Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Late one night, Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, deliver an orphaned infant named Harry Potter to his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley, his only living relatives. Just before Harry’s eleventh birthday, owls begin delivering letters addressed to him. When the abusive Dursleys refuse to allow Harry to open any, Hagrid arrives to personally deliver Harry’s letter. Hagrid also reveals that Harry’s parents, James and Lily Potter, were killed by dark wizard Lord Voldemort. The killing curse that Voldemort had cast rebounded, destroying Voldemort’s body and giving Harry his lightning-bolt scar. Hagrid then takes Harry to Diagon Alley for school supplies and gives him a pet owl he names Hedwig. Harry buys a wand that is connected to the dark wizard Lord Voldemort’s own wand.

At King’s Cross station, Harry boards the Hogwarts Express train. He meets Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, a Muggle-born witch. Harry also encounters Draco Malfoy who is from a wealthy, pure-blood wizard family. The two immediately form a rivalry. At Hogwarts, students assemble in the Great Hall where the Sorting Hat sorts the first-years among four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Harry is placed into Gryffindor alongside Ron and Hermione. Draco is sorted into Slytherin, a house noted for dark wizards. As Harry studies magic, he learns more about his parents and Lord Voldemort. Harry’s natural talent for broomstick flying gets him recruited as the youngest-ever Seeker for Gryffindor’s Quidditch team. While returning to the Gryffindor common room, the staircases change paths, leading Harry, Ron, and Hermione to a restricted floor. There they discover a giant three-headed dog named Fluffy.