Harry Potter

Harry James Potter
Harry during his first Quidditch match
Born	31 July, 1980
Died	Unknown
Species	Human
Parentage	Wizard father, Muggle-born mother
Family Members	James Potter, Lily Evans, Ginny Weasley
Affiliations	Hogwarts, Dumbledore's Army, Order of the Phoenix, Gryffindor Quittatch team
Hogwarts House	Gryffindor House
Wand	Holly and Phoenix Feather, 11 inches
Special Abilities	Parseltongue
Hobbies	Quidditch

This article is about the character. For the book series, see Harry Potter (series) .

Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980), is a Half-Blood wizard, son of Pure-Blood James Potter (1960–1981) and Muggle-born witch Lily Evans (1960–1981). On October 31, 1981, Lord Voldemort (1926–1998) broke into James and Lily's home in Godric's Hollow. He killed James, but listening to the advice of one of his followers, Severus Snape (1960–1998), Lily's childhood friend, he gave Lily a chance to survive if she handed over the one-year old baby Harry. Lily refused, and Voldemort used the Killing Curse to murder her. Harry Potter finally defeated Lord Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts (1998) at a duel in the Great Hall at Hogwarts.

Appearance

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Harry is described as short and skinny for his age, with startlingly green eyes and jet-black, incredibly messy hair. He wears round, patched up glasses and has a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead where Voldemort's killing curse rebounded.

Life

In July 31, 1980, Harry Potter was born. As an infant, Harry lived with

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 James Potter and Lily Potter. During the night in Halloween, Lord Voldemort hears a prophecy about his downfall and young Harry will become his equal. Lord Voldemort kills Lily and James Potter, but as he uses the killing curse, the curse rebounded and Harry survives. After the death of his parents, Albus Dumbledore delivers him to the Dursleys. After 10 miserable years, Harry turns eleven and gets accepted in Hogwarts. Befriending a half-giant called Rubeus Hagrid, Harry goes to Diagon Alley and purchases his school things. In the Hogwarts Express, Harry meets Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. During the Sorting, he becomes a Gryffindor. He goes through a magical journey in Hogwarts and stops Quirinus Quirrell from taking the Sorcerer's Stone and they win the House Cup.

In Harry's second year, he meets a house elf named Dobby who warns him not to return to Hogwarts. He meets Gilderoy Lockhart and discovers the Chamber of Secrets. Muggles are being attacked and Harry is suspected of doing so for being a parselmouth. He, Ron and Hermione must find a way to stop these attacks, by making Polyjuice Potion to interrogate Draco Malfoy, a Slytherin who hates the trio. They discover a man named Tom Riddle is now known as Lord Voldemort and has been using Ginny Weasley to set the basilisk on all muggle-borns. He defeats and escapes Voldemort a second time and destroys his diary ending the attacks.

In Harry's third year, he discovers creatures called Dementors.

From the story

"Harry Potter: The boy who lived."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 1, The Boy who Lived

"When Harry Potter was just over a year old, his parents were killed by Lord Voldemort, a Dark wizard referred to by most in the magical community as He Who Must Not Be Named. Voldemort tried to kill Harry but was unsuccessful; he then disappeared, leaving the baby with a lightning-shaped cut on his forehead.

"After the attack, Hagrid, on Professor Dumbledore's orderd, brings Harry to Privet Drive to live with his only remaining relatives, the Dursleys.

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 2, The Vanishing Glass

"Ten years later, Harry barely remembers the night his parents were killed: he only recalls a blinding flash of green light and a burning pain in his forehead. His Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia tell him that he got his lightning-shaped scar in the crash that killed his parents.

"Harry sleeps in a cupboard under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house. He is small and skinny for his age, with bright green eyes and untidy black hair. He wears glasses that have been repeatedly broken and must be held togehter with a lot of Sellotape.

"Odd things tend to happen around Harry. Sometimes strangers in the street recognise him, waving at him or even shaking his hand. Once, chased by school bullies, he found himself instantly out of their reach - on the roof of the school kitchens. Another time, after Aunt Petunia gave him a terrible haircut that left him nearly bald, he woke the following morning to find his hair had regrown.

"Though Harry cannot account for how these things happen, he is usually punished with long stretches of confinement in his cupboard when they do.

"After Mrs Figg (who usually looks after Harry when the Dursleys go out), breaks her leg, Harry is allowed to join the Dursleys on Dudley's birthday trip to the zoo . When they enter the reptile house, a Brazilian boa constrictor winks at Harry; he speaks to the snake, and it seems to respond. Dudley rushes over, knocking Harry aside; a moment later the glass in front of the tank vanishes and the snake escapes. Harry is convinced he hears the snake hiss, "Thanksss, amigo," as it passes."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 3, The Letters from No One

"During the summer holidays, Harry begins to receive mysterious letters, written in green ink on heavy parchment, which the Dursleys won't let him read. the first is addressed to Harry in "The Cupboard under the Stairs." the Dursleys, seeing this, move Harry to the smallest bedroom in the house - where Dudley keeps all the broken and unused toys that won't fit in his own bedroom.

"The letters, however, keep arriving, increasing in frequency and volume. The Dursleys continue to keep them from Harry, even burning and shredding them. Finally, Uncle Vernon forces the family to pack up and flee, first to a small hotel in Cokeworth and then, when the letters follow them there, to an isolated, miserable shack in the middle of the sea."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 4, The Keeper of the Keys

"At exactly midnight that night, as Harry turns eleven, Hagrid arrives at the hut, knocking down the door. Hagrid, despite the protests of the Dursleys, reveals that Harry is a wizard and gives him his letter at last. He also tells Harry the real circumstances surrounding his parents’ deaths."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 5, Diagon Alley

"The following day, Hagrid takes Harry to Diagon Alley, introducing him to the wizarding world for the first time. They visit Gringotts, where Harry takes some money out of his vault to buy books and other items required for his first school year. Hagrid also retrieves a small, brown package from a high-security vault. Hagrid says it is more than his job’s worth to tell him what is inside.

"While being fitted for school robes, Harry meets Draco Malfoy for the first time. Draco’s spoiled demeanour reminds Harry of Dudley, and Harry leaves without introducing himself.

"Hagrid takes Harry to buy the remaining books and equipment needed for his first year, and Hagrid buys a Harry a beautiful snowy owl for his birthday (which Harry later names Hedwig).

