Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2024)

FAQs

What is the opening paragraph of the Philosopher's Stone? ›

J. K. Rowling (1997)

“Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.”

The French translation of the first Harry Potter book, translated by Jean-François Ménard, was released on October 9, 1998: Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (Gallimard). Though the French language is constantly borrowing and adapting from English, translating made up English words presents its own unique challenge.

Final answer: Malfoy tricked Harry by challenging him to a wizard's duel, then didn't show up and instead informed Filch about a potential rule violation. Harry and friends ended up discovering the three-headed dog and the trapdoor. The whole thing was a ploy by Malfoy to get Harry in trouble.

His last line is spoken to George.

In the book, Fred's last lines are spent marveling over his estranged brother Percy joining them for the fight and cracking a joke. He's described as gleefully saying, "You actually are joking, Perce ... I don't think I've heard you joke since you were —" immediately before his death.

Last line of Harry Potter: “The scar had not pained Harry for 19 years. All was well.” There's a lot of controversy about this—the last line of Harry Potter—the epilogue that ends the Harry Potter series. Some people love it and others find it cheesy.

Malfoy is a surname that has French Origins (Mal Foi means Bad Faith in French). So it is perfectly reasonable to believe that the Malfoy family line does have its origins in France - although they could have moved over to England centuries before the first book in the series.

Cedric Diggory (September/October 1977 – 24 June 1995) was a British wizard who was the son of Amos Diggory and his unnamed wife.

Draco Malfoy - Voldemort

In this game, it becomes clear that Draco Malfoy's Boggart is Lord Voldemort. Draco's fear of Voldemort likely comes from different reasons than others have. Most fear Voldemort taking over the world. Draco fears Voldemort intimidating and manipulating the Malfoy family.

Why did Malfoy cry? ›

This meant Malfoy still had some work to do. When the bird thing died, he was crying because his initial plan wasn't going to work, he had failed again. He knew that if he did not go through with the task Lord Voldemort would kill him and his family, and so he tried over and over again.

Malfoy was born in a pure blood family and had no doubt heard of the baby who defeated Voldemort, which would have intrigued him. Therefore he tried to befriend Harry, but came off as rude, which got him rejected. He then proceeded to bully Harry and his friends to avenge the rejection.

Astoria Greengrass

Draco Malfoy / Significant other

Ginny is introduced in the first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as the youngest sibling and only daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley. She becomes Harry's main love interest and eventually marries him at the end of the series. She is portrayed by Bonnie Wright in all eight Harry Potter films.

The series is produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).

The first novel in the Harry Potter series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

On Harry's 11th birthday, a giant named Hagrid arrives and reveals that Harry is a wizard and that he has been accepted at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In the first chapter, we learn that Harry Potter's parents were murdered by a dark wizard named Lord Voldemort. Harry was the only survivor, and no one can explain how or why he survived (because Harry was just a baby).

philosopher's stone, in Western alchemy, an unknown substance, also called “the tincture” or “the powder,” sought by alchemists for its supposed ability to transform base metals into precious ones, especially gold and silver. Alchemists also believed that an elixir of life could be derived from it.