Harry Potterand the

Philosopher’s stone

Our secret has been told !

Our minister for magic has just informed us that a Muggle has infiltrated our world! This is a disaster because we have always tried during ages and ages to keep our existence unknown.

The gifted writer, J.K. Rowling, started to create

Harry Potter is one of our most famous wizards. He was only a baby when You-Know-Who terrorized the country.

These were dark times… Nobody knew who could be trusted. And it was baby Harry, who managed to release us from this evil force.

Now, we all remember the facts happened at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Let’s hope that the Muggles won’t be informed about his next great adventures and that our most gifted wizards and witches will be able to remove the memories of thousands and thousands Muggles…

Meanwhile, we have heard more disturbing facts about this meddling author. She has claimed that there will be more stories about Harry Potter. Seven in total!

Our last hopes are fixed upon our new Ministry of

one of the most shocking stories on earth. By writing the “Philosopher’s stone”, she has told all the other Muggles about our Harry Potter and his first adventure.

Harry Potter, the boy who lived, was only just informed that he was a wizard when he had to fight Lord You-Know-Who again.

Magic who will have to make sure that the wizardry world will always be a secret…

© Rita Skeeter

You are today’s ministry of magic and you’ve got a couple of tasks to fulfil! If you manage to fulfil these tasks, you will save the future of the wizardry world!

Task 1:Let’s have a look at that meddling author. Have a look at the DVD and answer these questions:

True or false:

1. J.K. Rowling wasn’t very surprised about the success True / False

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Wanted

of the Harry Potter books.2. J.K. Rowling has got many ideas for her next books. True /

False3. Boys don’t read the Harry Potter books because they True

/ Falsethink these books have been written by a woman.

4. People like these books because of the fantasy and the True / Falsescariness

Answer these questions:

1. Why are J.K. Rowling’s books so successful?

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2. Does J.K. Rowling want to write something else?

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3. Why did J.K. Rowling used her initials? What do they stand for?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Task 2:Ok, very good… You’ve reached the next task. If you are the ministry of Magic you have to understand all the magical vocabulary. Let’s check if you know them.

1.) Have a look at the pictures underneath. Write down the English words, you can chose from: snitch – cloak – broom - wand

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2.) Indicate the correct answers.

If something is invisible it means that: You can’t hear it You can’t see it You can’t smell it

If someone is a philosopher, he’s … A very stupid man A very wise man who thinks a lot A teacher

Hogwarts is a: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Ministry of magic A hospital for magical injuries

Task 3:Have a look at the text underneath. This is a fragment out of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. It’s better to know what the enemy is writing than to ignore it!

“Three up … two across …” he muttered. “Right, stand back, Harry.”He tapped the wall three times with the point of his umbrella.The brick he had touched quivered – it wriggled – in the middle, a small hole appeared – it grew wider and wider – a second later they were facing an archway large enough even for Hagrid, an archway on to a cobbled street which twisted and tuned out of sight.“Welcome,” said Hagrid, “to Diagon Alley.”He grinned at Harry’s amazement. They stepped through the archway. Harry looked quickly over his shoulder and saw the archway shrink instantly back into solid wall.The sun shone brightly on a stack of cauldrons outside the nearest shop. Cauldrons – All Sizes – Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver – Self-stirring – Collapsible said a sign hanging over them.“Yeah, you’ll be needing” one,” said Hagrid, “but we gotta get yer money first.”Harry wished he had about eight more eyes. He turned his head in every direction as they walked up the street, trying to look at everything at once: the shops, the things outside them, the people doing their shopping. A plump woman outside an apothecary’s was shaking her head as they passed saying, “Dragon liver, seventeen Sickles an ounce, they’re mad…”

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A low, soft hooting came form a dark shop with a sign saying Eeylops Owl Emporium – Tawny, Screech, Barn, Brown and Snowy. Several boys of about Harry’s age had their noses pressed against a window with broomsticks in it. “Look,” Harry heard one of them say, “the new Nimbus Two Thousand – fastest ever – “ There were shops selling robes, shops selling telescopes and strange silver instruments Harry had never seen before, windows stacked with barrels of bat spleens and eels’ eyes, tottering piles of spell books, quills and rolls of parchment, potion bottles, globes of the moon…

What’s different from the Muggle world with the wizardry world?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Which shops are mentioned?

