Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K.

Rowling
The Mirror of Erised

Hogwarts is a very strange place, filled with many strange

objects. In Chapter 12 Harry learns a little bit more about
Hogwarts, and a bit more about himself.

1. Why were Ron and his brothers staying at Hogwarts for Christmas? (144)
2. How many Christmas trees were in the Great Hall? (144)
3. Harry and his friends look for ‘Nicolas Flamel’ in four different books. What
are they called? (145)
4. What do these four books have in common?
5. What sort of books are kept in the ‘Restricted Section’ of the library? (145-
146)
6. What is wizard chess? (146)
7. What presents did Harry get for Christmas? Who were they from? (147-
148)
8. Using words from the book, write a description of the Invisibility Cloak.
9. Who did it used to belong to? (148)
10. What did Harry get from the wizard crackers? (150)
11. Why did Harry use the cloak without telling Ron? (151)
12. What happened in the library? (151)
13. Why did Harry hide in the unused classroom? (152)
14. Describe the mirror and its inscription. What do you think it means? (152)
15. What did Harry see in the mirror? (153)
16. What did Ron see in the mirror? (155)
17. According to Dumbledore, what is the problem with the mirror? (157)
18. What do you think Hermione would see if she looked into the mirror?
19. If you looked into The Mirror of Erised what would YOU see?
20. If you looked into The Mirror of Raef what would YOU see?

Extension task
Imagine that you have been given an Invisibility Cloak as a present.
Write a short story in which you use the cloak for the first time

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K.Rowling
The Mirror of Erised

Hogwarts is a very strange place, filled with many strange

objects. In Chapter 12 Harry learns a little bit more about
Hogwarts, and a bit more about himself.

1. How many Christmas trees were in the Great Hall?

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2. Harry and his friends look for ‘Nicolas Flamel’ in four different books. What

are they called?

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3. What is wizard chess?

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4. What presents did Harry get for Christmas? Who were they from?

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5. Find three descriptions of the Invisibility Cloak.

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The Mirror of Erised
6. Who owned it before?

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7. Describe the mirror.

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8. What does the inscription mean?

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9. What did Harry see in the mirror?

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10. What did Ron see in the mirror?

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If you looked into The Mirror of Erised what would YOU see?

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The Mirror of Erised

Write a detailed description of the characters.

Harry Potter
Pages: 20, 22,
25, 30, 42-45,
91

Dudley Dursley Vernon & Petunia

Pages: 19, 20, 21, Dursley
22, 29 Pages: 7, 8,
19, 20, 22, 23,
28, 34

Fred & George

Weasley
Pages: 69, 70, 71,
75, 89, 95, 125,
149

Albus
Hagrid Dumbledore
Pages: 16, 17, Pages: 12, 14,
39, 41, 47, 16, 77, 91, 95,
48, 83, 104 156-157

Draco
Malfoy, Crabbe & Goyle
Pages: 60, 61, 81,
82, 90, 108,
110, 111

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