Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone CD

Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then in an absurd magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards a caged snowy owl a phoenix-feather wand and jellybeans that come in every flavour including strawberry curry grass and sardine. Not only that but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J. K. Rowling's enchanting funny debut novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the non-magical human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards small skinny Harry is renowned as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead curiously refined sensibilities and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite yes altogether different from his aunt uncle and spoilt pig-like cousin Dudley. ; ; A mysterious letter delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid wrenches Harry from his dreary Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry". Of course Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough however Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig ... and that's where the real adventure--humorous haunting and suspenseful--begins.Read More