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==Plot==

[[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] lives with his abusive uncle and aunt, [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley]], and their bullying son, [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]], where he was dropped off as a baby 10 years earlier by Albus Dumbledore. On Harry's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is a wizard. A man fromnamed [[Rubeus Hagrid]], who tells him that he can attend [[Hogwarts]], a school of magic of which Hargid is groundskeeper. Hagrid explains that when Harry was an infant, a [[Dark arts (Harry Potter)|Dark]] wizard named [[Lord Voldemort|Voldemort]] murdered his parents and tried to kill him as well. However, Voldemort's [[Avada Kedavra|killing curse]] rebounded and seemingly destroyed him, leaving a lightning bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead. Unbeknownst to Harry, this event made him famous among wizards.

Hagrid takes Harry to [[Diagon Alley]], where he buys a [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Wand|wand]] and other school supplies. A month later, Harry takes the [[Hogwarts Express]] to Hogwarts. During the journey, he befriends [[Ron Weasley]], a fellow first-year student. The two boys also meet [[Hermione Granger]] and have a confrontation with [[Draco Malfoy]]. At Hogwarts, a magical [[Sorting Hat]] assigns each first-year student to a [[Hogwarts#Houses|House]]. Harry, Ron and Hermione are assigned to Gryffindor, although the Hat considers putting Harry in Slytherin.