"Later, Harry buys a wand from Ollivanders. Mr Ollivander, the shop proprietor, tells Harry that a wand chooses a wizard rather than the other way around. The wand that chooses Harry is made of holly wood and has a phoenix feather core; it is eleven inches long and supple. While packing up Harry’s wand Mr Ollivander says it is very curious that this specific wand has chosen Harry. He explains that the phoenix whose tail feather is in Harry’s wand, only gave one other feather. That feather is the core of Voldemort’s wand – the wand that gave Harry his scar."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 6, The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

"When Harry returns to Privet Drive the Dursleys completely ignore him. Harry spends most of the time remaining before school reading his new books.

"At King’s Cross on the day he leaves for school, Harry meets the Weasley family for the first time. Mrs Weasley helps Harry get to platform nine and three-quarters by explaining that he has to walk straight through the barrier between platforms nine and ten.

"Harry shares a compartment with Ron, a fellow first-year, on the Hogwarts Express. The two boys are equally interested in one another: Harry, in Ron’s upbringing in the wizarding world, and Ron in Harry’s status as the Boy Who Lived as well as his childhood with Muggles.

"During the journey Harry also meets Hermione Granger and is properly introduced to Draco Malfoy. Draco offers his hand in friendship after insulting Ron; Harry declines and the two become enemies."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 7, The Sorting Hat

"At the Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat tells Harry that he could be great and that Slytherin could help him achieve that greatness. When Harry pleads not to be placed there, the hat puts him in Gryffindor instead.

"During the feast, while watching Professor Snape talking to Professor Quirrell, Harry experiences a sharp pain in his scar. Percy tells Harry that it is common knowledge at the school that Professor Snape is after Professor Quirrell’s job teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 8, The Potions Master

"During Harry’s first class with Professor Snape, Harry discovers that the Potions master hates him. Professor Snape sneers at him for being a ‘celebrity’ and taunts him for not knowing the answers to the Potions questions he poses.

"After his first week of lessons, Harry accepts an invitation to Hagrid’s for tea; Ron accompanies him. While there, the two boys find out there was a break-in at Gringotts on the same day that Harry and Hagrid visited the bank. According to the newspaper article Harry reads, the thief attempted to take the contents of the vault Hagrid had emptied earlier."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 9, The Midnight Duel

"Before his first flying lesson, Harry had never flown on a broomstick, but he quickly discovers he has a natural talent for it. When Draco throws Neville’s Remembrall Harry performs an impressive fifty-foot dive to catch it. Professor McGonagall sees the dive; instead of punishing Harry for flying without permission, she tells the Gryffindor Quidditch captain that she has found the team a Seeker.

"Later that day, Draco challenges Harry to a duel, and Harry accepts. While sneaking out of the common room for the duel that night, Harry and Ron, followed by a furious Hermione, encounter Neville, who has been accidentally locked out of Gryffindor Tower. The group of four make their way to the trophy room, but Filch appears, apparently aware of the midnight meeting. The group assumes that Draco has tipped him off and run. They accidentally enter the forbidden third-floor corridor, and encounter a monstrous three-headed dog guarding a trapdoor."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 10, Hallowe'en

"The following day Harry receives a new broomstick (a Nimbus Two Thousand) and an introductory Quidditch lesson from Oliver Wood. Harry attends team practice three times a week from then on.

"When a troll appears in the castle on Hallowe’en, Harry and Ron run to warn Hermione, who is in the girls’ toilets. They find the troll first, and accidentally lock it in the room with her, then, on realising, return to try and rescue her from danger. The three Gryffindors work together to knock out the troll with its own club, but nearly get in trouble for putting themselves in danger.

"From that moment on, Harry, Ron and Hermione become friends."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 11, Quidditch

"The day before his first Quidditch match, Harry finds out that Professor Snape has been injured by the three-headed dog. Harry starts to believe that Professor Snape may be trying to get past the three-headed dog in order to steal whatever it is guarding.

"During Harry’s first Quidditch match, his broom starts behaving very erratically and becomes increasingly hard to control. Hermione, who believes the broom is being jinxed, scans the crowd and sees Professor Snape muttering under his breath; she rushes to the Potions master’s seat and surreptitiously sets his robes on fire in order to stop him. Harry is able to climb back on his broom and shortly afterwards catches the Golden Snitch by nearly swallowing it. Gryffindor wins the game."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 12, The Mirror of Erised

"After Hagrid accidentally reveals that someone named Nicolas Flamel is involved with whatever is being hidden at the school, Harry, Ron and Hermione spend all their free time trying to find out who he is, scouring the library for information.

"Harry stays at Hogwarts over the Christmas holidays; on Christmas Day he finds a present with an unsigned note, containing an Invisibility Cloak. The note says the cloak belonged to Harry’s father.

"Harry uses the Invisibility Cloak to access the Restricted Section of the library and look for information on Nicolas Flamel. When he is almost caught by Filch, he runs blindly down the hallways, ending up in a disused classroom containing an old, ornate mirror with an inscription: Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi. When Harry looks into the mirror he can see his entire family behind him; it is the first time he has ever seen them.

"Harry returns to the mirror the following two nights; on the third, Professor Dumbledore confronts him. The Headmaster explains that the Mirror of Erised shows a person the deepest desire of their hearts and warns that it is a vision that has been known to drive men mad. Professor Dumbledore tells Harry the mirror is being moved and asks him not to go looking for it again."

Discovered in Book 1, Chapter 13, Nicolas Flamel

"Harry discovers a reference to Nicolas Flamel on the back of the Chocolate Frog Card featuring Professor Dumbledore, which prompts Hermione to consult an old library book for more information: Flamel is an acclaimed alchemist and only known maker of the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry believes that the Stone is what the three-headed dog is guarding.

"After the Quidditch match against Ron, Fred and George, who appear in the middle of the night with a flying car. They fly to The Burrow, where the Weasleys live. Harry stays with them for the remainder of the summer.

"Harry is made to feel very welcome at The Burrow. He is very taken with it and tells Ron that it is the best house he has ever been in.

"Harry is intrigued at the prospect of de-gnoming the garden, never having seen it done before. At first he is reluctant to throw the creatures over the hedge, but after receiving a bite on the finger from one of the gnomes he learns not to feel sorry for them."

Discovered in Book 2, Chapter 4, At Flourish and Blotts

"Harry receives a letter from school at The Burrow, which means that Professor Dumbledore knows he has left the Dursleys'.

