Good, Evil, and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

Some thoughts on the first Harry Potter novel.

What you are about to read is a collection of notes which I have gathered in preparation for a cohesive analysis of the entire Harry Potter series. This may feel a bit disjointed, and very few definitive conclusions are made here. This was written merely as a tool to gather my thoughts.

These notes were written with the presumption that you are familiar with Harry Potter. It may contain spoilers for any of the seven books, and the characters referenced and terminology used may be unfamiliar to anyone who has not read (or watched) the series. If you find this off-putting, it may be best to skip this one.

“Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark… to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin. Quirrell, full of hatred, greed, and ambition, sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not touch you for this reason. It was agony to touch a person marked by something so good.”