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BOOK 1, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (a.k.a. "Harry Potter and
the Philosopher's Stone")
Major new characters: Harry Potter, a young wizard and an orphan; Ron
Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry's best friends; Rubeus Hagrid, Hogwarts
gamekeeper; Draco Malfoy, a fellow student and Harry's nemesis; Severus
Snape, Potions master who dislikes Harry; Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of
Hogwarts; Lord Voldemort, an evil wizard almost universally feared; Quirinus
Quirrell, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
Major plot points:
. On his 11th birthday, Harry learns he is a wizard. For most of his life,
he's been living with his cruel relatives, the Dursleys, who have kept his
magical past a secret.
. Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter but was unable to kill their baby
son, Harry. Harry is known throughout the wizarding world for surviving
Voldemort's attack, which left a lightning bolt-shaped scar on the boy's
forehead.
. Harry attends his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
and is assigned to Gryffindor, one of four houses. He shows a natural talent
for playing the wizard game Quidditch.
. Harry learns that Voldemort is trying to steal the Sorcerer's Stone, which
grants its owner wealth and immortality. He, Ron and Hermione fight to keep
the stone away from Voldemort.
BOOK 2, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
Major new characters: Gilderoy Lockhart, new Defense Against the Dark Arts
teacher; Dobby, a house-elf; Tom Riddle, a former student with a staggering
secret.
Major plot points:
. On his 12th birthday, Harry receives a visit from Dobby, who warns him not
to return to Hogwarts.
. Harry and his friends learn that Salazar Slytherin, one of Hogwarts'
founders, built a chamber to house a horrible creature that would purge the
school of all non-pureblood wizards.
. Harry finds a diary and, through its pages, begins to correspond with its
owner, a former student named Tom Riddle.
. When Ginny Weasley is taken into the Chamber of Secrets, Harry and Ron go
on a mission to rescue her. Their journey results in a perilous battle and a
startling revelation.
BOOK 3, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
Major new characters: Remus Lupin, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts
teacher; Sirius Black, an escaped convict; Peter Pettigrew, one of James
Potter's closest friends.
Major plot points:
. Harry learns about Black, who escaped from the wizard prison Azkaban. He
is rumored to be after Harry.
. Harry takes private lessons from Lupin to learn the Patronus charm to
defend against Dementors, which affect Harry more than others because of his
horrible past.
. Lupin figures out that Black was falsely imprisoned, and he and Black
confront the true murderer. But Lupin turns into a werewolf and runs into
the woods. Black, Harry and Hermione chase after Lupin, but Dementors attack
them. Harry's Patronus charm fails, but they are saved by a Patronus that
appears out of nowhere.
BOOK 4, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Major new characters: Alastor (Mad-Eye) Moody, the new Defense Against the
Dark Arts teacher; Rita Skeeter, reporter for the Daily Prophet newspaper.
Major plot points:
. At the start of Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts, Dumbledore announces that
the school will host the Triwizard Tournament, a competition among three
schools.
. The Goblet of Fire announces the names of the students who will represent
each school in the tournament: Cedric Diggory of Hogwarts, Fleur Delacour of
Beauxbatons and Viktor Krum of Drumstrang. The goblet then spits out Harry's
name, even though he's too young to compete.
. When Harry competes, he faces Voldemort and finds out why he was entered
into the tournament.
BOOK 5, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
Major new characters: Dolores Umbridge, the new Defense Against the Dark
Arts teacher; Bellatrix Lestrange, a Death Eater and cousin of Sirius Black.
Major plot points:
. The Dementors, who have teamed up with Voldemort, terrorize the Muggle and
wizarding worlds.
. Harry learns about the Order of the Phoenix, the group of wizards headed
by Dumbledore who have joined together to fight Voldemort.
. Umbridge refuses to teach Anti-Dark magic spells. As a result, Harry, Ron
and Hermione start Dumbledore's Army, a secret meeting of students learning
these spells.
. Voldemort begins to enter Harry's mind in his dreams. Voldemort puts an
image of Black being tortured into Harry's mind to lure him into a dangerous
trap, which ends tragically.
BOOK 6, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
Major new characters: Horace Slughorn, an old friend whom Dumbledore
recruits to teach at Hogwarts; Narcissa Malfoy, Draco's mother and
Bellatrix's sister.
Major plot points:
. Voldemort is back and is wreaking havoc on both the Muggle and wizarding
worlds.
. Harry and his friends grow suspicious of Draco's possible relationship
with Voldemort.
. Harry borrows a used Potions textbook, inscribed with the words, "This
Book is the Property of the Half-Blood Prince." The book includes
instructions in the margins.
. Harry discovers that Voldemort has divided his soul among seven objects
called Horcruxes, and all seven must be destroyed to kill him. Dumbledore
and Harry set out to find and destroy one of the Horcruxes, with disastrous
results. The locket that Dumbledore and Harry retrieve turns out not to be a
Horcrux after all, but it contains a note to Voldemort and is signed
"R.A.B."
. When the book ends, it is uncertain whether Hogwarts will reopen the
following year, and Harry swears to seek out the remaining Horcruxes and
destroy them.
Rolex
"May Dragons Fly Ever in your Dreams"
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