Need some Harry Potter goodness while in isolation? Well, the darling Daniel Radcliffe has bestowed a clip of him reading the first chapter of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.

Get ready to have the soothing words of Daniel Radcliffe enter your ears as he reads the first chapter from Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone aloud. I mean, you don’t even have to make effort into reading. You can have Radcliffe read to you while you’re cooking up a bowl of comfort food, because we all know that diets are off the table in these troubling times.

Let’s get this straight – we’re in need of as much entertainment to get us through this era of social distancing as possible. We’ve dug into the books, and we’ve certainly entertained a Harry Potter movie marathon (or two…), but now we can listen to the beautiful voice of Mr. Harry James Potter himself reading the first book of the beloved series.

Keen to hear more than just the first chapter? Well, you’re in luck as J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World will be having a different celebrity reading off each new chapter, with Spotify announcing “Stephen Fry, David Beckham, Dakota Fanning, Claudia Kim, Noma Dumezweni, Eddie Redmayne and many more will lend their voices and passion to the effort.”

“Daniel will be the first of many exciting contributors to help us read through the first Harry Potter book, as he introduces the Dursley’s, who don’t like anything mysterious. Enter a cat reading a map, owl-filled skies and whispers about the Potters. So, get comfy and enjoy!”

So, what are you waiting for? Sit back, enjoy a cuppa, grab a snack, and listen to Daniel Radcliffe detail where Harry Potter all began in Wizarding World.

If you’re not a Gryffindor fan, maybe you’d like to hear Tom Felton call you a “filthy little mudblood”, instead.

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