Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed for ever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard! /‘J.K. Rowling has woken up a whole generation to reading.’ The Times /‘The Harry Potter books are that rare thing, a series of stories adored by parents and children alike.’ /Daily Telegraph /‘Hooray for Harry Potter … as funny as Roald Dahl’s stories and as vivid as the Narnia books.’ /Daily Mail /‘A richly textured first novel given lift-off by an inventive wit.’