harry potter and the philosopher's stone

A fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the Harry Potter series and Rowling's debut novel follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry makes close friends and a few enemies during his first year at the school. With the help of his friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, he faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old.

A film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman, from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the book was relased in 2001. It was followed by seven sequels, beginning with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002.

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