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Something Peculiar is Happening is the second moment in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1, The Boy Who Lived.

Description[]

A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground. The cat's tail twitched and its eyes narrowed…

Content[]

Objects

Zoom levels[]

This moment has 3 zoom levels.

Zoom one[]

Move over to make the cat purr and move her tail
Move over to make the lights go out
Move over to unlock Measurements
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  • The cat's tail twitches when you move the mouse over it.
  • The Deluminator turns off the lights when you move over it.
  • Click on the lamppost next to Dumbledore to unlock "Measurements". (Note: some people can't get this to work, but mousing over the curtain seems to work.)

Zoom two[]

The closed curtain on the top right of the left house opens.

Zoom three[]

Zoom three contains nothing of interest

Sounds[]

The streetlight hums, an owl hoots every once in a while and a dog barks periodically.

See also[]

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Boy Who Lived
Number Four, Privet Drive
Something Peculiar is Happening
Harry is Delivered
The Vanishing Glass
The Cupboard Under the Stairs
The Trip to the Zoo
The Letters from No One
Harry Receives a Mysterious Letter
The Hut on the Rock
The Keeper of the Keys
Hagrid Arrives
Harry Receives His Letter at Last
Diagon Alley
Arriving at Diagon Alley
Harry and Hagrid Visit Gringotts
Ollivanders
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