History Awesome / HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone

'''Hagrid''': --tell yer that's how it's done at Hogwarts. Copyin' lines! What good's that ter anyone?

** "NEVER -- INSULT -- ALBUS DUMBLEDORE -- IN FRONT OF ME!" Hagrid is described as "thundering"; he's an ''eleven foot tall giant'', so imagine how loud this must be!

---> '''Hagrid''': Yeh've done wrong and now yeh've got ter pay for it.\\

----> '''Hagrid''': Yeh've done wrong and now yeh've got ter pay for it.\\

* Neville -- the class klutz -- standing up to his friends to protect the honour of his House. His ''only'' friends. It gets more awesome when you realize that Lupin and even Dumbledore, in similar situations, didn't have the courage to do what Neville does in his first year. And, this act ends up giving Gryffindor enough House Points to win the House Cup.

* As soon as Harry realises Quirrell is burned by his touch, he grabs his face and straight-up kills the man without a second's hesitation. Harry Potter: [[BadassAdorable eleven years old, and a stone-cold badass]].

** Behind the scenes info (and a little bit of chess knowledge) makes the rnding of the game more awesome on several levels: when Harry is threatened by the white queen, what does Ron do? Instead of trying to simply get Harry out of danger, Ron spots a checkmate in four moves (which is not easy in high-stress situations, as most chess players will attest) that involves sacrificing a full rook and ''then'' himself, opening up the square Harry needs and drawing the queen away from it.

* In the book, Ron winning the chess game while trying to avoid the three specific pieces they're on was epic enough. In the movie, however, he loses a pawn beforehand just to check what'd happen, giving him an even greater disadvantage, but he still wins.

* A meta one for Creator/ChrisColumbus: because of his negative experience working with Creator/MacaulayCulkin's father Kit on the ''Film/HomeAlone'' movies, he interviewed not just the kid actors but their PARENTS and immediately eliminated all those who came off as [[StageMom stage parents]]. The reason the Golden Trio gave such great performances over the years and grew into such well-adjusted adults? Columbus had enough foresight to make sure their performances came from [[DoingItForTheArt the right place]]. Good on him.

* Ron. Chess match. [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Hero]].

* The last minute points for Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Neville securing Gryffindor the House Cup for the first time in seven years! Even [[WellDoneSonGuy ''Hufflepuff'' and ''Ravenclaw'' were overjoyed]] that Slytherin were defeated at last. And even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHmyB4E-Tsk score by John Williams]] for this scene is celebrating too!

* The last minute points for Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Neville securing Gryffindor the House Cup for the first time in seven years! Even [[WellDoneSonGuy ''Hufflepuff'' and ''Ravenclaw'' were overjoyed]] that Slytherin were defeated at last.

* Snape [[spoiler:reversing Quirrell's hex]].

* Hermione saving Harry's ass by setting Snape's robes on fire. [[spoiler:In truth, Hermione saved him by accidentally knocking over Quirrell on the way, who was enchanting Harry's broom. Snape was chanting ''the counterspell''.]]
* Harry's first Quidditch match against Slytherin. For context, Snape bullied Harry for being [[SmallNameBigEgo just a celebrity with no real talent and arrogant like his dad]], even though he was actually very kind to others. Harry was afraid that other students saw him this way too, and wanted to prove that he was actually good at something. When the game itself starts, not only does Harry manage to hold onto his broom when Snape [[spoiler:or rather, Quirrel]] jinxes it, but he wins the game in amazing fashion by diving and catching the GoldenSnitch '''in his mouth'''. With the whole school witnessing this skilful display, Harry is very happy at not just having won the game, but that others now see he's more than just a famous name.

* Neville -- the class klutz -- standing up to his friends to protect the honour of his House. His ''only'' friends. It gets more awesome [[spoiler:when you realize that Lupin and even Dumbledore, in similar situations, didn't have the courage to do what Neville does in his first year.]] And, this act ends up giving Gryffindor enough House Points to win the House Cup.
** This turns out to be {{Foreshadowing}} of the final book, where he [[spoiler:openly defies Voldemort himself]]!

* The [[spoiler:poke of death!]]

* The big reveal that Snape was [[spoiler:trying to stop Quirrell behind the scenes. This is one of the many occasions that hint that Snape isn't as evil as Harry thinks.]]

* It took 20 years and a re-release, but this film has officially passed '''1 BILLION'''.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows A reminder of the rewards of perseverance...and skill.]]'']]

** Also funny in the movie, as Hagrid just give a 'you're kidding, right?' expression to Vernon before calling him an "old prune" -- and just bending the gun upwards and it fires and knocks a hole in the ceiling. He doesn't even look like he's putting effort into it; it's showing how much like rubber it was to his touch.

* Harry's first Quidditch match against Slytherin. For context, Snape bullied Harry for being [[SmallNameBigEgo just a celebrity with no real talent and arrogant like his dad]], even though he was actually very kind to others. Harry was afraid that other students saw him this way too, and wanted to prove that he was actually good at something. When the game itself starts, not only does Harry manage to hold onto his broom when Snape [[spoiler:or rather, Quirrel]] jinxes it, but he wins the game in amazing fashion by diving and catching the GoldenSnitch '''in his mouth'''. With the whole school witnessing this skillful display, Harry is very happy at not just having won the game, but that others now see he's more than just a famous name.

* Neville -- the class klutz -- standing up to his friends to protect the honor of his House. His ''only'' friends. It gets more awesome [[spoiler:when you realize that Lupin and even Dumbledore, in similar situations, didn't have the courage to do what Neville does in his first year.]] And, this act ends up giving Gryffindor enough House Points to win the House Cup.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''A reminder of the rewards of perseverance...and skill.'']]

* Harry catching the Snitch with ''his mouth''.

* A meta one for director Chris Columbus: because of his negative experience working with Macaulay Culkin's father Kit on the ''Film/HomeAlone'' movies, he interviewed not just the kid actors but their PARENTS and immediately eliminated all those who came off as [[StageMom stage parents]]. The reason the Golden Trio gave such great performances over the years and grew into such well-adjusted adults? Columbus had enough foresight to make sure their performances came from [[DoingItForTheArt the right place]]. Good on him.

* It took 20 years and a re-release, but this film has officially passed '''1 BILLION'''.