• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first book in the seven-book series about the destiny of boy wizard Harry Potter.

• Plot

  The first book in the series starts with Harry learning of his wizarding ancestry and his acceptance to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - as well the facts surrounding his parents death at the hands of the evil Lord Voldemort. After escaping the home of the Dursley's (where he spent his childhood), Harry makes it to Hogwarts where he meets his new best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Convinced that someone is trying to steal the Sorcerer's Stone in order to return Lord Voldemort to power, the trio set off to find the Stone themselves and keep it from falling into the wrong hand.

• Fast Facts

  1. Author J.K. Rowling
  2. Publisher: Scholastic Books
  3. Release Date: June 30, 1997
  4. Original Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  5. Rowling's novel initially rejected by 12 publishing companies
  6. Studio: Warner Brothers Pictures
  7. Director: Chris Columbus
  8. Screenwriter: Steven Kloves
  9. Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
  10. Budget: $125,000,000 (estimated)
  11. Opening Weekend Box Office: $90,294,621 (USA)
  12. Directors Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam (J.K. Rowling's original choice) were once up for the job

• Harry Potter Series

  1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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