Can you recite the first paragraph of Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone?
The story of how Harry came to live at Number Four, Privet Drive, was strictly confidential and the subject of hushed discussions in strategic circles around the office. It had all started some months ago, shortly after the death of Ronald Weasley, who had been head prefect at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Ron’s widow, Gwenog Jones, an attractive and sprightly woman whose life had always revolved round her husband, did not adjust easily to life alone, especially as she still required the assistance of a walking stick which one unfortunate student had broken during detention from attempting to retrieve his hat from atop her son Fred’s giant oak desk.
Grieving for her lost husband, Mrs. Weasley decided that it would be appropriate to offer accommodation on a temporary basis to someone else temporarily bereaved, namely our intrepid hero, Harry James Potter, the sole beneficiary under Mr. Weasleys will of forty pounds and seven-and-sixpence. This generous provision is more than enough to take care of Harry until he gets on his feet, if indeed this were possible given that Harry never got further than sorting his school books into pairs. 

It was soon discovered however, that although young Mr. Potter was clearly talented in both wizardry and witchcraft (which seemed odd because most witches have a talent for nothing but potions or something like that), there were signs of great potentiality yet unrealized, particularly when it came to pure magical ability, though we hasten to add that he showed promise in many areas. 
To aid Harry with what promises to be long term problems resulting from living so far away from everything he has ever known (i.e., friends and relatives) Headmistress Minitrue kindly allowed him free run of her broom closet. He used the time to develop a wide range of interesting projects such as learning how to levitate a copy of ‘A Mid