Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the American title of J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel, originally published as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997. Harry discovers that he belongs to a hidden magical community and begins his education at Hogwarts. Lessons, rivalries, and new friendships gradually become entangled with the mystery of a powerful stone protected within the school. The narrative combines the structure of a school story with a quest and a mystery. Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s different abilities make cooperation important, while encounters with ambition and fear give their early choices lasting significance.