从小被寄养在姨丈家里的哈利波特，饱受姨丈一家人的歧视与欺侮，然而就在11岁生日那天，哈利波特得知了自己原本是巫师，并且被录取为霍格沃茨魔法学校中的一员。登上霍格沃茨特快列车，哈利开始了他的魔幻旅程，一切都那么新奇，在那里，他首次有了自己的好朋友：罗恩和赫敏。许多魔法课程也正在等着他研习：有飞行课、黑魔法防御术、魔药学与变形魔法等等，当然还有让所有巫师疯狂的魁地奇球赛。另一方面，魔药学的斯内普教授似乎总是对哈利不友善；哈利也无意间发现了魔法石的秘密。邪恶的阴谋在平静的霍格沃茨里悄悄地滋长，哈利、罗恩与赫敏决定一同去探个究竟，凭借他们的勇敢智慧，哈利最终阻止邪恶阴谋的发生保护了魔法石，同时哈利也首次直面他的宿敌：伏地魔。

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.

All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.

For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.