I would say that one of the earliest expectations in the Harry Potter series would be for Harry to become a great wizard. In the first chapter, aside from meeting the Dursley's, we are introduced to "The Boy who Lived." When Harry is first introduced to the wizarding world, it comes as a surprise to him the everyone wants to shake his hand. Everyone knows his name and what he has done. Yet, he hasn't really done much up until this point in his life. This expectation is shown better with Harry's encounter with Mr. Olivander. Harry gets his wand and Mr. Olivander says that we can expect great things from Harry. If Harry wasn't going to be a great wizard, then this series would be rather short...
I think that one of the fulfilled expectations within the two books if that Harry can fend off Voldemort. At the end of the first book, they wonder why Dumbledore wasn't there to save Harry and fight himself. Harry thinks that Dumbledore wanted to give Harry the chance to fight against Voldemort himself, kinda prove that he is a capable wizard. Harry does this again in the second book when he stop Tom Riddle from releasing the Basilisk and destroys the diary for good. So we come to know that Harry isn't just "The Boy who Lived" anymore.
I think it is sometimes important to raise an expectation within books then have them fail. For example, when Harry first tries to do the Patronus charm, nothing happens except for fainting. When Harry continues in his training, he can only make a silver mist appear. It is at first discouraging, but how else would he learn?
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