at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned when Professor Snape is announced as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. His vacant position has been filled by former Potions Master,
Horace Slughorn. Slughorn lends Harry an old potions textbook once belonging to a student identified only as "
The Half-Blood Prince." The book's copious handwritten notes help Harry excel in Potions class. Dumbledore gives Harry private lessons which are actually trips into various individuals' memories concerning Voldemort. The memories provide evidence that Voldemort created seven Horcruxes by splitting his soul and placing six fragments into common objects after committing a murder. The seventh was left inside his body. He has ensured his immortality until all Horcruxes have been destroyed. Two have been eliminated; Tom Riddle's diary that possessed Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was destroyed by Harry, and a ring was found by Dumbledore. Harry and Dumbledore retrieve a third Horcrux, a locket, hidden inside a secret cave, although Dumbledore is seriously weakened in the effort. They return to find the school invaded by
Death Eaters. Dumbledore is killed by Snape as Harry, helplessly petrified under his Invisibility Cloak, looks on. Released from the spell, Harry pursues Snape, who identifies himself as the Half-Blood Prince and escapes with Draco Malfoy. Harry recovers the locket from Dumbledore's body, but a note inside reveals it is a fake; the real Horcrux has been stolen by someone whose initials are
R.A.B..
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
It is unknown what will happen in
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; however, Harry stated at the end of the previous book that he would not return to Hogwarts, even if it were to reopen. He decided at the end of Half-Blood Prince to destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes after staying at the Dursley's.
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