"Harry isn't sure what to do when Molly Weasley offers him a flowerpot of Floo powder. After watching Fred and George use it, and receiving many tips from the Weasleys, Harry attempts to travel by Floo powder for the first time.

"After Draco and Lucius Malfoy leave, Harry escapes Borgin and Burkes and exits onto Knockturn Alley, a shadowy lane that seems devoted only to the Dark Arts. Luckily Hagrid finds Harry and drags him back out to Diagon Alley where he is reunited with the worried Weasleys.

"Harry, Ron and Hermione go off on their own, but meet up again with the Weasleys at Flourish and Blotts, where Gilderoy Lockhart is holding a book-signing. When Lockhart sees Harry, he gives him a complimentary set of his books, poses with Harry for a newspaper picture and makes an announcement that he will be the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts that year. Harry gets away from him as fast as he can, and gives the set of books he has just received to Ginny Weasley."

Discovered in Book 2, Chapter 5, The Whomping Willow

"On September the first, Harry and the Weasley family leave The Burrow for King’s Cross Station. Harry and Ron are the last to run towards the barrier between platforms nine and ten, but they crash straight into it and are unable to gain access to platform nine and three-quarters. As they believe they have missed the Hogwarts Express, Harry and Ron decide to take the flying Ford Anglia and follow the train north.

"When Harry and Ron reach the Hogwarts grounds they crash land into a tree, which beats them with its thick branches. They later learn that this tree is the Whomping Willow.

"Upon their arrival at Hogwarts, Professor Snape takes Harry and Ron to his office and chastises them for being seen flying over London by Muggles. Professor McGonagall gives both Harry and Ron a detention and Professor Dumbledore writes to both families to inform them of their actions."

Discovered in Book2, Chapter 6, Gilderoy Lockhart

"Harry feels extremely guilty when he learns, via the Howler, that Arthur Weasley is facing an enquiry at work thanks to the flying car, particularly after all that the Weasleys did for him over the summer.

"On the first day of classes, Harry feels as though everything he learnt last year has leaked out of his head over the summer. In their first Herbology class of the year Harry and the other second-years are excited to be working in Greenhouse Three. In the lesson, Professor Sprout gets the class to re-pot Mandrakes.

"During their first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, Harry, Ron and Hermione are forced to recapture a cage full of Cornish Pixies set loose by Professor Lockhart."

Discovered in Book2, Chapter 7, Mudbloods and Murmurs

"At their first Quidditch practice of the year, the Gryffindor team is prevented from training by the arrival of the Slytherin team. Snape has given the Slytherin team permission to use the pitch in order to train their new Seeker, Draco. The Slytherin team all carry brand new Nimbus Two Thousand and One broomsticks, which were a gift from Draco's father Lucius.

"In detention, Harry assists Lockhart with his fan mail by addressing the envelopes. Whilst in Lockhart's office, Harry hears a chilling, disembodied voice, which Lockhart seems not to hear."

Discovered in Book2, Chapter 8, The Deathday Party

"Harry agrees to attend Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party on Hallowe'en as a thank you to Nick for creating a distraction, which prevented Harry from being punished by Argus Filch. Harry, Ron and Hermione attend the Deathday Party, which is held in the dungeons and attended by numerous ghosts and Peeves the poltergeist. The only food present is rotten and unsuitable for the living.

"When they leave the party, cold and hungry, Harry hears the disembodied voice again. He follows it through the castle until, on the second floor, they come across a corridor with a message daubed in foot-high words proclaiming that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Filch’s cat, Mrs Norris, hangs immobile from a torch bracket. Harry, Ron and Hermione try to move away but the Hallowe’en feast has finished and most of the school witnesses them standing in front of the ominous message. Harry, Ron and Hermione go with the rest of the Professors to Lockhart’s office to examine the cat, where they discover it is not dead but Petrified. They are questioned and dismissed."

Discovered in Book2, Chapter 9, The Writing on the Wall

"Harry is interested to hear Professor Binns recount the legend of the Chamber of Secrets in his History of Magic lesson.

"After hearing the legend of the Chamber of Secrets from Professor Binns, Harry, Ron and Hermione investigate the scene of the attack on Mrs Norris. They discover scorch marks and spiders scurrying to leave the castle. They come up with a plan to try to discover the identity of the heir of Slytherin: brew Polyjuice Potion and investigate the Slytherins."

Discovered in Book2, Chapter 10, The Rogue Bludger

"Harry, Ron and Hermione get a signed permission note from Lockhart in order to get the book they require to brew Polyjuice Potion. Once they have the book they discover that the potion is extremely difficult to brew and in order to complete it they will need to steal ingredients from Snape’s private stores.

"The next day, at the Gryffindor versus Slytherin Quidditch match, a Bludger appears to go out of its way to injure Harry. Harry notices the Snitch just as the Bludger slams into, and breaks, his arm. Despite his broken arm, Harry manages to catch the Snitch. Lockhart tries to repair Harry’s arm, but instead removes the bones; Harry goes to the hospital wing and drinks a potion that will allow him to regrow them.

"During the night, Harry is woken by Dobby, who admits that he charmed the Bludger in an attempt to injure him seriously enough to send him home from school. A short while later, Harry witnesses McGonagall, Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey carrying a Petrified Colin Creevey to the hospital wing. Harry overhears Dumbledore admit that this is proof that the Chamber of Secrets is indeed open again."

Discovered in Book2, Chapter 11, The Duelling Club

"Harry, Ron and Hermione begin work on the Polyjuice Potion the next day. In mid-December Harry helps Hermione steal ingredients from Snape by creating a distraction in class. The plan succeeds, though Harry feels as though Snape could tell it was his doing.

"During the third week of December, Harry, Ron and Hermione attend the Duelling Club. During the club’s first session, Snape pits Harry against Draco. Draco uses a spell that makes a snake appear from his wand; Harry, thinking that the snake is about to attack Justin, tells it to leave him alone. To Harry's surprise, the snake complies. The rest of the students stare at Harry silently, while Ron and Hermione escort him back to their common room. Ron and Hermione explain that they heard Harry speaking to the snake in snake language, Parseltongue, and that this ability is a trademark of Salazar Slytherin. The school begins to think that Harry is Slytherin’s heir and the person behind the attacks on fellow pupils."

Discovered in Book 2 , Chapter 12, The Polyjuice Potion

McGonagall takes Harry from the site of the attack on Justin Finch-Fletchley and Nearly Headless Nick to Dumbledore’s office, claiming the matter is now out of her hands.

