Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first installment in the seven-book series by JK Rowling; about the destiny of boy wizard Harry Potter. Directed by Chris Columbus and the screenplay written by Stevens Kloves. The movie was released November 16 2001 and made box office records with a reported $90,294,621 USD. The film was later nominated for 3 Oscars and 1 Grammy, along with many other awards.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241527/

The last book of the series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been split into two movies and the first of those is due to be released November 10 2010, with the second half due out July 15 2011.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926084/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/

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.

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