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25 major events from Harry Potter
Book 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Voldemort's Defeat and Harry's Survival
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 1
Voldemort kills James and Lily Potter but his Killing Curse rebounds on baby Harry, leaving a lightning scar and causing Voldemort's disappearance; Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Hagrid leave Harry with the Dursleys.
Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid, Harry Potter +1
Hagrid Reveals Harry's Wizard Heritage
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 4
On Harry's 11th birthday in the hut-on-the-rock, Hagrid bursts in, delivers Hogwarts letter, explains wizarding world, Voldemort's attack, and Harry's fame; transforms Dudley's tail.
Rubeus Hagrid, Harry Potter, Vernon Dursley, Petunia Dursley +1
Harry Sorted into Gryffindor
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 7
During the Sorting Ceremony, the Hat considers Slytherin but places Harry in Gryffindor amid cheers; meets Ron and Hermione.
Harry Potter, Sorting Hat, Albus Dumbledore
Discovery of Fluffy Guarding Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 9
Midnight duel trap leads trio to three-headed dog Fluffy on third floor guarding trapdoor.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy
Trio Defeats Troll, Forges Friendship
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 10
Mountain troll invades Hogwarts on Halloween; Harry and Ron save Hermione using Wingardium Leviosa in girls' bathroom.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger
Harry Catches Snitch in Jinxed Quidditch Match
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 11
During Gryffindor-Slytherin match, Harry's broom jinxed (suspected Snape); Hermione sets robes afire, Harry wins.
Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Hermione Granger
Discovery of Mirror of Erised
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 12
Under Invisibility Cloak, Harry finds mirror showing family; Dumbledore warns of obsession.
Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore
Norbert Hatched and Smuggled Out
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 14
Hagrid's dragon hatches; trio sneaks Norbert to Astronomy Tower; caught, lose house points.
Rubeus Hagrid, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger
Unicorn Killed in Forbidden Forest
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 15
Detention reveals dead unicorn; hooded figure (Quirrell/Voldemort) drinks blood.
Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Firenze
Trio Retrieves Sorcerer's Stone, Defeats Quirrell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 17
Trio navigates chambers past Fluffy, Devil's Snare, keys, chess, troll; Harry faces Quirrell/Voldemort, uses love protection.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Quirinus Quirrell +1
Gryffindor Wins First House Cup
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · Chapter 17
Dumbledore awards points to trio/Neville; Gryffindor surges to victory over Slytherin.
Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter
Book 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Dobby Warns Harry and Seals Platform
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 2
House-elf Dobby appears in Harry's room, warns of Hogwarts danger, intercepts letters, levitates pudding causing Ministry warning.
Dobby, Harry Potter, Vernon Dursley
Weasleys Rescue Harry from Dursleys
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 3
Ron, Fred, George use flying car to free Harry from barred room after Dobby's interference.
Ron Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Harry Potter
Lucius Plants Riddle's Diary
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 4
At Flourish and Blotts, Lucius slips diary into Ginny's cauldron amid Weasley-Malfoy fight.
Lucius Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Arthur Weasley
Flying Car Crash into Whomping Willow
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 5
Harry and Ron fly Weasley's car to Hogwarts after barrier seals, crash into tree; escape expulsion.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley
Chamber of Secrets Opened, Mrs. Norris Petrified
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 8
Message 'Enemies of the Heir, beware' appears; Filch's cat petrified after Harry hears voice.
Harry Potter, Argus Filch, Mrs. Norris
Rogue Bludger Attacks Harry
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 10
Gryffindor-Slytherin match: tampered Bludger pursues Harry; breaks arm but catches Snitch.
Harry Potter, Dobby
Harry Speaks Parseltongue at Dueling Club
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 11
In Dueling Club, Harry's Serpensortia snake responds to his Parseltongue, sparking heir suspicions.
Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape
Polyjuice Potion Interrogation of Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 12
Trio transforms into Crabbe/Goyle, infiltrates Slytherin; Malfoy denies heir role but reveals prejudices.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy
Hagrid Arrested, Dumbledore Suspended
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 14
After more petrifications, Fudge arrests Hagrid; governors (Lucius) suspend Dumbledore.
Rubeus Hagrid, Albus Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge, Lucius Malfoy
Encounter with Aragog in Forbidden Forest
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 15
Following spiders, meet Aragog who exonerates Hagrid but attacks; car rescues them.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Aragog
Ginny Abducted to Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 16
Ginny taken via sink entrance; trio discovers basilisk via Hermione's note.
Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley
Harry Slays Basilisk, Defeats Riddle
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 17
In Chamber, Riddle reveals as Voldemort; Fawkes aids with sword; Harry kills basilisk, destroys diary.
Harry Potter, Tom Marvolo Riddle, Ginny Weasley, Fawkes
Harry Tricks Lucius into Freeing Dobby
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 18
Post-Chamber, Harry hides sock in diary; Lucius frees Dobby unknowingly.
Harry Potter, Lucius Malfoy, Dobby
Gryffindor Wins Second House Cup
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Chapter 18
After Chamber resolution, Gryffindor awarded points; exams canceled, house victorious.
Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter
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