Independent and Determined

In the book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, one of the main characters of the story show great independence, determination, and strength throughout the entire book. Early on in the book, the reader finds out that Harry had to deal with the loss of not just one parent, but both. He had to move into a home where he did not feel wanted or loved. His Aunt and Uncle treated him as if he was nothing and most times did not even speak a single word to him. Through all of horrible treatment Harry has gotten between losing the people he loved, and now having to deal with his own family that doesn't care about him, Harry still has a huge heart. The way his Aunt and Uncle used to treat him, he could have treated them the same way; with disrespect. Being the good person he was, he still always said "please" and "thank you" to his Aunt and Uncle whenever inappropriate and never once disrespected either of them. This shows the amount of strength he has when he literally had nothing in his life but still chooses to better himself and stay a good person.  

 “It didn't come…he kept running…he opened his eyes.” (93). One of my favorite parts in this book is when it happened to be Harry’s first time catching the train to Hogwarts. The anticipation and hoping that Harry would not crash into the wall was at an extreme high for me. At this very scene was when the readers could really understand who Harry was. You could tell how independent but determined he was by when his Uncle and Aunt just dropped him off and didn't help them look for the train with him. He even went up to people who worked at the train station and asked if they knew where his train was. Being shot down by his family, and someone who worked there, Harry still didn't give up. Finally he had heard someone talking about Hogwarts and immediately took action. The mother of several students noticed Harry listening in and instantly started explaining what to do and how to get to the train. After all, Harry listened to the women, and he began his journey to Hogwarts for the semester.