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==Analysis==
Many Hogwarts teachers are introduced, at least those who become majorsubstantial characters in this and laterfuture books. While most teachers are delighted to have Harry Potter in their classes, Snape, is less thanhardly impressed. Snape's, singlingsingles out Harry to unfairly ridicule or reproach him. This becomes aan regularongoing occurrence throughout the books.series, Weand areit appears here ledthat toSnape's believebehavior thatis itfueled isby his resentment over Harry's fame that Snape dislikes. This idea is reinforced in the next book, where Snape's negative reaction to a celebrity teacher is also seen. Only later is it learned why Snape resents Harry so much, and their mutual animosity grows throughout the series.
In Harry's conversation with Hagrid, we can see Harry's natural urge to understand and investigate, a quality that will equip him to solve (with help) the many mysteries put before him throughout his seven-year story. This innate curiosity may be leading him to the forbidden third-floor corridor, determined to discover what lies hidden within, though his attempt to open that door in this chapter is apparently purely accidental.
Meanwhile, Harry's first days at Hogwarts are somewhat tryingstressful as he copes with a new environment, unwanted fame, and hehis dislikesdiscomfort thatover other students constantly starestaring at him. Overall, though, he is happy, and there is no other place he would rather be: hero-worship, uncomfortableunwelcome as it may be, is a form of acceptance, and is far better than what he receives at home. In addition to adjusting to his new magical life and struggling a bit with his studies, he also learns more about wizard society as he becomes acquainted with his classmates. His initial impression wasmay have likelybeen that all wizards were pretty much alike, though [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Draco Malfoy|Draco Malfoy]], in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Diagon Alley|Diagon Alley]], gave an early indication that at least some classsocial differences exist. Harry quickly learns more about wizard backgrounds, and that some are pure-bloods, like the Malfoys and the Weasleys, are pure blood, while others are half-bloods such aslike Harry, whose father was a pure-blood Wizard and his mother a Muggle-born witch. Like [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Lily Potter|Lilyhis Pottermother]], was a Muggle-born witch like [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Hermione Granger|Hermione]] is Muggle-born, havingwith no magical family. Seamus Finnigan is also considered a half-blood, with one magical parent (his mother), whileand the other, (his father is) a Muggle. Neville Longbottom is pure-blood, though his family feared he had no magical ability whatsoever until the ability appeared later in his childhood. Even among pure-blood families there are class differences, as seen by how the Malfoys consider the Weasleys inferior because they are poor and have different views regarding Muggles and Muggle-born wizards. At Hogwarts, all students are treated equally, regardless of what their individual backgrounds are, and they are supposed to be judged solely on talent and performance rather than their lineage and connections. There are, however, wizards, mostly Slytherins, that believe "pure" bloodlines are superior to mixed ones, and some, like the Malfoys, advocate that only the old, pure-blood wizard families should be allowed to attend Hogwarts and study magic. These prejudicial beliefs become an increasingly prominent theme throughout the series.
The exact date that Gringotts was broken into is also learned; the clipping on Hagrid's table states it occurred on 31 July, the same day Harry was in Diagon Alley. It is from this that Harry concludes that the thief was after Hagrid's "grubby little parcel".
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