Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
series:Harry_PotterGhostsMonstersVampiresWitches
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First lines
Mr. And Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
About this book
Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'. HARRY POTTER has never even heard of Hogwarts when the LETTERS start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in GREEN INK on yellowish parchment with a PURPLE SEAL, they are swiftly confiscated by his GRISLY aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called RUBEUS HAGRID bursts in with some ASTONISHING news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! [**PDF**](https://chesserresources.com/doc/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone-pdf/)
Themes & subjects
series:Harry_PotterGhostsMonstersVampiresWitchesChallenges and Overcoming Obstacles
Characters & people
Harry PotterRon WeasleyHermione GrangerNeville LongbottomRubeus HagridAlbus DumbledoreMinerva McGonagallNicolas FlamelNorbertSorting HatSeverus SnapeQuirinus Quirrell
Setting
EnglandHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry4 Privet DriveDiagon AlleyLeaky CauldronGringotts Wizarding BankForbidden ForestKing's Cross StationPlatform Nine and Three-quartersLondonLate 1990s
About the author
J. K. Rowling
31 July 1965
Joanne "Jo" Murray, OBE (née Rowling), better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies, and been the basis for a popular series of films.
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