Warning: spoiler information ahead. This conflicts with the explanation given in Prisoner of Azkaban, in which Black tells Harry that James and Lily Potter were killed for not joining Voldemort.

Dumbledore says that Snape hates Harry because James Potter saved SnapeÂ’s life. The full story comes out in Prisoner of Azkaban.

Hagrid’s “I’ll never drink again!” comment (upon apologizing to Harry for telling Quirrell how to get past Fluffy) reflects upon his name’s tie to the word hagridden, or hung over.

Rowling incorporates magical spells and items to make her similes and metaphors very unique. “Harry felt as if Devil’s Snare was rooting him to the spot.” “Malfoy...couldn’t have looked more stunned and horrified if he’d just had the Body- Bind Curse put on him.”

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