The Mysterious Secret of Number Four Privet Drive

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley lived at number four, Privet Drive.

They were very proud to be completely normal people.

They did not like anything strange or mysterious at all.

Mr. Dursley was the director of a firm that made drills.

Mrs. Dursley spent her time watching the neighbors and gossiping.

They had a small son named Dudley and they thought he was perfect.

However, the Dursleys had a big secret that they kept hidden.

Mrs. Dursley had a sister, but she had not seen her for many years.

They pretended the sister did not even exist.

One Tuesday morning, Mr. Dursley noticed something very odd on his way to work.

He saw a cat that appeared to be reading a map on the corner.

Throughout the day, he noticed people wearing strange, bright cloaks.

He heard these people whispering about a family called the Potters.

That night, a very old man named Albus Dumbledore arrived on the street.

He looked very different from anyone else in the neighborhood.

He used a silver object to pull the light out of the street lamps.

Suddenly, the cat from earlier transformed into a stern-looking woman.

Her name was Professor McGonagall, and she looked very worried.

They spoke about a dark wizard who had finally been defeated.

They also talked about a young couple who had lost their lives.

A giant man named Hagrid suddenly fell from the sky on a motorcycle.

He was carrying a small bundle of blankets in his massive arms.

Inside the blankets, a baby boy was sleeping peacefully.

The baby had a strange scar on his forehead shaped like lightning.

Dumbledore placed the baby on the doorstep of number four.

He left a letter explaining everything that had happened to the family.

The three of them watched the baby for a final moment.

They knew this child would be famous in their world forever.

Harry Potter would grow up without knowing he was a hero.

This was the beginning of a story that would change everything.