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 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.