In the book, “Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone” the author uses conflict as the main literary element of the story, in the current event of a school shooting in Oregon it also connects to conflict. In the book, Rowling uses different characters and emotions to create a conflict between them. In this book Voldemort is after the stone and if he got it he would control the world of wizards and make an Elixir of life. As stated by the author, “If Snape gets hold of the Stone, Voldemort's coming back! Haven't you heard what it was like when he was trying to take over? There won't be any Hogwarts to get expelled from! He'll flatten it, or turn it into a school for Dark Arts! Losing points doesn't matter anymore, can't you see? D'you think he'll
