In the first Harry Potter book, the main expectation that is raised is that Snape is behind all of the negative things happening in Hogwarts. The reader is led to believe that Snape is the one that is cursing Harry while on his broom during the quidditch game, and that is also Snape who is after the Sorcerer's stone. JK Rowling makes it seem that Snape is bullying Quirrel into giving him the last bit of information he will need to reach the stone. She raises these expectations to give more flare to the book. If the entire time you were guessing who is it? I know I would not be very interested in it. Also, she does this so the reader will be drawn away from the main perpetrator, so you can be more surprised at the findings-out. The expectations that were not met is just that. Quirrel was the one who was after the stone, and he was the one that was in alliance with Voldemort. The importance of failing to fulfill an expectation is making the reader become more interested and them wanting to read more, to see what else will or will not be fulfilled.
In the second Harry Potter book, the expectations that are raised are that the heir of Slytherine is someone within the confines of the school. We know that it is not Harry, although the rest of the school suspects him. Throughout half of the book, we expect the heir to be Malfoy. However, after the polyjuice potion chapter, we find out that it is indeed not Draco, and we are back to guessing who it could possibly be. Finally, we find out that it has to be someone from Gryffindor, since they tore through Harry's belongings to find the diary of Tom Riddle and the only people able to get into the dormitory is a fellow Gryffindor. I personally like her changing the expectations, instead of running with one culprit during this book. It made me more interested in continuing reading
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