The chapter starts with description of the Dursley family, who are proud to be "perfectly normal". We learn that Mrs Dursley has a sister, Mrs Potter, but their families haven't met for several years. Both families have sons.
Then the story begins on a "dull, grey Tuesday". Mr Dursley notices a lot of strange things hapenning - owls flying in town, people in cloaks, a strange cat sitting on the wall of his garden, unusual news on TV. The Dursleys go to bed wondering what it all could mean. At night, a tall, thin and very old man appears near their house. It's Albus Dumbledore. The cat turns out to be Professor McGonagall, and the two are professors from Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Then comes Hagrid, a giant, who brings little Harry Potter. Harry's parents were killed by Lord Voldermort, a dark wizard, but Harry survived and Voldermort's power "somehow broke" .
So little Harry is left asleep on the doorstep of the Dursley's house with a letter written by Dumbledore. The professors and Hagrid go to join the celebrations.
Chapter One
The Boy Who Lived
The chapter starts with description of the Dursley family, who are proud to be "perfectly normal". We learn that Mrs Dursley has a sister, Mrs Potter, but their families haven't met for several years. Both families have sons.
Then the story begins on a "dull, grey Tuesday". Mr Dursley notices a lot of strange things hapenning - owls flying in town, people in cloaks, a strange cat sitting on the wall of his garden, unusual news on TV. The Dursleys go to bed wondering what it all could mean. At night, a tall, thin and very old man appears near their house. It's Albus Dumbledore. The cat turns out to be Professor McGonagall, and the two are professors from Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Then comes Hagrid, a giant, who brings little Harry Potter. Harry's parents were killed by Lord Voldermort, a dark wizard, but Harry survived and Voldermort's power "somehow broke" .
So little Harry is left asleep on the doorstep of the Dursley's house with a letter written by Dumbledore. The professors and Hagrid go to join the celebrations.
[haɪ, maɪ neɪmz ʤɒn ænd aɪm frɒm ˈɪŋglənd].
[maɪ haʊs ɪz ə ˈsɛmi-dɪˈtæʧt haʊs meɪd ɒv brɪks].
[ɪn maɪ haʊs, ðeər ɑː θriː ruːmz ˌdaʊnˈsteəz ænd θriː ruːm ˌʌpˈsteəz].
[ˌdaʊnˈsteəz, ðeər ɪz ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm, ə ˈkɪʧɪn ænd ə ˈbɑːθru(ː)m].
[sʌm ˈhaʊzɪz hæv gɒt ə ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs ɪn ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm bʌt wiː hævnt gɒt wʌn].
[wiːv gɒt ˈsɛntrəl ˈhiːtɪŋ ɪn ɔːl ðə ruːmz].
[ˌʌpˈsteəz, ðeər ɑː θriː ˈbɛdru(ː)mz ænd ə ˈbɑːθru(ː)m].
[ɔːl ðə ruːmz hæv gɒt ˈkɑːpɪts tuː kiːp ʌs wɔːm].
[ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ɒv ðə haʊs, ðeər ɪz ə bæk ˈgɑːdn ænd ə frʌnt ˈgɑːdn
wɪð ə lɒt ɒv ˈflaʊəz].