Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia & cousin Dudley, who are mean to him & make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. (Dudley, however, has two bedrooms, one to sleep in & one for all his toys & games.) Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters & his life is changed forever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man & enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard! ...

Mr & Mrs Dursley, o nummer fower, Privet Loan, were prood tae say that they were gey normal, thank ye awfie muckle. They were the lest fowk ye wid jalouse wid be taigled up wi onythin unco or ferlie, because they jist widnae hae onythin tae dae wi joukery packery like yon. 2017 will see an auspicious alignment of anniversaries. J. K. Rowling's world-beating debut novel Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone turns 20 this year & Itchy Coo, celebrating 15 years in the book trade, will publish a Scots version of this classic text
- Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stane. The novel has already been translated into a staggering 79 languages
- Itchy Coo's Scots translation will be language number 80. Since 2002, Itchy Coo has been wowing young readers & challenging old attitudes with bold new translations of books by Roald Dahl, Julia Donaldson, David Walliams, Alexander Mc Call Smith, A.A. Milne, Asterix & others
- & done it all in the wonderful Scots language which has the power to engage, excite & entertain readers of all ages. Matthew Fitt's forthcoming Scots translation of J.K. Rowling's phenomenal adventure story will break new ground & earn a place in hearts of young Scots readers & Harry Potter fans alike. Harry Potter has been at the heart of Waterstones since the first copies of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone came into our hands. We’re delighted to share these new editions of the series.“ An unassailable stand for the power of fresh innovative story-telling” – The Scotsman Visit our magical Harry Potter page.


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When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord's curse when Harry was just a baby, & which he somehow survived. Leaving his unsympathetic aunt & uncle for Hogwarts, a wizarding school brimming with ghosts & enchantments, Harry stumbles upon a sinister adventure when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers which could be valuable, dangerous, or both. ...

See the world of Harry Potter as you’ve never seen it before with this glorious, fully illustrated hardback edition of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone, reimagined by award-winning illustrator Jim Kay. All of your favourite characters from Hedwig to Hermione (our favourite is Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback) have been lovingly recreated in watercolour reproductions that make Rowling’s characters spring vividly to life from every page. Life isn’t much fun for Harry Potter at number four Privet Drive. Then, on the eve of his eleventh birthday, the letters start arriving on yellowing parchment with emerald green ink. Harry’s life holds a secret, he is no ordinary boy, he is the boy who lived, the wizard whose name everyone in the magical world knows & he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. For Harry Potter, life will never be the same again. Join Harry as he faces three-headed dogs, midnight duels, dragon eggs & sinister chess pieces
- all brought to life in extraordinary detail in these new editions destined to become modern classics. This is where the magic begins! We at Waterstones have been championing Harry since the first copies of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone came into our hands in 1997 & we’re privileged to support one of our favourite illustrators in bringing the magic to a whole new generation. You can read more about Jim Kay & take a sneak peek at some of his beautiful illustrations, including his new design for Diagon Alley, on his website at www.jimkay.co.uk Kay’s illustrated edition of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone is a triumph – a book so alive it seems to jump, explode & slither out of your hands as you read.” The Guardian
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‘ Potter, did she say?’ ‘ The Harry Potter?’ Life isn’t much fun at number four Privet Drive, at least not for Harry Potter, living under the stairs in a cupboard full of spiders, but all of that is about to change. On the eve of Harry’s eleventh birthday the letters start arriving; letters written in emerald green ink on yellowing parchment with an unmistakable letter H on violet wax seals. Because Harry Potter is no ordinary boy, he is the boy who lived, the wizard whose name everyone in the magical world knows & he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin & life for Harry Potter will never be the same again. So pick up your broomstick, have your wand at the ready. Waterstones invites you to Join Harry as he discovers the magical world for the very first time at the start of this incredible, multi-award-winning series. This is where the magic begins! Harry Potter has been at the heart of Waterstones since the first copies of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone came into our hands. We’re delighted to share these new editions of the series, now entirely reimagined by one of our favourite writers & illustrators, Jonny Duddle. You can find out more about Jonny Duddle or visit his website at www.jonny-duddle.com. “an unassailable stand for the power of fresh innovative story-telling” – The Scotsman ...

This gift edition hardback, presented in a beautiful foiled cloth slipcase decorated with brand new line art by Jonny Duddle, is the perfect introduction to Harry Potter. Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a violet seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt & uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, & he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! ...

Strange things always seem to happen when Harry Potter is around. Things that unsettle his guardians, the Dursleys. They strongly disapprove of strangeness. It's only when a letter arrives, delivered by a shaggy giant of a man called Hagrid, that Harry learns the truth that will transform his entire future: his parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort, & he, Harry, is a wizard. Whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardy, Harry discovers a world of enchantments, ghosts, Quidditch, & friends who will st&, through everything, by his side. But when Harry hears of a stone with great powers, he finds that his school has its own dark secrets
- & an adventure that will become the stuff of legend begins. These adult editions with glorious jacket art by Andrew Davidson are now available in hardback for the first time.
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‘ Potter, did she say?’ ‘ The Harry Potter?’ Life isn’t much fun at number four Privet Drive, at least not for Harry Potter, living under the stairs in a cupboard full of spiders, but all of that is about to change. On the eve of Harry’s eleventh birthday the letters start arriving; letters written in emerald green ink on yellowing parchment with an unmistakable letter H on violet wax seals. Because Harry Potter is no ordinary boy, he is the boy who lived, the wizard whose name everyone in the magical world knows & he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin & life for Harry Potter will never be the same again. So pick up your broomstick, have your wand at the ready. Waterstones invites you to Join Harry as he discovers the magical world for the very first time at the start of this incredible, multi-award-winning series. This is where the magic begins! Harry Potter has been at the heart of Waterstones since the first copies of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone came into our hands. We’re delighted to share these new editions of the series, now entirely reimagined by one of our favourite writers & illustrators, Jonny Duddle. You can find out more about Jonny Duddle or visit his website at http://www.jonny-duddle.com/ Author, actor, entertainer & master storyteller Stephen Fry has been the voice of the Harry Potter series since 1999. Now the whole original Harry Potter series is available in these unabridged audio editions so you never have to miss a single moment of the magic. “an unassailable stand for the power of fresh innovative story-telling” – The Scotsman 7 CDs with a total running time of 8 hours & 25 minutes. ...

Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia & Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them & his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, & lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry & all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems & magic lessons are the order of the day. Read & find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry & Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, & how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this & muggles too. Now, what are they? ...

` He'll be famous
- a legend
- I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter Day in future
- there will be books


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