While in Dumbledore’s office, Harry tries on the Sorting Hat again and asks it what house he belongs in; the Hat says it stands by its decree that Harry would have done well in Slytherin. Harry also watches as Dumbledore’s phoenix, Fawkes, explodes into flame and then emerges reborn from the ashes. When Dumbledore asks Harry if he has anything he wants to tell him, Harry says no.

On Christmas Day, Harry and Ron hide Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe in a cupboard off the Entrance Hall after tricking them into eating cakes laced with a Sleeping Draught. They steal some of Crabbe and Goyle's hair - and their shoes - and head to Myrtle's bathroom to take the Polyjuice Potion with Hermione.

Harry and Ron successfully transform into Crabbe and Goyle when they take the Polyjuice Potion. They are initially unable to find the Slytherin common room but they eventually bump into Draco who leads them there. While with Draco they discover three things: that Draco is not the heir of Slytherin; that the Malfoys hide Dark objects under their drawing-room floor; and that someone died the last time the Chamber was opened.

Discovered in Book 2 , Chapter 13, The Very Secret Diary

An angry outburst from Filch leads Harry and Ron to find that Myrtle has thrown a tantrum and flooded the bathroom that she haunts. Upon further inspection of the bathroom they discover a fifty-year-old diary with the name T. M. Riddle inside, which had been thrown in the toilet and then washed under a sink in Myrtle's flood. Harry pockets the book despite Ron's warnings that it could be dangerous.

On Valentine’s Day, one of the dwarfs hired by Lockhart to distribute Valentines charges Harry down and makes him listen to a musical message, ripping his bag and smashing his ink bottle over his possessions in the process. Although all of his other books are covered in scarlet ink Riddle's diary remains unstained.

Harry tries writing in Riddle's diary and the diary starts writing back. Riddle, who appears to be doing the writing, claims that he knows what happened fifty years ago when the Chamber of Secrets was last opened. He takes Harry into his memory to show him.

Discovered in Book 2 , Chapter 14, Cornelius Fudge

Harry’s personal belongings are ransacked and the diary stolen.

Right before the Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff Quidditch match, Harry hears the voice again, prompting Hermione to have a revelation (and run to the library). Harry and Ron continue to the match, confused about what Hermione has just understood. Harry is just mounting his broom for the match when McGonagall marches onto the field and calls off the game; Hermione and Penelope Clearwater have been found Petrified in the castle.

That night, Harry and Ron go to Hagrid’s hut to ask him about the attacks, and, while hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, they witness Cornelius Fudge arresting Hagrid. Lucius also arrives to deliver an Order of Suspension to Dumbledore, apparently owing to his inability to stop the attacks.

Discovered in Book 2 , Chapter 15, Aragog

Just before he is led away to Azkaban by Fudge, Hagrid announces that anyone who wanted to know more about the Chamber of Secrets should follow the spiders. In Herbology, while pruning Abyssinian Shrivelfigs, Harry spots several large spiders seemingly heading for the Forbidden Forest.

That night Harry and Ron sneak down to Hagrid's hut under the Invisibility Cloak to collect Fang and follow the spiders into the Forest. All three of them are seized and carried through the Forest to the domed web of an enormous spider named Aragog, who reveals that he was the creature that Hagrid was keeping in the castle but that he is not the monster from the Chamber. Aragog reveals that the girl who died last time the Chamber was open had been found in a bathroom, but says he had nothing to do with the attack and that Hagrid had been wrongly blamed. Harry and Ron barely escape Aragog and his family, but they are saved by the Ford Anglia. Later, Harry realises that the girl who was found in the bathroom could have been Myrtle.

Discovered in Book 2 , Chapter 16, The Chamber of Secrets

Harry and Ron decide to go and question Myrtle about her death. After they have slipped away from Lockhart they bump into McGonagall. She is very angry until Harry lies and says that they are on the way to visit Hermione in the hospital wing. McGonagall gives them permission to visit her, and while they are sitting by her bed Harry notices a piece of paper scrunched up in her fist. The information on the piece of paper leads Harry to conclude that the monster is a Basilisk. Harry is able hear the voice because he can understand - and talk to - snakes.

Harry and Ron are about to tell the professors about the Basilisk when they discover that Ginny has been taken into the Chamber itself. Harry and Ron overhear the teachers preparing to close the school. Believing that Lockhart is going to attempt to go into the Chamber to fight the monster, Harry and Ron go to his office to tell him where they think the Chamber is and to warn him about the Basilisk, but they find Lockhart preparing to flee. They hold him at wandpoint and force him to go with them to Myrtle's bathroom. There Harry finds the entrance to the Chamber - a tap with a snake scratched into the side. He tells it to open in Parseltongue and a large pipe is revealed in the wall behind the sink, down which Lockhart, Ron and Harry travel.

In a dark tunnel littered with animal bones Harry, Ron and Lockhart encounter an enormous shed snakeskin. Lockhart tries to wipe Harry and Ron's memories using Ron's broken wand, but the spell backfires and causes a rockfall which separates Harry from the others. He proceeds alone.

Discovered in Book 2 , Chapter 17, The Heir of Slytherin

Harry finds Ginny lying unconscious in the Chamber and is trying to revive her when he is startled by Tom Riddle. Riddle tells Harry that it is Ginny who has been opening the Chamber of Secrets. Riddle reveals himself to be a young Lord Voldemort, preserved as a memory in the diary, and he asks Harry how he survived the attack on him as a baby.

Harry is aided in the Chamber by Fawkes the phoenix who arrives carrying the Sorting Hat after Harry displays loyalty towards Dumbledore. Fawkes blinds the Basilisk so that his stare is no longer fatal. When Harry puts on the Sorting Hat and asks for help a sword appears inside and he is able to kill the Basilisk with it, but not before one of the Basilisk's fangs pierces his arm.

Riddle thinks that the venom of the Basilisk will kill Harry, but Harry is cured by Fawkes' healing tears. Harry pierces the diary with the fang and destroys the memory of Riddle along with it. Ginny then awakes and Harry is able to take her out of the Chamber to safety.

Discovered in Book 2 , Chapter 18, Dobby's Reward

Harry and the others are carried out of the Chamber by Fawkes who leads them to McGonagall's study. There they find Molly, Arthur, McGonagall and Dumbledore. After Harry recounts the tale he and Ron receive two hundred points apiece for Gryffindor and Special Awards for Services to the School for their actions.

