The Boy Who Lived Couldn't Live WithoutWhen a children's story can become a worldwide bestseller, there's more to learn than just a few hidden common morals. As a mother, teacher, charity volunteer and author, JK Rowling wrote a series of seven books known by most people as the remarkable Harry Potter. Being There has much more to gain from reading than simply a hero defeating his nemesis; not only children, but also teenagers and adults are caught carrying the perplexing stories of Harry Potter around the world. Written for the reader's imagination, JK Rowling presents a magical world designed for magical characters that bear a striking resemblance to the tribulations, emotions, and consequences of real life. In the first novel in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, we see more than just our main character getting close to his toughest adversaries and single-handedly toppling them. The other characters in the story contribute substantially to Harry's success. From Hagrid to Snape, Dumbledore and the rest of the teachers at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: without them, without forgetting Ron and Hermione, Harry would be nothing more than a boy with a scar and a lucky fight. Torn between good and evil throughout the entire novel, Harry develops a sense of companionship due to the characters around him. Attempting to transform himself into an anti-Voldemort becomes Harry's main goal during his first year at Hogwarts. To add to Harry's maddening pressure to live up to his name, he asks Professor Severus Snape and the tormenting student, Draco Malfoy, to twist the knife of his existing problems. The opposition and disturbing balance that is created through Professor Snape and Harry seems to be just an act of parental protection by Snape that he prefers to keep hidden. Almost embarrassed by his guilt and what he owes Harry's father, Snape is harsh on Harry and plays his part as a heartless and partial Slytherin. At the end of the story we find out that Snape is only trying to help Harry by saving him and this shows that there is a moral choice that people have to make rather than the choice of label they are thrown into..