![]() ![]() ![]() Last line: “As Hagrid had said, what would come, would come…and he would have to meet it when it did.” Instead of just being away from Hogwarts, the novel opens away from Harry to raise the stakes and show more of Voldemort’s past and the beginning of his return to power. This opening line introduces a shift in how Rowling decides to open the remaining novels in the series. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireįirst line: “The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it ‘the Riddle House,’ even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there.” The look on Vernon’s face portrays another power shift between Harry and his old life with his uncle ordering him around. ![]() Harry hopes what he’s gained over the year, namely his connection to his father’s best friends Sirius and Lupin, will improve his life at the Dursley’s house. Last line: “And, grinning broadly at the look of horror on Uncle Vernon’s face, Harry set off toward the station exit, Hedwig rattling along in front of him, for what looked like a much better summer than the last.”Īnother hopeful transition back to what we know is Harry’s least favorite place to be. This tension fuels this dramatic opening where (as readers know) Harry will disastrously blow up his cruel Aunt Marge and run away from home before making it to school this year. He’s weird and he doesn’t belong in the world of the Dursley family. In case you forgot or didn’t read the previous two books in the series: HARRY POTTER IS WEIRD. This is, perhaps, the most on the nose way for Rowling to echo the previous opening Harry Potter sentences. ![]()
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