In this chapter half of the semester has passed and Christmas is near. Harry gets teased because he has no one to go home to and he must remain at Hogwarts. Lucky for him though because Ron is also staying at Hogwarts for Christmas. They later decide to try to get more information on Nicholas Flamel, but get kicked out once they are found in the restricted section. On Christmas day Harry and Ron wake up to presents. Harry receives an awesome cloak which makes him invisible. There is a note that says that the cloak belonged to his father. He tests it out in the restricted books section only to find out that the book started to scream once he had taken it out. This made him quickly leave and find a room that had a mirror in it. However this mirror was no ordinary mirror at all. He looks in the mirror to find his parents behind him, but when he looks back he finds no one. Dumbledore comes in and explains that the mirror shows anyone the thing they want the most.
In the next chapter we find that Harry listens to Dumbledore's advice and does not return to the mirror every night so he doesn't become addicted to it. It is after Christmas break and the three friends are trying to learn more about Nicholas Flamel. However Harry has so much quidditch practice it is getting in his way. We also learn that Snape will referee the next match. Harry then later remembers he saw the name Nicholas Flamel and that he was a partner to Dumbeldore. We also learned that Nicholas Flamel created an item known as the Sorcerer's Stone. The stone turns any metal into gold and has an elixir that lets people live forever. The quidditch match is the next day and Gryffindor will be ahead in house points if they win. Harry is a great quidditch player and catches the snitch within 5 minutes.
So far reading the Harry Potter books are much more interesting than actually watching the movies. There is just so many more small details that really help us create this fictional world. Also the book does a better job in creating more vivid images.
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