When Harry realises that it was Lucius who planted the diary with Ginny, and that Dobby is the Malfoys' house-elf, he tricks Lucius into giving Dobby a sock and freeing him from service. Lucius is furious and lunges at Harry but Dobby protects him.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 1, Owl Post

Harry returns to the Dursleys' and spends a miserable month at Privet Drive, forbidden from using his spellbooks, wand, cauldron and broomstick which have been locked away. In order to complete the holiday work assigned by his teachers, Harry picks the lock on the cupboard under the stairs to retrieve his school books, and studies secretly at night. In the early hours of the 31st of July, Harry sees a large, strangely lopsided creature approaching his window. The creature is in fact three owls delivering various letters for his birthday. Harry receives cards, presents and letters from Hermione, Ron and Hagrid. He also receives a letter from Hogwarts which contains his new school booklist and a reminder that third-years are permitted to visit Hogsmeade at certain weekends, providing they have a signed permission form from a parent or guardian.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 2, Aunt Marge's Big Mistake

Harry dreads having Aunt Marge to stay and during her visit after his thirteenth birthday he finds himself thinking almost longingly of life at number four without her. Vernon tells Marge that Harry attends St Brutus’s Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys and Harry agrees to play along if Vernon signs his Hogsmeade permission form. Despite the insults Marge directs at him, Harry tries to remain calm by forcing himself to think of Hogsmeade and his Broomstick Servicing Kit. When Marge makes derogatory remarks about Harry's parents on the final night of her stay he loses control and causes her to inflate like a massive life buoy. Harry storms out of number four in a rage, dragging his trunk and Hedwig's cage with him.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 3, The Knight Bus

Harry collapses on a wall in Magnolia Crescent, concerned that he will be expelled from Hogwarts and outlawed from the wizarding world for breaking the Decree for the Restriction of Underage Wizardry. Without Hedwig he has no way of contacting Ron or Hermione, and he feels completely stranded. While sitting in Magnolia Crescent Harry senses that someone - or something - is watching him from the narrow gap between the garage and the fence behind him. Harry casts Lumos and sees, quite distinctly, the hulking outline of something very big, with wide, gleaming eyes.

Harry steps backwards and trips over his trunk, sticking out his right hand to break his fall. He lands in the gutter and his wand flies out of his hand. There is a deafening bang and Harry throws up his hands to shield his eyes against a sudden blinding light ...

Harry stumbles backwards onto the pavement as the Knight Bus screeches to a halt in front of him. The conductor, Stan Shunpike, is suspicious when he notices something on Harry's forehead, and asks Harry for his name. Not wanting to be recognised, Harry flattens his fringe, and tells Stan his name is Neville Longbottom. He pays Stan for passage to London and is given the bed directly behind the driver, Ernie Prang. With another great bang, the Knight Bus departs, the speed of the bus flinging Harry flat on his bed. After noticing the newspaper article about Sirius Black in the Daily Prophet Stan and Ernie are surprised that 'Neville' didn't know Black was a wizard. The Knight Bus delivers Harry to the Leaky Cauldron pub in London where, to his surprise, he is met at the door by Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 4, The Leaky Cauldron

Harry spends several days getting used to the freedom he enjoys away from the Dursleys. He amuses himself watching the other guests at the Leaky Cauldron, and spends his afternoons exploring Diagon Alley. Without the restrictions of Privet Drive, Harry is able to finish his schoolwork, visit Gringotts, and buy his books and supplies for the coming school year. He is fascinated by the latest broomstick in Quality Quidditch Supplies, the Firebolt, but resists buying it. As the days go by, Harry spends more time looking out for Ron and Hermione, having already seen many of his school friends shopping in Diagon Alley. Finally, on the last day of the holidays, Harry sees Ron and Hermione at Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour.

Harry accompanies Hermione and Ron to the Magical Menagerie. He follows Ron out of the shop in search of Scabbers, who has fled from a cat. Having located the rat, and rejoined Hermione, the trio go back to the Leaky Cauldron, where they find the majority of the Weasley family. Harry has an enjoyable dinner with the Weasleys, and makes his way upstairs to finish packing. After interrupting a fight between Ron and Percy, Harry heads downstairs in search of Scabbers's Rat Tonic. Halfway along the passage to the bar, Harry hears a pair of angry voices, and recognises them to be Arthur and Molly Weasley. Listening to their argument, Harry learns that Sirius Black, the convict, escaped with the intention of murdering him. Back in his room, Harry contemplates this disturbing revelation, wondering why he doesn't feel more scared.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 5, The Dementor

As they arrive at platform nine and three-quarters, Harry is taken aside by Arthur Weasley, who starts to try and tell Harry about Sirius Black. Harry admits that he overheard he and Molly talking the previous night. Whilst Harry is afraid that Arthur will ask him to restrict himself to the castle this year, he instead makes Harry promise that he won't go looking for Black, which leaves Harry confused.

On the Hogwarts Express, Harry, Ron and Hermione end up sharing a compartment with a sleeping Professor Lupin. Harry fills them in on what he overheard the night before, and as the conversation turns to Hogsmeade, he admits that he hasn't been able to get his permission form signed.

As the Hogwarts Express nears its destination, the train slows to a halt and its lights are extinguished. A Dementor enters the compartment, filling it with an intense cold, and Harry begins to feel as if he is drowning in it; he can hear a terrified screaming in the distance, and tries to help but cannot move. Slowly, he comes round, and finds himself lying on the floor of the carriage with Ron and Hermione kneeling beside him.

When they reach the castle Harry is ushered into Professor McGonagall's office along with Hermione. He is mortified when Madam Pomfrey, the matron, suggests that he spend a night in the hospital wing, as he fears Draco Malfoy's taunts.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves

As Harry arrives in the Great Hall at breakfast, he is confronted by Draco Malfoy who makes fun of him for his reaction to the Dementors. The Slytherins are entertained by Draco's actions, but Fred and George Weasley tell Harry that Draco ran into their compartment on the train, terrified of the Dementors. Fred and George also remind Harry that Quidditch will be starting soon and that Harry can get his own back in the match against Slytherin.

Harry makes his way to Divination with Ron and Hermione; however, after climbing a seventh staircase, they emerge on an unfamiliar corridor. Spotting a pony entering a portrait, Harry watches the painting as a knight appears in pursuit of his horse. The knight, Sir Cadogan, challenges Harry, Ron and Hermione initially; but when Harry asks for directions, he leads the trio to their classroom, delighted to be included in a quest.

