So far, Harry Potter's life hasn't exactly been full of magic. He lives with the dreadful Dursleys at 4 Privet Drive, his room is the cupboard under the stairs and he hasn't had a birthday party in ten years. But then he receives a mysterious letter via owl mail. He is to report to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! There he not only gets lessons in the most amazing subjects, he also makes friends for life. Together with them, he plunges from one adventure to the next. But a fateful encounter awaits him that will change his life forever.