The Boy Who Lived
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We are introduced to young Harry being dropped off on a doorstep after his parents have been killed. In the next scene we find that he's been dropped off at his aunt and uncles house. Here he lives under the stairs, a space only big enough for a bed. He cooks breakfast and does any chore his aunt and uncle request which means sometimes being the punching bag for his cousin Dudley. Harry gets a letter in the mail but the Dursley's won’t let him see it. Soon the family home is bombarded by letters forcing the Dursleys and Harry to a remote island where "they won’t find us". In the middle of the night on the small island the door is knocked down by Hagrid. Hagrid is from Hogwarts and lets Harry know that he is a wizard, just like his parents.
Hagrid takes Harry to Diagon Alley to get wizard money and school supplies. When they are getting lunch in Diagon Alley Hagrid tells Harry that his parents were killed by Voldemort, an evil wizard and gave their lives to protect him. Voldemort tried to kill him but wasn't successful and the curse gave Harry the lightning shaped scar on his head. Hagrid tells Harry that no one has ever survived the killing curse before. Hagrid then takes Harry to the train station to go to Hogwarts.
There he meets Ron a first year wizard, his two older brothers, younger sister and his mom. Ron’s mom helps him get from the train platform in the human world to the platform in the wizarding world. While on the train he sits with Ron and forms a friendship. While on the train they meet Hermione Granger another first year who is helping a classmate look for a missing frog. She fixes Harry’s tapped glasses while she is there but does so with some snobbiness. Harry and Ron decide they are not impressed with her.
When they arrive at Hogwarts another first year Draco Malfoy looks at Ron, sees his handy-me-down robes and red hair and determines Ron must be a Weasley. Draco tells Harry that some wizarding families are better than others, looking at Ron and tells Harry he can help him figure out which ones. Harry turns down his offer and they go into the castle. Once in the castle the first years are sorted by a hat into their houses. Harry, Ron and Hermione are put into Gryffindor house.
Hagrid takes Harry to Diagon Alley to get wizard money and school supplies. When they are getting lunch in Diagon Alley Hagrid tells Harry that his parents were killed by Voldemort, an evil wizard and gave their lives to protect him. Voldemort tried to kill him but wasn't successful and the curse gave Harry the lightning shaped scar on his head. Hagrid tells Harry that no one has ever survived the killing curse before. Hagrid then takes Harry to the train station to go to Hogwarts.
There he meets Ron a first year wizard, his two older brothers, younger sister and his mom. Ron’s mom helps him get from the train platform in the human world to the platform in the wizarding world. While on the train he sits with Ron and forms a friendship. While on the train they meet Hermione Granger another first year who is helping a classmate look for a missing frog. She fixes Harry’s tapped glasses while she is there but does so with some snobbiness. Harry and Ron decide they are not impressed with her.
When they arrive at Hogwarts another first year Draco Malfoy looks at Ron, sees his handy-me-down robes and red hair and determines Ron must be a Weasley. Draco tells Harry that some wizarding families are better than others, looking at Ron and tells Harry he can help him figure out which ones. Harry turns down his offer and they go into the castle. Once in the castle the first years are sorted by a hat into their houses. Harry, Ron and Hermione are put into Gryffindor house.
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In the beginning of the movie we see a lack of moral behavior from many of the characters. Harry has lived with his aunt and uncle all of his life and he has been mistreated by them all of his life. Harry’s family acts in an evil way towards him, evil by one of Hart’s definitions of evil. This definition of evil is defined by a society (Hart, p. 13). Harry has a roof over his head, clothes on his body and food in his stomach so he is taken care of. In first world countries forcing a boy to sleep under the stairs would be considered evil. Harry also wears over sized hand-me-down clothes that were once his cousin’s and he does numerous chores around the house while his cousin sits around eating. Mr. Dursley also tries to keep a letter away from Harry, even though it is addressed to Harry. When Mr. Dursley tries more and more letters come. Hogwarts knows Harry isn’t receiving his letters and they try to counter Mr. Dursley’s unkind schemes. This is J. K. Rowling metaphorically talking about karma. When Mr. Dursley keeps something that belongs to Harry from him, he is drove mad to the point of relocating himself and his family. While the Dursleys do care for Harry in the most basic sense of the world they would be considered evil in many first world countries like the United States or England.
Draco could also be considered evil in the societal sense. It is not good manners; it is not acceptable to be friends with someone based on their money. This is the choice that Draco makes; he does not want to be friends with Ron Weasley because his family is poor. He offers to help Harry find some “good” friends to hang out with, ones that aren’t poor. Harry rejects Malfoy’s offer for friendship and sticks with Ron. The director and J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books show morality in the beginning of the book through the societal evil actions of the Dursleys and Draco.
Voldemort would be considered an evil character according to Hart. Voldemort committed an intentional act against an innocent human beings that attacks our basic moral order (Hart, 22). I think the term basic can be used here because killing another is one of the most evil acts that one human can do to another, it is basic. I think that is what Hagrid's evil is missing. When Hagrid gives Dudley a tail for eating Harry's Birthday party we could consider that immoral in the sense of being an evil termed by the society. It is not proper to go harmlessly disfiguring others. On the other hand it is not evil in the sense of being against our basic moral code. When one thinks of basic morals we do not think of putting a tail on a misbehaving child. This act of evil that Hagrid committed also did not attack an innocent child. This child was run with gluttony and selfishness and ate a cake that was not meant for him.
Draco could also be considered evil in the societal sense. It is not good manners; it is not acceptable to be friends with someone based on their money. This is the choice that Draco makes; he does not want to be friends with Ron Weasley because his family is poor. He offers to help Harry find some “good” friends to hang out with, ones that aren’t poor. Harry rejects Malfoy’s offer for friendship and sticks with Ron. The director and J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books show morality in the beginning of the book through the societal evil actions of the Dursleys and Draco.
Voldemort would be considered an evil character according to Hart. Voldemort committed an intentional act against an innocent human beings that attacks our basic moral order (Hart, 22). I think the term basic can be used here because killing another is one of the most evil acts that one human can do to another, it is basic. I think that is what Hagrid's evil is missing. When Hagrid gives Dudley a tail for eating Harry's Birthday party we could consider that immoral in the sense of being an evil termed by the society. It is not proper to go harmlessly disfiguring others. On the other hand it is not evil in the sense of being against our basic moral code. When one thinks of basic morals we do not think of putting a tail on a misbehaving child. This act of evil that Hagrid committed also did not attack an innocent child. This child was run with gluttony and selfishness and ate a cake that was not meant for him.