We enter in on a depressing scene with his relatives the Dursley’s (whom he lives with) and Harry’s general day to day struggle living in a muggle (non-magical) household.

The story follows Harry’s first year at Hogwarts, a school for witches and wizards. Rowling takes a classic idea of young children heading to boarding school, and put’s it on it’s head, generally we would expect all the exciting things to happen while on holiday – but not this time. These books are pure magic and a benchmark in the genre. J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Audiobook Review: The first book in the “Harry Potter” series makes the perfect introduction to the world of Hogwarts. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed forever.

He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who are mean to him and make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Overview:

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