[ in which i entail my favorite things from the first book as i reread it ]

• the boy who lived
• " every child in our world will know his name "
• Harry and Voldemort's wands shared cores
• the first time meeting Ron, Hermione & Neville
  • Harry and Ron having the common ground of not knowing what it's like to have money
• the first time seeing the castle
  • the great hall
• Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
• " the castle felt more like home than Privet Drive ever had "
• the great hall at Halloween (& Christmas)
• " there are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other... "
• the Weasley twins throwing snowballs at Voldemort
• Harry being surprised he got presents for Christmas
  • WEASLEY SWEATERS
• Gred & Forge
• McGonagal & Hagrid flirting at the Christmas feast
• " I show not your face but your hearts desire "
• Harry looking at his family for the first time
• " He had a powerful kind of ache inside him, half joy, half terrible sadness. "
• Ron just wants to be as notable as his brothers
• " it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live "
• Neville is worth twelve of Malfoy
• Harry has the feeling that Snape can read minds
• Hagrid & Norbert
• Ron wonders what it's like to have a peaceful life
• " you don't think we'd let you go alone "
• Ron being an amazing self-sacrificing strategist
• " To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. "
• " Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. "
• the reason Quirrel couldn't touch Harry
• Alas! Ear wax!