In their first Divination lesson Professor Trelawney instructs the class to read one anothers' tea leaves, using their copies of Unfogging the Future to help them interpret what they see. Harry isn't greatly successful at reading Ron's tea leaves, telling him that he is going to have trials and suffering, but is also going to experience great happiness. Ron's predictions for Harry are interrupted by Trelawney, who predicts great danger for Harry, before informing Harry that she sees the Grim: the omen of death. Harry becomes irritated as his classmates debate whether his tea leaves show the Grim or not. In Transfiguration class, Harry sits at the back of the classroom, trying to avoid glances from his fellow Gryffindors. When Professor McGonagall picks up on the sombre mood of the class, she informs Harry that Trelawney predicts the death of at least one student every year, and has never yet been proved right.

At first, Harry worries that Hagrid is going to take the class into the Forbidden Forest for their first lesson with him, but he is pleasantly surprised when Hagrid leads them to a paddock on the edge of the trees. He defends Hagrid when Draco Malfoy ridicules The Monster Book of Monsters. Harry, Ron and Hermione are the only three to approach the paddock of Hippogriffs and, after some hesitation, Harry volunteers to be the first student to try bowing to one. Hagrid instructs Harry throughout his interaction with Buckbeak, and Harry is accepted by the Hippogriff. With Hagrid's encouragement, Harry is first allowed to pet Buckbeak, and then able to ride him. Buckbeak flies him once around the paddock. After Harry's success, he watches Ron and Hermione with a different, chestnut Hippogriff. After Buckbeak attacks Draco, Harry, Ron and Hermione worry that Hagrid might be sacked. Harry notices a light on in Hagrid's hut and, after convincing Hermione that he is allowed out within the grounds, the trio go to visit Hagrid. The friends try to reassure Hagrid, with little success. As Hagrid sobers up, he becomes very angry with Harry for leaving the castle after dark. He escorts the trio back to Hogwarts immediately.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 7, The Boggart in the Wardrobe

In Professor Lupin's first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, Harry and his classmates are taken to the staff room, where Lupin has found a Boggart. After practising the charm to repel Boggarts, Harry watches the class face it in turn, wondering what shape the Boggart will take when it sees him. When it comes to Harry's turn, however, Lupin stops him from confronting the Boggart, facing it himself. Harry is disappointed by this, and leaves the lesson wondering why Lupin had deliberately stopped him tackling the Boggart.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady

As October arrives, Harry is increasingly excited about the approach of the Quidditch season. He attends a meeting with the rest of the team to discuss tactics for the coming matches. When a notice for the first Hogsmeade weekend goes up in the common room, Harry is disappointed that he won't be able to go.

After Ron and Hermione leave for Hogsmeade, Harry wanders listlessly around Hogwarts, trying to decide how to spend his day. When he passes Professor Lupin's office, the teacher invites him in to look at a newly arrived Grindylow. Harry asks Lupin why he was not allowed to face the Boggart. He is surprised when Snape enters the office with a potion for Lupin, curious as to why Lupin needs a potion from Snape. Suspicious of the potion, Harry is worried when Lupin drinks it.

When Hermione and Ron return from Hogsmeade, Harry listens as they tell him all about the village, and relates the events which occurred in Lupin's office. The friends make their way to the Great Hall for the Hallowe'en feast, talking about Snape.

After the Hallowe'en feast, Harry, Ron and Hermione make their way back to Gryffindor Tower. As they reach the corridor where the portrait of the Fat Lady hangs, they find it jammed with students, the portrait apparently closed. As Dumbledore arrives in the corridor, Harry, Ron and Hermione move closer to see what the problem is. They see that the portrait of the Fat Lady has been viciously slashed to bits, and the lady herself has vanished.

Dumbledore asks that the students spend the night in the Great Hall while the castle is searched for Black. Harry, Ron and Hermione drag their sleeping bags into a corner of the Great Hall to talk. At around three in the morning, Harry sees Professor Dumbledore re-enter. Pretending to be asleep, he listens to Dumbledore's conversation with Percy and Professor Snape, and wonders later what it meant.

Harry finds himself being closely watched after the attack on the Fat Lady; both teachers and students find excuses to escort him around the castle. He is summoned to Professor McGonagall's office, where she attempts to tell him about Sirius Black. Harry admits that he already knows Black is after him, and is outraged when McGonagall suggests that he should stop practising Quidditch in the evenings. He points out that he has to train for the match on Saturday, knowing McGonagall's desire for Gryffindor success, and manages to persuade her to let him train.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 9, Grim Defeat

Harry is furious when he hears that the Slytherins have pulled out of the Quidditch match, as he is sure that Malfoy is faking his injury.

Harry is woken early on the morning of the Quidditch match by Peeves blowing cold air on the back of his neck. He finds it difficult to get back to sleep and eventually gives up. Harry feels nervous about the match when he hears the bad weather outside, knowing that the match won't be cancelled because of a thunderstorm. Within five minutes of the start of the match, Harry is soaked to the skin; hardly able to see his teammates, let alone the Snitch. He is thrilled when Hermione appears during the time out and casts a spell that enables his glasses to repel water. Harry soon sees Cedric Diggory chasing the Snitch, but as he flies towards them he feels a cold sensation sweep over him. Harry sees a swarm of Dementors standing below him; he hears a shrill laughing in his head, a woman pleading and screaming, and becomes aware that he is falling through the air.

Harry wakes to find himself in the hospital wing with the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Ron and Hermione gathered around his bed. Harry asks them what happened and, expecting a rematch to be announced, is upset when he hears that Cedric Diggory caught the Snitch and Gryffindor lost. When the team leaves, Harry asks Ron and Hermione about the fate of his broomstick. He is upset when he is told the Nimbus Two Thousand blew into the Whomping Willow, and watches Hermione tip the remains onto his bed.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 10, The Marauder's Map

Harry remains in the hospital wing for the rest of the weekend. He refuses to let Madam Pomfrey throw away the pieces of his Nimbus Two Thousand. Harry worries about having now seen the Grim twice, and about his reaction to the Dementors. He realises the woman he hears screaming when Dementors are near is his mother, in the last moments of her life.

