Dobby then reveals that he had stopped letters being sent to Harry, and offers them to him if Harry will stay away from Hogwarts.
In the process, he makes a lot of noise, which is noticed by the group downstairs. The elf, however, refuses to tell him what things, and continues to be vague despite Harry's visible anger. The thing on his bed, a house elf named Dobby, tells Harry that he must not go back to Hogwarts, as it would be dangerous and terrible things are happening there. Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts. Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later. However, when he gets there, something else is on his bed. Neither of them had written to him all summer, not even to send birthday wishes.Īunt Petunia, Dudley, and Uncle Vernon were having a dinner party for one of Vernon's clients, Mr Mason, and Harry had to stay in his room for the night, making no noise and "pretending he doesn't exist". On 31 July (Harry's birthday), Harry had never felt so lonely, he missed Hogwarts and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The Dursleys had also banned Harry from saying words such as "magic" in the house, as evident in Vernon Dursley's outburst at breakfast. his wand, his broomstick, spellbooks, etc.) immediately after his arrival home. Over the summer, the Dursleys had become so fearful of Harry's new-found magical abilities that they had locked away all of Harry's magical supplies (e.g. Harry has returned to the Dursleys for the summer holiday, and things are very bad for him. No cards, no presents, and he would be spending the evening pretending not to exist. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past reveals dark secrets? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects. But then the real trouble begins - something is attacking Hogwarts students, turning them into stone. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girl's bathroom. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.Īnd strike it does.
Harris’s blue Ford Anglia would become immortalised in Rowling’s fiction as Ron Weasley’s family car and he would be described in the dedication in her second book as "getaway driver and foul weather friend"Įver since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He would park under the Severn Bridge and together the pair dreamt up better futures for each other. In 1982, he drew up outside the family home in his blue Ford Anglia and whisked Jo Rowling away from the grim stillness of Tutshill to the concerts and bars of Bristol. Her mother being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis,a depression settled over Church Cottage, leaving Rowling feeling trapped and miserable.Įscape came in the form of a new pupil at Wydean Comprehensive, Sean Harris, who quickly became a firm friend.
Harris, getaway driver and foul-weather friend"