Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, written by J.K. Rowling, begins at Harry’s aunt and uncle’s house. Harry lives with them to their dismay due to their disdain for his parents who are no longer with them. He is treated as lesser than all of them and must do their bidding to avoid consequences. Harry is eventually offered the opportunity to go to the school of his dreams, Hogwarts. A school of magic only for wizards like him. To get there he goes on a train, in which he meets Ron Weasly and Hermione Granger. At Hogwarts, Harry is placed into house Gryffindor by the Sorting Hat along with Ron and Hermione. They eventually discover a trapped door in which a three-headed dog is guarding something. They suspect it is guarding an item known as the Sorcerer’s Stone which gives the holder immortality. After getting in trouble, Harry is forced to go into the forest with the Groundskeeper Hagrid. In the forest, he meets a Centaur who warns Harry that Voldemort (The man who killed his parents) will use the stone to return his body to its former glory. To stop this, Harry and his friends go into the trapdoor to hopefully get to the stone and protect it. They face a few trails but manage to get to the stone. Harry then faces off against Professor Quirrell, the defense against the dark arts teacher, who also happens to be an affiliate of Voldemort. He also has Voldemort on the back of his head which is pretty disturbing. They fight and Harry can burn Quirrell with his hands. So knowing this he uses this skill to murder Quirrell. Then the school year ends and Harry goes home to his Aunt and Uncle’s house much to his dismay. I thought the book was a great introduction to those who desire to read the series. I think it does a great job of setting the groundwork for the later books and does a lot of necessary world-building. I believe that everybody should atleast finish the first book to figure out if they like it or not. It’s not a terribly long read and it keeps the reader engaged for most if not all of the book.
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