A handy guide to reading the Harry Potter books for the first time
Along with new friends Ron and Hermione, Harry discovers that a legendary object—the Philosopher's Stone , which grants eternal life—is hidden within the school.
Harry learns he is famous for surviving a killing curse from the dark wizard Lord Voldemort , which left him with a lightning-shaped scar.
The story follows , an orphaned boy living with his neglectful relatives, the Dursleys. On his eleventh birthday, he discovers he is a wizard and is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry .
