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| Il primo boccino conquistato da Harry
 Given his flying ability, Harry’s appointment as Gryffindor’s Seeker seems inevitable. Less predictable is the way he helps Gryffindor secure victory against Slytherin in his first Quidditch match – catching the Snitch by nearly swallowing it. This unusual method gives the Snitch in question a particular significance that we don’t learn until Deathly Hallows, when Harry discovers Dumbledore has left him it in his will. As he hands it over, Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour explains that Snitches remember the touch of the first human to handle them. How and when Dumbledore rescued the Snitch we don’t know, but Harry knows there’s a reason Dumbledore has returned it. Sure enough, when he puts it to his lips it reveals its message, ‘I open at the close.’ Later, when Harry whispers, ‘I am about to die,’ the Snitch opens to reveal the second of the three Hallows: the Resurrection Stone, giving Harry the chance to speak with his loved ones before facing Voldemort. |
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