The series follows Harry Potter, a seemingly average English boy, whose life turns upside down on his tenth birthday. In this first book Harry discovers that the aunt and uncle who raised him have been lying to him about his parents his whole life. They did not die in a car crash as he had been told, they had been murdered, murdered by a dark and powerful wizard. Harry discovers that his parents were wizards and that he too has magical powers. Along with Harry, the reader, is introduced to the magical world at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry begins his training there under the guidance of the schoolmaster, Albus Dumbledore, a wise