Harry is relieved to return to class after the weekend, and is glad to see Professor Lupin teaching once again. At the end of his lesson, Harry is called aside by Lupin. When Harry learns that there might be a way to defend himself against Dementors, he persuades Lupin to teach him next term. Harry is in a much better mood following his meeting with Lupin, and even more so when he finds out Gryffindor still has a chance at the Quidditch Cup.

When the students learn that there will be another Hogsmeade trip before the end of term, Harry resigns himself to spending another day alone in the castle. On the morning of the Hogsmeade trip, Harry says goodbye to Ron and Hermione, and heads towards Gryffindor Tower. On the way, he meets Fred and George, who are hiding behind a statue of a humpbacked witch. He follows the twins into an empty classroom, where they present him with the Marauder's Map. He watches in astonishment as the twins show him how the map works.

Harry is initially hesitant to use the map, rememembering Riddle's enchanted diary from the year before, but decides to go ahead. Following the instructions that appear beside the figure of himself on the map, he taps the witch's hump, mutters Dissendium, and enters the passage to Hogsmeade as it opens.

Harry hurries along the passage, holding his wand in front of him. After what feels like an hour, the passage rises and ten minutes later Harry arrives at the foot of some stairs. He loses count of the stairs he climbs, eventually hitting his head on a trapdoor. He slowly pushes it open, and finds himself in a cellar full of crates and boxes. Harry climbs out of the trapdoor, and creeps towards the staircase that leads upstairs. He hears someone coming down the stairs, and hides behind a crate; when the man is occupied on the other side of the cellar, Harry takes the opportunity to head upstairs, and finds himself behind the counter in Honeydukes. Ducking into the main shop, he sees Ron and Hermione and sneaks up behind them. When they ask him how he got there, Harry tells them about the Marauder's Map. Harry is quick to dismiss Hermione's concerns about Sirius Black using the passages on the map. They show Harry around Honeydukes, then make their way out into the street where they decide to head for the Three Broomsticks.

In the Three Broomsticks, Harry and Hermione make their way to the back of the pub to a table by a window. When they notice McGonagall and Flitwick entering the pub with Hagrid and Cornelius Fudge, Harry is forced off his stool and under the table by Ron and Hermione. From the floor, Harry sees the teachers sit at the table next to them. He can't believe he didn't realise that the teachers would come to Hogsmeade as well as students, and wonders how long the teachers will stay, as he needs time to sneak into Honeydukes and back to Hogwarts.

Harry listens to the teachers' conversation and drops his tankard in shock when he overhears Madam Rosmerta saying that James Potter, Harry's father, was best friends with Sirius Black when they were at Hogwarts. Harry listens to the rest of their conversation in silence, including Fudge's revelation that Sirius Black is not only his godfather, but is also the one who betrayed his parents to Voldemort. When the teachers eventually leave, Harry sees Ron and Hermione staring at him under the table in shock.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 11, The Firebolt

Harry sneaks up to his dormitory when he returns from Hogsmeade. In shock about what he overheard in the Three Broomsticks, he retrieves his photograph album from his bedside cabinet. Stopping on a picture of his parents' wedding day, he looks at their best man: a younger and more handsome Sirius Black. As he lies in bed, Harry is filled with hatred for Black. He feels that Ron and Hermione do not understand the effect on him of what they discovered the day before. When Ron suggests going to see Hagrid, Harry agrees, wanting to ask Hagrid why he never mentioned Black when he was telling Harry about his parents.

In Hagrid's hut, Harry spots an official-looking letter lying open on the table. Reading it aloud, Harry discovers that although Hagrid is not being blamed for the Hippogriff attack on Draco Malfoy, there is to be an inquiry held regarding Buckbeak. Harry suggests asking Dumbledore for help, but Hagrid refuses, saying he has done more than enough. Harry can't bring himself to get cross with Hagrid about Sirius Black when he is so distressed about Buckbeak.

Harry wakes on Christmas Day with a small pile of presents at the foot of his bed. He spots a long, thin parcel underneath the rest of the presents, and is stunned when he opens it to find a brand new Firebolt. Ron wonders who would spend that much money on him and they try, in vain, to find a card. Harry is surprised that Hermione is not as enthusiastic about the Firebolt as he and Ron are. After Christmas lunch in the Great Hall, Harry goes straight to the dormitory and fetches the Firebolt down to the common room. As he and Ron are admiring the broomstick, they see Hermione enter the common room with Professor McGonagall. Harry is upset when McGonagall informs him that she will have to take the Firebolt away, to strip it down and check it for jinxes. He stares after her in disbelief as she leaves the common room with the broomstick.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 12, The Patronus

Harry is angry with Hermione for telling McGonagall about the Firebolt. He is positive nothing is wrong with the broomstick, and worries what state it will be in after being subjected to the anti-jinx tests. Harry is glad when the holidays are over, and the rest of the students return. When Oliver Wood is concerned about Harry's reaction to the Dementors, Harry reassures him that he is working on a way to ward off the Dementors. After Harry's first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson of term, Harry reminds Lupin of his promise to give him Anti-Dementor lessons. They agree to start the lessons that week.

Harry arrives at the History of Magic classroom on Thursday evening, and waits for Professor Lupin to arrive. He is apprehensive, but is glad Lupin has brought a Boggart to use, as a substitute for a Dementor. Harry practises the incantation that Lupin teaches him, managing to produce a wispy silver gas from his wand. He is conflicted about facing the Boggart, unsure whether he wants to hear his mother's voice or not. The first time he confronts the Boggart, Harry wakes on the floor of the classroom. He is determined to try again. Choosing a new memory to concentrate on, Harry faces the Boggart a second time. When he wakes once more on the classroom floor, he tells Lupin he heard his father's voice for the first time, and is intrigued when Lupin mentions he knew James. Harry decides to focus on the day he discovered he was a wizard instead. Although he hears the screaming again, Harry manages to stay conscious, and produces a cloudy Patronus. He feels drained as he walks back to Gryffindor Tower, and knows he will not be able to produce a proper Patronus whilst he consciously wants to hear his parents' voices.

