J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first book in the world-famous fantasy series that introduces readers to the magical universe of wizards, spells, and adventures. The story begins with an ordinary boy, Harry Potter, who has grown up as an orphan with his unkind relatives, the Dursleys. On his eleventh birthday, Harry discovers that he is a wizard and is invited to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.