Understandably these books are children books, anyone of any age can enjoy these books though and really appreciate everything else they have to offer for a relatively small time commitment based on this books size. This leads to a pretty laid back and easy read. The descriptions are very vivid of locations and items as well as character motives. This book has a lot going for it that will be reiterated as we continue on through the story. So the rest of the book is Harry Potter’s introduction to the the magical world that is unknown to us “Muggles” (the name given to non magical people). They fail in this after taking drastic measures to stop the letters from being sent in larger and larger quantities. The Dursley’s are very against this and do whatever they can to keep Harry a normal boy in their eyes. The story then takes a time leap to when Harry has grown up and gets a letter of acceptance into the magical school called Hogwarts. Rowling for setting up the story in this way as even though this book is fast paced, it steeps the reader into the world from a perspective that would likely be more like our own. This was a fantastic way to introduce a new different world to an audience and is done in a very creative way. The attack on Harry’s parents left a signature lightning bolt scar on his forehead. The book starts off introducing the wizarding world from the vantage point of the Dursley’s who we later find out are the Aunt and Uncle of Harry Potter, a boy who’s parents were murdered while he managed to survive. My copy has the illustrations at the top of each chapter, I am not sure if this is something that has changed in the many editions that have been released since. The book is 309 pages long not including any table of contents. This book’s first edition was released in October of 1998 and was written by J.K.