Through the Trapdoor & The Man with Two Faces

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone
CHAPTERS: 16 & 17
SYNOPSIS: Harry, Ron, and Hermione descend beneath the trapdoor in a race to beat Snape to the Sorcerer's Stone. Once below, they are greeted with a shocking surprise.

What are your overall thoughts on Book 1?

FOR TOMORROW: Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 1 & 2


**Sorry guys! My neighbors have been stealing my bandwidth and I wasn't able to get the internet working for almost two whole days! This one's a bit late so I'm doing two days worth of discussion posts at once, but hopefully it won't happen again!**

The Forbidden Forest

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone
CHAPTERS: 15
SYNOPSIS: The kids serve detention in the Dark Forest with Hagrid.
FOR TOMORROW: 16 & 17

Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone

CHAPTERS: 14

SYNOPSIS: Hagrid gets a new pet.

FOR TOMORROW: 15

The Mirror of Erised & Nicholas Flamel

BOOK:The Sorcerer's Stone

CHAPTERS: 12 & 13

SYNOPSIS: Harry enjoys his first Christmas at Hogwarts and makes an interesting discovery. The trio finally figure out what Fluffy is guarding.


FOR TOMORROW: 14

Halloween & Quidditch

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone
CHAPTERS: 10 & 11
SYNOPSIS: On Halloween Harry and Ron save Hermione from a troll. Harry enjoys his first Quidditch match.

FOR TOMORROW:12 & 13

The Sorting Hat, The Potions Master, & The Midnight Duel

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone
CHAPTERS: 7 & 8 & 9
SYNOPSIS: Harry and his classmates are sorted into their houses, and we are introduced to life at Hogwarts - including Professor Snape.

FOR TOMORROW: 10 & 11

Diagon Alley & Platform 9 and 3/4

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone
CHAPTERS: 5 & 6
SYNOPSIS: Harry and Hagrid visit Diagon Alley, and then Harry takes his first ride on the Hogwarts Express

FOR TOMORROW: 7 & 8

The Letters from No One and The Keeper of the Keys

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone
CHAPTERS: 3 & 4
SYNOPSIS: The Dursley house is inundated with letters addressed to Harry. When Vernon escapes with his family to a remote location, Harry gets a most unexpected birthday surprise.

FOR TOMORROW: 5, 6, & 7


-As a way to help out those who have not read the books before, if there is something in your comment that could be deemed spoilery (I.E. pertains to the plot of later books) the start off the comment with a nice big ***SPOILER***


***REMINDER***

I am going to be out of town for the next week. I will have internet access but it's sketchy as to when I'll be able to post the new days discussion thread. I'll do my best, so bear with me. I absolutely promise not to miss a day.

The Boy Who Lived and the Vanishing Glass

BOOK: The Sorcerer's Stone
CHAPTERS: 1 & 2
SYNOPSIS: Harry is left as a baby on his aunt and uncle's doorstep after his parents are murdered by Voldemort. Ten years later, Harry accompanies the Dursleys to the zoo, only to have something very peculiar happen.

POSSIBLE DISCUSSION TOPICS


* First impressions of characters
* Right now his favorite part of his appeareance is his scar; it's interesting how that eventually changes.


FOR TOMORROW: 3 & 4