Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

Discussion questions for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

Bring these to your book club — or discuss them with readers on Readfeed.

1. 1

   How does J.K. Rowling use the contrast between the dreary world of the Dursleys and the magical wonder of Diagon Alley and Hogwarts to hook the reader right from the start?

2. 2

   If you received your own Hogwarts acceptance letter at age eleven, which of your current personality traits or interests do you think would have gotten you sorted into Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff?

3. 3

   The mirror of Erised shows the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts. If you stood before the mirror today, what do you think it would show you, and how does that differ from what an eleven-year-old Harry sees?

Readers also shelved

And the goblet of fire

J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

J. K. Rowling

Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)

Victoria Aveyard

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

J. K. Rowling

The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse, #1)

Cassandra Rose Clarke

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

Sarah J. Maas

The Art of Being Normal

Lisa Williamson

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)

J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince

J. K. Rowling

Confess

Colleen Hoover

Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)

Amie Kaufman

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)

Sarah J. Maas