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Is The Wizard World Selfish Or Selfless?
What is the wizard world look like? This is a world filled with mythical creatures and wizards flying on the boom sticks. This world is separated and could never be seen by the “muggle”, by which means people with no wizardry talent. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for all young wizards and witches to learn and practice witchcraft. Similar to the college in the muggle world, Hogwarts school, a middle age castle, built by fours most influential wizards of all time Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin, their last names are also known as the houses of the Hogwarts. Like the muggle world, the wizarding world is facing its greatest enemy, Lord Voldemort, the darkest wizard of all time, …show more content…
Results show that Harry is the most selfless character in the story, he was raised up in a terrible family where he was treated unfairly “Dudley’s favourite punch-bag was Harry, but he couldn’t often catch him. Harry didn’t look it but he was very fast. Perhaps it had something to do with living in a dark cupboard, but Harry had always been small and skinny for his age. He looked even smaller and skinner than he really was because all he had to wear were old clothes of Dudley’s and Dudley was about four times bigger than he was.”(Rowling 20). Even though it was a nightmare for Harry to stay with his uncle’s family, Harry never blame or seek for a revenge against them with magic. In addition, Harry is so mature that its even hard to believe that he would risks his life to fight against Professor Quirrel to protect the wizard world at the age of eleven. He accepts his destiny that one day he shall face Voldemort, and he is willing to sacrificed himself for all the wizards …show more content…
Perhaps its how Harry and Ron best moment of friendship, “Go on, have a pasty," said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry's pasties, cakes, and candies (the sandwiches lay forgotten).” (Rowling 76). Harry seeks for the true and loyalty friendship, unlike Draco Malfoy who seeks power over friendship, “He turned back to Harry. You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.”(Rowling 81). In addition, three of them would take the risks together as a team with Harry as a leader to find the stone, “ i’ll use the Invisibility Cloak, said Harry. ‘It’s just lucky i got it back.’ ‘But will it cover all three of us?’ said Ron. ‘All – all three of us?’‘Oh, come off it, you don't think we'd let you go alone?’‘Of course not,’ said Hermione briskly. ‘How do you think you'd get to the Stone without us?”. (Rowling 197). The loyalty bound between them has guided many teenagers, a way to form a partnership, a way to trust each other, in other word, Harry Potter taught the greatest lesson about friendship among

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