HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER STONE

“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” known as “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in the United States, is the first book in the “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling, published in 1997. The story introduces Harry Potter, an orphaned boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard. He is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he makes friends and uncovers the truth about his parents’ deaths. The book follows Harry’s first year at Hogwarts as he discovers the existence of the Philosopher’s Stone, a magical object with the power to grant immortality, and faces the dark wizard Voldemort, who seeks to return to power. The novel is celebrated for its imaginative world-building, memorable characters, and themes of friendship, bravery, and the triumph of good over evil.