'Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.'

'Nearly ten years had passed since the Dursleys had woken up to find their nephew on the front step, but Privet Drive had hardly changed at all.'

'The escape of the Brazilian boa constrictor earned Harry his longest-ever punishment.'

'The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges and with a deafening crash landed flat on the floor.'

'Can we buy all this in London?' Harry wondered aloud. 'If yeh know where to go,' said Hagrid.'

'Harry's last month with the Dursleys wasn't fun.'

'The door swung open at once. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there.'

'Whispers followed Harry from the moment he left his dormitory next day.'

'Harry had never believed he would meet a boy he hated more than Dudley, but that was before he met Draco Malfoy.'

'Malfoy couldn't believe his eyes when he saw that Harry and Ron were still at Hogwarts next day, looking tired but perfectly cheerful.'

'As they entered November, the weather turned very cold.'

'Christmas was coming.'

'Dumbledore had convinced Harry not to go looking for the Mirror of Erised again, and for the rest of the Christmas holidays the invisibility cloak stayed folded at the bottom of h

'Every time they passed the third-floor corridor, Harry, Ron and Hermione would press their ears to the door to check that Fluffy was still growling inside.'

'Things couldn’t have been worse.'

'In years to come, Harry would never quite remember how he had managed to get through his exams when he half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door at any moment.'

'It was Quirrell.'