
The next day, Hagrid takes Harry to Gringotts, the wizarding bank, where Harry’s parents have left him a small fortune. Thus, Harry is famous all over the wizarding world as “the boy who lived.” Hagrid then delivers one of the letters, which invites Harry to Hogwarts, a school for witchcraft and wizardry. When Voldemort tried to kill baby Harry, however, he was inexplicably unable to-he only left a lightning bolt-shaped scar on Harry’s forehead.

Harry’s parents, Lily and James, were wizards who sacrificed themselves to save him from a supremely evil wizard named Voldemort. On Harry’s eleventh birthday on July 31, an enormous wizard named Hagrid appears and explains to Harry that he is a wizard, too. One day, hordes of letters begin to arrive in the mail for Harry, but Vernon intercepts them.

While they spoil their own son, Dudley, they frequently punish Harry, especially when odd things happen around him that he is unable to explain.

He lives with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon, because his parents died when he was very young. Ten-year-old Harry Potter has, thus far, led a miserable life.
