Harry Potter is a fascinating story of wizards, wands, broomsticks, dragons and magic. The story begins with a little boy named Harry Potter who lives at number four Privit Drive, Surray, England. His journey begins after the death of his parents at the hands of the evil Lord Voldemort. Harry learns about his past and future as a wizard from Hagrid, the keeper of the keys and grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He travels to Hogwarts where he learns spells and incantations, makes new friends, finds enemies, and discovers amazing secrets. JK Rowling weaves a web of impeccable storytelling with this critically acclaimed novel. In the Harry Potter story, imagery, symbolism, and motifs take center stage. Symbolism is one of the key literary aids in telling the story of Harry Potter. Platform Nine and Three Quarters, the train station from which Harry's adventures begin, could be attributed symbolically and literally to Harry "leaving a troubled world behind and venturing into a new and fantastic one". (Anson “The Trouble with Harry”). The platform symbolizes a transition, a liberation from evil and suffering towards peace, excitement, happiness and new horizons. The platform is shrouded in mystery. When Harry first arrives at the train station, he asks a nearby driver where he can find the platform with a strange number. The host thinks Harry is joking, because one knows where he is unless he's a wizard. "But Hagrid, there's no such thing, is there?" (Rowling 89). It's Harry's luck that he runs into another wizarding family on his way to the platform. They show him where the secret platform is hidden. The broomstick, used as a means of transportation by witches and wizards, could also be with...... middle of paper ......id. "The problem with Harry." The daily beast. Newsweek magazine. November 18, 2001. Web. November 3, 2011. Bapalapa. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Teen Ink. npndWeb. November 3, 2011. Grossman, Lev. "Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Specials of the time. Time. June 30, 1997. Web. November 3, 2011. Howe, Desson. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Drive to go out. The Washington Post. November 16, 2001. Web. November 3, 2011.Kathleen, Joanne “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.” Brothers, Judd. np August 29, 1999. Web. November 3, 2011. Morgan, Tina. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Fiction factor. npndWeb. November 3, 2011.Nezol, Tammy. “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter 1).” From. npndWeb. November 3, 2011. Rowling, JK Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. New York: Scholastica, Inc., 1998.