Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
This book (and movie) is the first of many more; it is about an 11-year-old boy whose parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort- the most evil, merciless wizard who attempted to kill Harry and his parents, using the spell: Avada Kedavra. Despite Harry's parents dying, Harry survived as when Voldemort attempted to kill him some of Voldemort's powers were transferred to Harry, leaving a scar on his face. Then, Dumbledore (the greatest wizard of all time who was also the Headmaster of Hogwarts School) gave Harry to his nasty Aunt, Uncle and his mean cousin Dudley.
10 years later, on Dudley's birthday they all went to the zoo. Before leaving, Harry's uncle brutally warned Harry that if he misbehaves in the zoo then he would be in a lot of trouble. However, when Voldemort transferred some of his powers to Harry, one of these powers was the ability to speak to snakes in their language (Parseltoungue). So when Harry came across a snake in the zoo he without knowing started to speak to the snake. With the ability to use magic, he accidentally got rid of the glass between him and the snake-causing the snake to leave- and accidentally putting Dudley on the other side of the glass (he put the glass back). Once it had all been sorted, his Uncle locked him in a cupboard underneath the stairs and made that his bedroom.
After this, many events occurred leading Harry to a decision he had to make when a giant called Hagrid appeared in his house asking if Harry would like to come to Hogwarts School where magic was taught. Harry accepted this and from that point onwards he faced many problems including coming across Voldemort. This is a great book!
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