The First Book in the Series

Basic Details:

· Release date (UK): July 1st, 1997

· Release date (US/Australia/Canada/English-Speaking Countries): September 1st, 1998

· Page count: 223 (UK), 309 (US)

· Word count: 76,944

· Illustrations:

- Thomas Taylor (Bloomsbury UK)

- Mary Grandpré (Scholastic US)


Dedication:

For Jessica, who loves stories,
For Anne, who loved them too;
And for Di, who heard this one first.


Quotes:

"It was a dream...I dreamed a giant called Hagrid came to tell me I was going to a school for wizards. when I open my eyes I'll be at home in my cupboard." - Harry Potter

"He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: 'To Harry Potter -- the boy who lived!' " - J.K. Rowling

"After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." - Albus Dumbledore

"Scars can come in useful. I have one myself above my left knee which is a perfect map of the London Underground." - Albus Dumbledore

“CAR CRASH” roared Hagrid, jumping up so angrily that the Dursleys scuttled back to their corner, “How could a car crash kill Lily and James Potter? It’s an outrage! A scandal! Harry Potter not knowin’ his own story when every kid in our world knows his name!” - Rubeus Hagrid

"Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" - Albus Dumbledore

“What’s the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?”
“Stalagmite’s got an ‘m’ in it." - Harry Potter & Rubeus Hagrid

"Everyone thinks I'm special...All those people in the Leaky Cauldron, Professor Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander...But I don't know anything about magic at all." - Harry Potter

"Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel – Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig." - J.K. Rowling

"Friday was an important day for Harry and Ron. They finally managed to find their way down to the Great Hall without getting lost once." - J.K. Rowling

"Never wondered how you got that mark on yer forehead? That was no ordinary cut. That's what yeh get when a powerful, evil curse touches yeh--took care of yer mum an' dad an' yer house, even--but it didn't work on you, an' that's why yer famous, Harry." - Rubeus Hagrid

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." - Albus Dumbledore

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." - Albus Dumbledore


Other media versions:

· Audiobooks

    • Stephen Fry (U.K. version)
    • Jim Dale (U.S. version)

· Film (Warner Bros. - 2001)
· Video/DVD
· Video Games (Electronic Arts)


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