| Alan Rickman has a lot of fun reprising his role as the sneering Professor Snape and Robbie Coltrane is routinely excellent as the genial Hagrid. |
| That all changes when half-giant hagrid arrives and tells Harry that he is actually a wizard. |
| Early in the year, hagrid brings a package to Hogwarts, the Sorcerer's Stone, which grants immortality. |
