Teachers and parents! Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone Chapter 7 of 17 The Sorting Hat. Here, different becomes a positive value, and gains a magical quality. In each instance, such portals separate those who have that special knowledge from those who do not, and Harry, for the first time, is privy to those secrets and therefore a sense of belonging. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof."
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A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. The four “Houses” are aptly named because they represent an even closer-knit community than the Hogwarts community as a whole. Even safe in bed after his first day, Harry is still concerned with fitting into this new world. But there rules really lay the groundwork for the fact that Harry, Ron, and Hermione will break nearly all of them when they feel it is necessary to do so.
His humility is further affirmed when he is so relieved to belong, that he doesn’t even notice the adoration that the other students show towards him. The Sorting Hat. Please help the List of chapter titles and respective in-universe time of occurrence in the Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Thus, Houses provide an opportunity to feel an even deeper sense of belonging for Harry. In requesting specifically not to be put into Slytherin, Harry actively works against any desire for greatness or power.
Like the brick alley behind the Leaky Cauldron, or the barrier to platform nine and three-quarters, the portrait of the fat lady is another magical portal. “Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs.
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Struggling with distance learning? Check out our revolutionary side-by-side summary and analysis. Harry’s thoughts as the Sorting Hat figures out where to put him are extremely revealing about his character. This antagonism is due largely to the fact that he considers James very arrogant, and assumes that Harry will be the same way, given his status as “the boy who lived”—even though Harry’s defining trait is really humility.
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Prev Chapter Next Chapter The door swung open at once. After a rousing rendition of the school song, the students head back to their houses. The opening magical feast that Hogwarts provides immediately gives Harry a much greater sense of belonging than the Dursleys ever did, as he is able to eat and drink as much as he wants. She had a very stern face and Harry's first thought was that this was not someone to cross.