Daniel Rollins is a different, homeschooled, boy, and longs for friends. But after his eleventh birthday, he receives a letter to go to a strange school called Hogwarts, and gets the chance to make friends. He receives a wand, cauldron, robes, and an even an owl. His school experience teaches him about magic, amazing creatures, a sport played on flying broomsticks, and the beauty and strength in friendship.