This article is about the chapter. For the character see Harry Potter. The Boy Who Lived is the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Opening description[]
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Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense... |
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Closing description[]
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He couldn’t know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: ‘To Harry Potter – the boy who lived!’ |
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Moments[]
This chapter has 3 moments.
Number Four, Privet Drive[]
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J.K. Rowling's thoughts |
Something Peculiar is Happening[]
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New from J.K. Rowling |
Harry is Delivered[]
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No new content in this moment. |
See also[]
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | ||||
| The Boy Who Lived | The Vanishing Glass | The Letters from No One | The Keeper of the Keys | Diagon Alley |