For those of you who don't bother to read thousands of pages to figure out the HP story..

Has Harry passed you by?Well, here are six fat books summed up in 250 choice words. Warning: spoilers abound.....The Philosopher's StoneOrphaned boy is invited to wizard school. Investigates mysterious stone. Battles mostly-dead bad guy now hidden in a turban. (No, really.)..The Chamber of SecretsBoy returns to school. Investigates mysterious, sinister snake noises. Battles big snake and teenage diary of mostly-dead bad guy. (No, really.)..The Prisoner of AzkabanBoy at school terrorised by escaped prisoner and prison guards. Investigates. Finds that prisoner is innocent, pet rat responsible. (No, really.)..The Goblet of FireBoy enters inter-school contest. Six hundred pages later...wins. Mostly-dead bad guy comes back to life though, so it's not all medals and anthems...The Order of The PhoenixBoy does GCSEs. Mean teachers bully him. Fights the formerly mostly-dead bad guy over a prophecy. Boy wins, FMDBG flees...The Half-Blood PrinceBoy worries about FMDBG. Everyone thinks he's mad. Bad guy's accomplice(?) kills(?) boy's protector. Bummer.Taken from "Empire - The World's best movie magazine" issue 198.