It was standing on a trap door. Which means it wasn't there by accident. It's guarding something.
7 seconds sound clip from the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:06:40 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- What do they think they're doing keeping a thing like that locked up in a school?
- You don't use your eyes, do you? Didn't you see what it was standing on?
- It was standing on a trap door. Which means it wasn't there by accident. It's guarding something.
- She needs to sort out her priorities.
- There are three kinds of balls. This one's called the Quaffle.
[...]
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Actors: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Richard Harris (Albus Dumbledore)
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