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Gentle, And Chivalry In Sorcerer's Stone

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“You might belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, their daring, nerve, and chivalry tet Gryffindors apart…” (Rowling, Sorcerer’s Stone 118). From this quote, it is evident that those placed in Gryffindor, by nature, contain certain aspects such as “daring, nerve, and chivalry,” which are all founded in the heart, not the mind. Basically, Gryffindors rely mainly on their instincts and emotions to get them through rigorous trials. “Harry then did something that was both very brave and very stupid: He took a great running jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll’s neck from behind” (Rowling Sorcerer’s Stone 176). This is where the concept of bravery being brought on by feeling rather than thinking is proven in the Harry …show more content…

If Harry had stopped to think and rationalize his actions, he would have realized that jumping onto a troll towering thirty-feet high probably wasn’t on the list of acts of self-preservation for anyone. In addition, every year since he began attending Hogwarts, Harry was constantly facing off against old and new enemies while struggling between good and bad. For example, in the first book of the Harry Potter series, Harry acts courageously to stop Professor Quirrell and Lord Voldemort (who was using Professor Quirrell as a host to remain alive) from obtaining the Sorcerer’s Stone (a stone that is able to produce an Elixir of Life, thus making the drinker immortal). “‘How touching…’ it …show more content…

Moreover, during his second year at Hogwarts, Harry defeats the Basilisk (a giant, legendary reptile reputed to be known as King of Serpents that is infamously known to have the power to cause death with a single glance) in the Chamber of Secrets and saves his best friend’s (Ron Weasley) younger sister, Ginny. In his third year, Harry fends off dementors (dark creatures that are known for consuming human happiness) from taking his godfather’s soul; he goes on to win the Triwizard Tournament through a series of rigorous trials, and eventually faces off against Lord Voldemort himself in his fourth year, battles against a handful of Death Eaters (Lord Voldemort’s faithful followers) in his fifth, aids Headmaster Albus Dumbledore in his search for one of Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes (an object in which a dark wizard or witch has been able to hide a fragment of his or her soul that can only be created after committing a murder) in his sixth; and ultimately killing Lord Voldemort after scouring the ends of the Earth for the remaining Horcruxes before bravely giving himself up to be killed as well because he is the final Horcrux that Lord Voldemort unintentionally made the night he murdered Harry’s

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