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F or Jessica, who loves stories
for Anne, who loved them too;
and for Di, who heard this one first.
Text copyright © 1997 by J.K. Rowling
Illustrations by Mary GrandPré copyright © 1998 Warner Bros.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / by J.K. Rowling
p. cm.
Summary: Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy
with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
ISBN 0-590-35340-3
[1. Fantasy — Fiction. 2. Witches — Fiction. 3. Wizards — Fiction.
4. Schools — Fiction. 5. England — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.R79835Har 1998
[Fic] — dc21 97-39059
64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 05
Printed in U.S.A. 10
First American edition, October 1998