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Now have a look at the Harry Potter movie: Indicate the shops also mentioned in the film in the list above.

Which shops are also mentioned in the film but not in the book?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Which animals can you see in the movie, that you normally don’t find in a Muggle street?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you like to go shopping at Diagon Alley? What would you like to buy?

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Task 4:

Let’s do a funny task now! Which character would you be in Harry Potter? Take the quiz and find out !

1. If you could be anywhere, where would you be?

A. Probably gardening or tending to the animals

B. Why, class of course. Where else can I learn new things.

C. On an adventure...something fun and exciting.

D. Probably making potions and testing them on stupid people… Muhaha.

E. Fooling around with friends. Fun junk like that!

F. Hanging around with my selected group of friends, and trying to make everyone else feeling bad about themselves.

G. Thinking and readingH. Killing people, always fun to do so !

2. Which of these *magical* classes would you most like to take?

A. No classes for me...I'd rather just relax with my pets at home.B. All of the classes! I want to learn as much as I can!C. Broom flying! No better feeling in the world.D. Potions of course. I want to bewitch the minds and bottle fame and

glory.E. Don't care as long as I'm in class with my best pals so we can fool

around!F. No comment. These are such stupid questions. I hate these things!G. Any class is good for me. But I don’t think I need them anymore, I’m

smart enough.H. Defends against the dark arts… Muhahahaha I want to learn even

more tricks, not to defend people but how to kill even more people!

3. Which of the following pets would you most like to have?

A. A dragon or something like that!B. A cat no doubt! They are so smart. C. An owl. What else?

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D. None.E. I wouldn't be able to pick... It will always be a second-hand animal…

A rat or something like that.F. Does it look like I care!G. A phoenix.H. None, they all die anyway…

4. Which phrase first comes to mind when you hear the word SCHOOL.

A. A place where there is lots of area to keep all of my pets.B. Learning is wonderful!C. It beats my home.D. Full of stupid children who haven’t got any talentE. Ahhhh no! Save me from that prison! Haha at least my friends are

there.F. My house is much cooler and I can do there whatever I want. But at

school I can torture innocent and helpless students, who are less than me!

G. Education is the best thing a child can happen.H. A great place, I adore Slytherin!

5. Pick a word:

A. AnimalB. BookC. FlyD. SarcasmE. LaughF. PesterG. SmartH. Evil

No turn the page and look which character you would be in the Harry Potter books !

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You have mostly A’s:You are Hagrid !

Hagrid is who you are! You are one cool person! You are the person people come to for advice and you are obsessed with creatures...from dragons to dogs.

You have mostly B’s:You are Hermione !

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You are a Hermione at heart! You are obviously smart and sophisticated...but you tend to get a little annoying at times. I would put down the books for a little while and get out more!

You have mostly C’s:You are Harry Potter !

You are truly Harry Potter. He’s a really nice guy, whose not always that sure about himself. He’s really brave and helps his friends, no matter what. He’s also very loyal and very good at flying.

You have mostly D’s:You are Professor Snape !

Professor Snape is little bit evil and he really likes sarcastic jokes. He’s kind to you when you’re from Slytherin but watch out if you’re not from Slytherin!

You have mostly E’s:You are Ron Weasley !

You are definitely Ron! You are lucky because he’s a nice person to hang out with. He has got a really big family and that’s why they haven’t got a lot of money. Although he isn’t very brave he always helps Harry.

You have mostly F’s:You are Draco Malfoy !

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Draco Malfoy is an evil and snobbish little boy who doesn’t know how to behave. He really loathes Harry, Ron and Hermione and thinks that only pure blood wizards are good enough to hang out with.

You have mostly G’s:You are Albus Dumbledore !

Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He’s very wise and is always there for Harry to help him out. He’s Lord Voldemorts greatest enemy.

You have Mostly H’s:You are Lord Voldemort !

You can’t be more evil than he is! He’s not only dangerous but he’s a mass murderer who killed Harry’s parents.

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You’ve fulfilled your task with glory. The wizardry world can be proud about you! You have saved us all, now we can live quietly again. But of course you still can be in touch with us. As a present you get the beautiful stories about our Harry Potter by the Muggle author J.K. Rowling, because we must admit… she has written these books well.Now let’s have a closer look at the “Philosopher’s Stone”. You’ve got three weeks to read the whole book.

Until then…

Yours sincerely,…

Albus Dumbledore

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