In "The Philosopher's Stone" we meet Harry Potter,
The Durlseys thought he was such a snotter,
At the time he was only a child
With black messy hair, crazy and wild.
A shack on a rock is where he did find
That he belonged to the wizarding kind.
With pockets of Galleons he bought his school things
And was given an Owl with magnificent wings!
On the train to Howgwarts, he felt no woe,
Met Ron and decided to give friendship a go.
Got sorted in to the brave Gryffindor
Told to stay away from the corridor on the third floor.
Made an enemy of Malfoy, that much is true
For at Hogwarts what else is there to do?
Learning magic was never a chore
'Cept History of Magic which is always a bore.
Harry didn't exactly enjoy Potions either
And Snape didn't like Harry neither
Thought he was such a waste of space
And hated to stare at his scarred face.
At Halloween, Harry battled a troll
Saved Hermione's grief ridden soul.
The three became friends and went through the year
Getting in to trouble without any fear.
As Seeker Harry was charged with finding the snitch
Felt nervous the first time he walked on to the pitch.
Wood was happy when they won the match
And congratulated Harry on a wonderful catch.
Christmas at Hogwarts was more interesting still
A small pile of gifts, no classes or quills.
Just charged with finding out about Mr Flamel
But that proved as easy as finding a camel!
Eventually we come to the gripping climax
The battle with which the book has the facts.
Forced to do battle with Professor Quirrel
With Voldemort's face hiding like a squirrel.
Getting through the barriers was not easy to do,
Hermione's knowledge proved useful it's true.
She saved them all from the Devil's Snare
As they fell on their way to the lower lair.
Next Harry's Quidditch skills came in to question
To catch the key became his next mission.
Naturally for him this was not so much to ask
And they were in the next room to face the next task.
Ron's chess skills proved useful on this giant board
Where pieces were injured, and the King was the Lord.
Ron sacrificed himself for the good of the game
Got hurt in the process and felt rather lame.
Harry and Hermione continued through the door
And found an unconscious troll on the floor.
Then potions they faced and Hermione used her skill,
Used logic to find the one for Harry's will.
He went on ahead leaving her far behind
And faced Quirrel at the mirror with one thought on his mind.
To get the immortal Stone was his only mission
But he couldn't get it without permission.
Harry managed to retrieve it due to the mirrors spell
Voldemort surfaced and then died dear Quirrel.
And with that Harry escaped in one piece
To enjoy the food at the end of year feast.
So happily everything had turned out just fine
And Harry left his first year without his life on the line.
With promises of letters from his best mates,
He faced Platform 9 ¾'s magic gates.
A summer with the Dursleys seemed a little tragic
But they did not know that he couldn't do magic.
So with this thought keeping him sane,
He waited for the day he'd see Hogwarts again...