ipl-logo

Interpersonal Communication In Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

453 Words2 Pages

Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley formed an unusually strong friendship that blossomed in an even more unusual setting. With Harry Potter coming from a family that didn’t care for him much to a wizarding world he knew nothing about but that knew all about him, he couldn’t have been more different from Ron Weasley. Ron grew up in a loving wizarding home and left to go to a school where no one knew anything about him, other than his family’s name. Nevertheless, the relationship between Ron and Harry in the movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is an excellent example of effective interpersonal communication in a relationship because they support each other unconditionally and see their differences as a way to learn from each other and strengthen …show more content…

While on trying to find the train, he meets a boy named Ron who is also going to Hogwarts, the magical school Harry is going to attend. Once Harry is on the train Ron comes to his cabin and asks if he can sit with him. As most interactions with strangers are, communication is a bit strained, but then they find common ground in something they both love when the trolley car comes, food. When the two boys arrive at Hogwarts, they run into Draco Malfoy, a boy who believes he is of a superior bloodline because both of his parents came from families of magic. During their interaction with Malfoy, Ron is addressed by Malfoy in a condescending manner. Then, turning to Harry, Malfoy offers to be his friend in a disrespectful way to Ron which Harry readily rejects. From this moment on, Harry and Ron are inseparable and Harry, having no family that he believes truly cares about him, starts to think of Ron as family. Moreover, throughout the movie, the two boys face various problems that challenge their friendship, but they work through them together and grow even closer because of

Open Document