Harry Potter is not a normal boy. He lives with his aunt, uncle and cousin because his parents were murdered by the most powerful dark lord, Lord Voldemort. He attends a wizarding school called Hogwarts and learns about spells, potions, dark arts, etc. Non-magical people are called Muggles and Muggles are completely unaware of this world. begins on Harry's birthday with Harry lying in his room receiving a post with an owl from his friends. The next morning Harry learns about a man named Sirius Black and that he has escaped from a prison. Meanwhile, Aunt Marge comes to visit the Dursleys. Harry accidentally inflates his aunt and then escapes in the Knight Bus. But before getting on the bus Harry sees a big black dog. The bus drops him off at Diagon Alley and he is waited by Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. Harry spends the rest of his summer here before returning to Hogwarts. When Harry is on the train to Hogwarts with his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, the train suddenly stops. The lights begin to go out and the train becomes very cold. A Dementor stopped the train. This causes Harry to pass out and Professor Lupine revives him. The next day Harry has his first lesson, Divination. His teacher, Professor Trelawney, sees a Grim at the bottom of Harry's cup. The Grim represents death. His lessons then continue as usual for a while. Then, on Halloween night, Sirius Black breaks into the castle looking for Harry but doesn't find him. After the holidays, Harry is trained to fight Dementors because they are the ones who affect him the most. They affect him more because of his past. The end of the year is approaching when... middle of the paper... he's not the brightest student but he knows a lot about Quidditch. Quidditch is a sport where you fly on broomsticks and try to get a ball through one of three hoops. Ron has bright red hair and has a younger sister and five older brothers. His father works at the Ministry of Magic. Hermione Granger is Harry's other best friend. She is a very intelligent wizard, knows everything and has brown, curly hair. Hermione is a Muggle-born wizard, meaning both of her parents have no magical powers. His life revolves around school. Whenever he's not in class, he's studying, doing homework, or in the library reading. Overall I think this is a great book. I would recommend this book to others, but you should read the first two books before this one. I would recommend this book because it has a great plot and there is never a dull moment.