内容简介

Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy — until he is rescued by a beetle eyed giant of a man, enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. All because Harry Potter is a wizard! Follow the adventures of Harry Potter as he discovers the magical, the dangerous, the unpredictable world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In Britain the book is called Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone but when the book was published in the U.S. it was called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (although the book itself is the same) This is why the film of the book is referred to by two different names.

J.K. Rowling Read these books packed with fantastic wizarding facts and amaze your friends with your knowledge of Harry Potter's magical world……

作者简介

A well-known Britain female writer.

精彩摘录

如果伏地魔有什么事情弄不明白，那就是爱。他没有意识到，像你母亲对你那样深深的爱，是会在你身上留下自己的印记的。不是伤疤，不是看得见的痕迹......被一个人这样深深地爱过，尽管那个爱我们的人已经死了，也会给我们留下一个永远的护身符。

——引自第233页

对于头脑十分清醒的人来说，死亡不过是另一场伟大的冒险。你知道，魔法石其实并不是多么美妙的东西。有了它，不论你想拥有多少财富、获得多长寿命，都可以如愿以偿！这两样东西是人类最想要的——问题是，人类偏偏就喜欢选择对他们没有好处的东西。对事物永远使用正确的称呼。对一个名称的恐惧，会强化对这个事物本身的恐惧。

——引自第232页