Does Harry Potter Move Into His Family Home

"The hedge had grown wild in the sixteen years since Hagrid had taken Harry from the rubble that lay scattered amongst the waist-high grass. Most of the cottage was still continuing, though entirely covered in the dark ivy and snow, only the right side of the top floor had been blown apart; that, Harry was sure, was where the curse had backfired."

— Description^[src]

The Potter cottage was the home of the Potter family until the last months of the Offset Wizarding War. It was a deselect niggling cottage located in the village of Godric's Hollow in West Country.^[4] Bathilda Bagshot'southward cottage was located nearby.

When a prophecy concerning Harry's defeat of Lord Voldemort was foretold, a Fidelius Charm was placed on the home by Albus Dumbledore when the Nighttime Lord marked the family unit for death as a result.^[5]

On the night of 31 October, 1981, Voldemort showed upward to murder them, simply was defeated when his Killing Curse meant for Harry rebounded on him and a large portion of the cottage was destroyed. The cottage has thenceforth been undisturbed and left in its ruined land.^[6]

Contents

• 1 Clarification
• two Inhabitants
• 3 History
  • 3.one Starting time Wizarding War
    • iii.i.1 Murder of the Potters
    • 3.1.ii Backwash
  • iii.ii 2nd Wizarding State of war
• 4 Media
• 5 Behind the scenes
• 6 Appearances
• 7 Notes and references

Clarification

Information technology was known to be a comfortably sized, ii story building with a small gate and hedges surrounding the front end grand. Harry's chamber was located on the first floor, shut to the staircase in the living room. Harry's bedroom had a Magic Alphabet hanging on the wall.

Post-obit Voldemort'due south attack on the cottage, Harry's room was blown autonomously by Voldemort'south backfiring killing expletive. The cottage was left in its ruined country as a testament to the violence of the Beginning Wizarding State of war, and to the lives lost in that location.^{[half dozen]}

Inhabitants

James and his Muggle-born wife Lily Evans used the house as a hiding place from Lord Voldemort when he marked them and their infant son Harry for decease.

The small-scale family unit also had a cat that lived with them at the time. It is unknown what happened to the cat.^[3] Later James and Lily were murdered the cottage remained empty, with no ane else living in it.^[4]

History

First Wizarding War

"The one with the ability to trounce the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, built-in as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him every bit his equal, but he will have power the Night Lord knows not... and either must dice at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the ability to vanquish the Nighttime Lord will be born as the 7th month dies...."

— Sybill Trelawney's starting time prophecy^[src]

Infant Harry riding a broomstick within the cottage

After a prophecy was made by Sybill Trelawney concerning the birth of ane who would be able to defeat Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore had the Potters go into hiding afterwards being warned of Voldemort'south intentions by then-Expiry Eater Severus Snape.^[5]

A Fidelius Charm was placed on the business firm, with Sirius Black chosen as Secret-Keeper; this meant that the house and its occupants couldn't be institute even if Voldemort "had his nose pressed against their sitting-room window". However, a last-infinitesimal decision was made to make Peter Pettigrew Secret-Keeper instead, as it was believed he would be less obvious to the Decease Eaters. Unfortunately, neither the Potters nor Sirius knew that Pettigrew had in fact betrayed the Lodge of the Phoenix and turned spy for Voldemort.^[seven]

Murder of the Potters

"All anyone knows is, he turned up in the village where you was all living, on Hallowe'en ten years ago. Yous was just a year old. "

— Overview of Voldemort entering Godric'southward Hallow^[src]

Voldemort arriving at Godric's Hollow and murdering Lily and James Potter

Subsequently learning the whereabouts of the Potter family from Pettigrew, Voldemort travelled to Godric'south Hollow on the night of 31 October, 1981. With its magical protections broken, Voldemort was able to detect it easily and blasted the front end door open, catching its inhabitants off-guard. James, whom had left his wand on the sofa was murdered quickly, trying to defend his family unit. Subsequently Voldemort murdered James he preceded up the stairs to baby Harry'due south nursery where mother and son were trapped within.^[6]

Voldemort attempting to murder babe Harry Potter

Cornered in the nursery, Lily refused to step bated for Voldemort, and was murdered besides, the green calorie-free from this act actually lighting up the entire upper flooring. When the Dark Lord then attempted to murder the one prophesied to defeat him, the protection laid down by his female parent'south loving cede caused the Killing Expletive to rebound, destroying Voldemort's corporeal body merely unfortunately also taking out a significant chunk of the cottage's upper floor.

Harry was left with goose egg but a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, while Lord Voldemort'south powers were temporally destroyed. Henceforth, was known as the "Boy Who Lived" and was also marked as Lord Voldemort's equal, thus sealing his fate.^[6] Harry's championship equally the "Boy Who Lived" would effect his life for many years to come.

Backwash

"She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you lot, and in doing so, she sealed the charm I placed upon you. Your mother'due south cede made the bail of blood the strongest shield I could give yous."

