12 stages of the Hero's Journey - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• The call to Adventure 

Recognition of Harry's first adventure at Hogwards is prompted by receipt of the Daily prophet newspaper. Harry recognizes the vault number that was broken into a Gringotts Bank and he knows that Hagrid removed a small item shortly before the attempted robbery. He shares the information with his friends Ron and Hermione. It is the mystery of immortality that beckons them to the adventure. Before crossing the threshold, the trio gathers clues, spells and knowledge of devices (invisibility cloak, broom flying, wizard chess, and the mirror of Erised) that will help solve the mystery.

• Refusal of the call

 When Harry reads the letter telling him that he is a wizard, he goes into a state of disbelief and instantly rejects the idea of going off with Hagrid. this is because as much as he would love to leave the Dursleys, he doesn't believe in such a things as magic. This is a result of him having been raised by a family of muggles( or people without magical capabilities) he thinks that magic is only the fabricated stories in fairytales and fantasies, that it doesn't exist. But after he thinks it through, he decides that it is true because it would explain all the strange thing he do. He is experiencing conflicts with himself, whether magic truly exits or not. He changes in the way that this meeting with Hagrid has given him hope, a possibility of leaving the Dursleys. 

• Meeting the mentor

Hagrid, the mentor, first meets with Harry when he brings the call of adventure. Hagrid offers both knowledge and emotional support for Harry. He is the first one to tell Harry that he is a wizard and also acts as a guide by helping Harry cross the threshold into the magic world and telling him details on how he and voldemort are related. Later on, Hagrid also provide crucial information that helps Harry and his friends figure out about the Sorcerer's Stone.

• Crossing the First Threshold

In addition to introducing us to the magical world for the entire adventure, also include the threshold to the first trial. Harry must prevent an envil force from obtains the philosopher's stone. Again, there are so many does, but the gateway to proceed with the adventure presents itself when encountering cerberus, the gate guardian ( otherwise reffered to as fluffy).

• Test, Allies, Enemies

Harry fears Voldemort. This fear is enhanced through the stories he hears. There are several obstacles to moving forwards such as "The sorting", performing magic and making friends. Harry uses modesty, courage and bravery to make it through these trials. He receives assistance from Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Hagrid and even Snape.

• Approach to the inmost cave

Harry reaches the inmost cave when he gets to the trap door that leads to the sorcerer's stone. Fluffy, the threshold guardian, stands on top of the door to guard it from intruders, within the cave there are various new obstacles that Harry Potter has to pass. They are all very dangerous and life threading, and now he has to face them with just depending on the training he's gotten so far from his teacher. This obstacle is also dangerous just solely because voldermort is in there. The only reason is going through all this is to get to the stone before voldermort does because otherwise it will be used to keep voldermort alive forever.

• Ordeal

Harry's supreme ordeal would be when he is facing Quirrell. This is more challenging than the other test before it because he is entirely unprepared for it, he doesn't know what to expect and also, Ron and Hermione do not make it to he innermost cave with him so they cannot help him in anyway. This ordeal brings Harry close to death because after Quirrell You-Know-Who try to get the stone, they will try to kill Harry (or kill him in order to get the stone).

• Reward

Harry gets the Sorcerer's stone. It is valuable to Harry because he does not want it to fall into the wrong hands. But another reward it that Harry sort of finds his self worth, which connects to his problem of not fitting in in the ordinary world. Now he knows that he has a place in the world and that he is able to accomplish things bravery and determination that he's never known he had before.

• The road back

After Harry finds that the sorcerer's stone is in his pocket, he needs to find a way to defeat Quirrell / You-Know-Who while at the same time pretending them from acquiring it. Quirrell and You-know-who stand in Harry's way. When Quirell /You-Know-Who was strangling Harry, he grabbed their face, causing the part he touched to disintegrate. As it turns out, when You- Know-Who tried to kill Harry, his mother cast aspell to protect him so that You-Know-Who could not touch him. What this shows about Harry and also why Harry is a Hero is that/ because he was willing to do anything to protect the stone from evil, even when it did not benefit his needs.

• Resurrection Hero

The supreme ordeal changed Harry through giving him determination and bravery and teaching him that he can depend on himself. As a result of surviving the tests, he found true and dedicated friends in Ron and Hermione because they would go into the most dangerous places with and for him if he needed them to and they would contribute as much as they could to it. As a result of surviving his supreme ordeal, he found that he was very brave and that with bravery and determination, he can surpass difficulties.

• Return with the Elixir

When Harry returns to the ordinary world (and to the Dursleys), he brings back the knowledge that he will be going back to Hogwarts the next year, which gives him something to look forward to. He also brings back all his school supplies (including his wand) as a reminder of that. With his reward of knowing that he possesses a strong sense of determination and bravery, he will be able to cope with living the the Dursleys more than before. He will not let them (mostly Dudley) push him around as much as he did before, but still keeping a respect for them (except for Dudley), as they are still his guardians.