Harry and Ron continue to wonder how Hermione is managing her workload. Harry delays ordering a new broom, and badgers McGonagall about the Firebolt after every Transfiguration lesson, with no luck. He continues to go to Lupin's Anti-Dementor lessons, but is disappointed when he is still unable to produce a Patronus. Harry is thrilled when McGonagall returns his Firebolt in February. He decides that he and Ron should make up with Hermione, as she was only trying to help. When they enter the common room, Harry and Ron approach Hermione's table, to tell her the Firebolt is back. When Ron takes the broomstick upstairs, Harry joins her at the table, taking in the huge amount of work she is trying to do. He worries that she is doing too much, and asks why she doesn't drop a subject or two. Their conversation is interrupted by Ron storming over to them, clutching a bloody sheet in his hand.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 13, Griffindor versus Ravenclaw

Harry tries to cheer Ron up after the disappearance of Scabbers by offering to let him fly the Firebolt after the Gryffindor Quidditch practice. Harry is thrilled with his Firebolt, and flies better than he ever has before, as do the rest of the team. Ron flies the Firebolt after the practice while Harry watches. When darkness falls, the boys make their way back to the castle. On the way, Harry spots a pair of eyes staring at him in the dark. He is relieved when it turns out to be Crookshanks, as he thought he was seeing the Grim again.

There is great excitement about the Firebolt when Harry brings it into the Great Hall on the morning of the match. As the Gryffindors walk out onto the pitch to meet the Ravenclaws, Harry notices that their Seeker is very pretty, and she smiles at him as the teams face one another. When the match begins, Harry speeds around the stadium looking for the Snitch, easily outflying the other players. As he speeds towards the Snitch in a third attempt to catch it, he is distracted by the arrival of three Dementors on the pitch. Without thinking, Harry whips out his wand, performs the Patronus Charm, and continues to chase the Snitch, finally catching it. Harry is ecstatic, not only about winning the match, but also about producing a Patronus. Professor Lupin is impressed with the Patronus but explains to Harry that the Dementors weren't real. Harry follows Lupin away from the crowd where he sees Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Marcus Flint lying on the floor, swamped by long, hooded robes and being shouted at by a furious Professor McGonagall.

The Gryffindors celebrate their victory against Ravenclaw in the common room. Harry spots Hermione sitting in the corner, and goes over to her in an attempt to persuade her to join the celebrations. After Hermione flees the common room in tears following a comment from Ron about Scabbers, Harry asks Ron to give her a break, which Ron refuses to do. Harry eventually makes his way to the dormitory with Ron, and he falls asleep quickly into a strange dream. He is woken from it suddenly by a terrified scream. Drawing his curtains, he sees Ron sitting up in his bed, looking terrified, with the hangings of his own bed torn on one side.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 14, Snape's Grudge

Although security in Hogwarts is tightened following the incident in Gryffindor Tower, Harry notices that the statue at the entrance to the Honeydukes passage is unguarded. He wonders whether they should tell someone, but is glad when Ron disagrees, not wanting to lose his route to Hogsmeade. Harry and Ron are invited to tea with Hagrid, and make their way to the Entrance Hall later that evening to wait for him. Harry feels guilty as he realises that he has forgotten about Buckbeak's trial, and more so when he hears that Hermione has been helping Hagrid on top of all her work. When they return to the common room, Harry and Ron find that the latest Hogsmeade date has been announced. Harry plans to use the passageway to enter the village again, but decides to take his Invisibility Cloak with him this time.

On the morning of the Hogsmeade trip, Harry packs his Invisibility Cloak in his bag, puts the Marauder's Map in his pocket, and goes to breakfast. He is careful to let Hermione see him walking away from the Hogsmeade group before making his way to the statue on the third floor. Neville appears just as Harry opens the statue's hump. Harry tries to get Neville to leave, with little success, before they are joined by Professor Snape who sends them both back to Gryffindor Tower. At the portrait hole, Harry finds an excuse to leave Neville and make his way back to the statue. Under the Invisibility Cloak Harry enters Hogsmeade and joins Ron outside Honeydukes. They walk around the village, then climb up a slope to the Shrieking Shack. As they look up at the house, Harry and Ron hear voices coming towards them, and see Malfoy arrive with Crabbe and Goyle. Under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry restrains Ron when Malfoy insults him and takes the opportunity of being invisible to throw mud at Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle. As Crabbe blunders around in an attempt to locate the source of the attack, Harry sticks his leg out to trip him. As he does so, the Cloak slides off his face, leaving his head visible. Harry covers himself with the cloak again but it is too late, as he has already been seen. He runs straight back to the castle in case Malfoy goes back and tells anyone what he has seen.

When he arrives back at Hogwarts, Harry is taken straight to Professor Snape's office in the dungeons. Harry attempts to look surprised when Snape outlines Malfoy's story and refuses to be goaded into telling the truth. When he is ordered to turn out his pockets, Harry tells Snape that Ron bought him the Hogsmeade products that he is carrying. He becomes nervous when Snape examines the Marauder's Map, and watches in horror when writing appears on its surface, insulting Snape. After Snape calls Professor Lupin to his office to examine the map, Harry's story is corroborated by the appearance of Ron who maintains that he bought Harry the joke products. Harry and Ron leave Snape's office with Lupin, and Harry isn't surprised when Lupin refuses to give the map back. Harry walks back to Gryffindor Tower with Ron, feeling terrible after Lupin reproaches him for his behaviour. As he and Ron arrive at the corridor to Gryffindor Tower, Harry sees Hermione and guesses that she has heard what happened. He worries that she has told Professor McGonagall.

Discovered in Book 3 , Chapter 15, Griffindor wins the Cup

On the morning of the Quidditch final against Slytherin, Harry enters the Great Hall with the rest of the Quidditch team to enormous applause. He grins as he sees the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables cheering for Gryffindor as well. Harry makes his way onto the Quidditch pitch as Lee introduces the Gryffindor team. When the match starts, Harry speeds off in search of the Snitch, keeping an eye on the rest of the match. Spotting the Snitch, Harry puts on a burst of speed, but is horrified when the Firebolt slows, and he sees Malfoy holding on to the Firebolt's tail. Later, Harry spots Malfoy heading towards the Snitch. Flattening himself to his broom, Harry urges the Firebolt towards them, slowly catching Malfoy up. He knocks Malfoy's arm out of the way, and catches the Snitch. Harry soars above the crowd, and is soon joined by the rest of the team, and they sink to the ground in a many-armed hug. Ecstatic, they are carried to the stands by the Gryffindor supporters, where Dumbledore is waiting with the Quidditch Cup. Harry is passed the Cup by Wood, and as he lifts it into the air, he feels like he could produce the world's best Patronus.

See also

• Harry Potter on the Harry Potter Wiki
• Harry Potter on Wikipedia

Gryffindor Quidditch Team