What we expected at Privet Drive

September 28, 2005 by wfzimmerman | No comments

What we expected: Harry makes a short stay at 4 Privet Drive.
Adele: Will poor Harry be stuck at the Dursleys’ all next summer?
JK Rowling replies -> Not all summer, no. In fact, he has the shortest stay in Privet Drive so far. (World Book Day chat, 3/04/04, http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrwbd.shtml ).
What we got:
It was indeed a short stay … but one of the most memorable ones as Dumbledore delivers the ticking off of a lifetime to the Dursleys.
A pleasant escape from 4 Privet Drive.
The theory that [Harry stands trial again in HP&THBP] has been put forward to explain why Harry does not spend as long in Privet Drive during this book as previous ones, but I am happy to say that he leaves the Dursleys early for a much pleasanter reason than a court case. (http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/rumours_view.cfm?id=23)
What we got:
The trip to Slughorn’s was not exactly pleasant, but the subsequent trip to the Weasleys was.

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