What are some thoughts Harry had in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Answer 1

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is written from third person limited view. Throughout the book, we follow Harry's perspective and the narration explains his thoughts on each situation.

When Harry meets Draco Malfoy in Diagon Alley, he starts to worry that he will not fit in at Hogwarts as he doesn't know anything about the wizarding world. He feels foolish when Draco asks about Quidditch and Hogwarts houses, when Harry has no idea what these are.

As he waits to be sorted, Harry begins to worry that he doesn't belong in any of the Hogwarts houses and that the hat will fail to place him anywhere, that McGonagall will say there has been a mistake and send him back to the Dursley's.

When it becomes clear that Voldemort will steal the philosopher's stone that night and nobody but Harry knows this, Harry decides he will go down and face Voldemort. Hermione tells him that if he is caught he'll be expelled, but Harry thinks it is more important to stop Voldemort.