- Hagrid leaves Harry at King's Cross train station, instructing him to go to Platform 9 3/4.
- Harry runs into the Weasleys, who help him get through the wall between 9 and 10 where he discovers The Hogwarts Express.
- On the train, the Weasley's youngest son—Ron—and Harry quickly bond over sugar and story swapping.
- Hermione Granger appears, trying to help find a toad.
- She demonstrates her talent by magically repairing Harry's glasses.
- The Hogwarts Express arrives at its destination, and we're transported straight into another world where children go to school in a castle on the edge of a lake.
- Professor McGonagall meets the first-year students and delivers some juicy exposition. Rivalries and allegiances are quickly established, and the kids are escorted into the great hall for sorting into their Houses.
- After some tense hemming and hawing from the magical Sorting Hat, Harry's sorted into Gryffindor House and takes his place next to Ron and Hermione.
- The feast begins and we continue to learn about the people and culture of Hogwarts.
- Afterwards, the kids are escorted to the Gryffindor common room, and finally to their own dormitories.