— Dumbledore explaining the Bond of blood charm^[src]

Hagrid delivering infant Harry to the Dursleys

Dumbledore had placed a amuse on the business firm that alerted him immediately to James and Lily's deaths.^[eight] Sirius Black and Rubeus Hagrid discovered Harry nevertheless alive within the ruined house within his crib. Harry was taken by Rubeus Hagrid by the request of Dumbledore, to the intendance of his maternal relatives, the Dursley family.^[7] He spent the adjacent ten years without whatsoever knowledge of his wizarding heritage and was treated poorly past his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley.

Dumbledore believed Harry would benefit from being with claret relatives in order to preserve the protection his mother gave him with her decease. While Hagrid took Harry to the Dursleys, Black went afterwards Pettigrew with the intention of killing him.^[7] Pettigrew outsmarted Sirius, cut off his ain finger, framed Black for murder, and killed twelve Muggles when he blowup a street during his escape.^[seven]

2nd Wizarding War

"On this spot, on this night of 31 October 1981, Lily and James Potter lost their lives. Their son, Harry, remains the only magician e'er to have survived the Killing Expletive. This house, invisible to Muggles, has been left in its ruined state equally a monument to the Potters and as a reminder of the violence that tore autonomously their family."

— Harry Potter reading the sign exterior the cottage^[src]

Harry and Hermione outside the ruined Potter Cottage in 1997

This business firm was visited over again by Harry on Christmas Eve, 1997, along with Hermione Granger. It had been left in its ruined state and fabricated invisible to Muggles, equally a monument to the Potters and to Voldemort's first downfall. By this time, nature had largely reclaimed information technology with ivy covering most of the surviving portions and the lawn having grown out of control.^[4]

Wizard visitors could observe a memorial sign with a bulletin in gilt messages explaining this fact. A number of visitors had written on the sign, either signing their names in Everlasting Ink, carving their initials, or leaving messages, including a number addressed directly to Harry Potter expressing their support for him. Some of these messages included: "long live Harry Potter", "if you read this, Harry, nosotros're all behind y'all!", and "good luck, Harry, wherever yous are". Hermione initially expressed her discomfort with the graffiti, though Harry found the xvi years' worth of supportive messages comforting.^[iv]

Information technology is probable that the firm remained in its ruined country after the Second Wizarding War. It is known that Harry Potter and his married woman Ginny Weasley did not live in Godric'southward Hollow after their union.^[9]

Media

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer'due south Stone Voldemort

Voldemort's First Defeat

Behind the scenes

• The Potter cottage that appears in the motion picture adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone during Hagrid's conversation with Harry in the Leaky Cauldron, and the Potter cottage that appears in Deathly Hallows: Role 1 during Harry and Hermione'southward visit to Godric'southward Hollow announced to have different styles and designs. Ane possible reason for this is that a lot of the outset film was shot on location, whereas a lot of the subsequent instalments were created on sound stages. Another reason may be that the cottage shown in the get-go picture was in Harry's imagination when he was listening to the story from Hagrid, and the cottage from the terminal films was the actual one. It is interesting to note, however, that the first cottage bears similarities to Church Cottage, where Rowling grew upwardly.
• Since Harry was born in the village of Godric's Hollow, it is very possible that he was born in his parents' home.
• In the beginning pic version, Voldemort is seen creeping upwards to the business firm and nobody is seen through the windows. He opens the door, by possibly using Alohomora. Lily is seen slamming Harry'due south plant nursery door and mouths the word: James, as a cloaked man is seen going downwards the stairs. The nursery door is blasted open and Voldemort casts the Killing Curse on Lily. Green calorie-free is then seen flashing through the cottage windows, and Voldemort points his wand in Harry's confront.
• In Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Severus Snape was seen entering the household after Voldemort's assault, mourning over Lily's corpse, just before Hagrid arrived to retrieve Harry.
• In Cursed Child, Harry was found by Hagrid in his cot which was shown to be lit with pure white light.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Start mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(due south))
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Role 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part ane (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Function 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-iv
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Notes and references

1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter sixteen (Godric's Hollow) - "Harry did non want to acknowledge that he had non been thinking virtually the sword at all when he suggested they get to Godric's Hol-low. For him, the lure of the hamlet lay in his parents' graves, the house where he had narrowly escaped death, and in the person of Bathilda Bagshot."
2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow) - "Well-nigh celebrated of these half-magical dwelling places is, mayhap, Godric's Hollow, the W Country hamlet where the great wizard Godric Gryffindor was born, and where Bowman Wright, Wizarding smith, forged the showtime Aureate Snitch."
3. ↑ ^{three.0 3.1} Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10 (Kreacher's Tale)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.ane iv.two 4.3} Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 v.1} Harry Potter and the Guild of the Phoenix, Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 vi.3} Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince'southward Tale)
7. ↑ ^{vii.0 vii.1 seven.2 7.3} Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 19 (The Retainer of Lord Voldemort)
8. ↑ http://pottercast.the-leaky-cauldron.org/transcript/show/166?ordernum=iii
9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Cursed Kid, page 4

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