Harry Potter's Invitation to the World by Vickie Ewell

Chapter 1 - The Dursleys at First Glance
(HP Chapter 1)

At first glance, I wouldn’t call the Dursleys typical, even though Mr. Dursley kept insisting they were. Because the Dursleys know the wizarding world is there, they are more spiritually conscious than the greater portion of humanity, but they have reacted to that world by putting on a mask of normalcy and pretending it doesn’t exist. Unlike most of humanity who is totally blind to the spiritual world, the Dursleys have been made aware of its presence, but they have rejected it and labeled it evil.

Chapter 2 - Introduction to the Wizarding World
(HP Chapter 1)

As Mr. Dursley watched the evening news, we hear that owls normally hunt at night and are seldom seen during daylight hours. That is their sleeping pattern. They sleep during the day and go about their lives during the night. That sleeping pattern mirrors the sleeping pattern of Muggles. A mirror reflects what looks into it, but that reflection always appears backwards. Right and left are reversed depending upon perspective.

Chapter 3 - Leaving Harry at the Dursleys
(HP Chapter 1)

Professor McGonagall’s reaction to Hagrid bringing Harry to Privet Drive questioned Dumbledore’s wisdom. That tells me the two characters are rather close, and that Dumbledore played a deeper role in her life than just a teacher or boss. It also shows how intellectual ability and wisdom are not the same thing. Professor McGonagall is looking at Hagrid from a point of intellectual reason, how he’s behaved in the past is how he will always be, while Dumbledore is looking at Hagrid as if he already were who he will one day become.

Chapter 4 - The Trip to the Zoo
(HP Chapter 2)

Chapter 2 began by telling us that hardly anything had changed at the Dursleys over the past 10 years. Dudley was still the center of Mr. and Mrs. Dursley’s life, they catered to his every whim, and gave into him whenever he threw a tantrum.

Chapter 5 - The First Letter of Invitation
(HP Chapter 3)

The man-made world that surrounded Harry was dark, depressing, and hopeless. Since uncle Vernon blamed the snake’s escape on him, Harry had been locked up inside the cupboard for weeks. When he finally got out, he had to cleverly avoid Dudley and gang. Generally, that meant staying away from the house as much as possible.

Chapter 6 – Additional Invitations Arrive
(HP Chapter 3)

Dudley was having a difficult time dealing with his parents’ decision that Harry needed one of his bedrooms. He went through several of his old manipulating techniques, such as screaming, hitting, kicking, and throwing things, but nothing worked. Harry was blaming himself for not opening the letter in the hallway before returning to the kitchen, and Mr. and Mrs. Dursley were terrified – so terrified, that Mr. Dursley made Dudley go retrieve the mail (rather than Harry) when it arrived that day.

Chapter 7 – Mr. Dursley Tried to Hide Harry
(HP Chapter 3)

Dudley was used to the comforts of life. He had no idea that a Wizarding World existed, and that dad was trying to prevent that world from contacting Harry. To him, dad was just acting like a fruitcake. Dudley was curious as to who was trying so hard to contact Harry, but going all day without food, television, and his computer games turned him into an emotional mess. He was hungry and going through physical-world withdrawals.

Chapter 8 – The Keeper of the Keys
(HP Chapter 4)

At the knock on the door, Mr. Dursley came racing into the living room with a rifle. Despite the Dursley’s neglectful parenting of Harry, Vernon was prepared at that moment to physically defend his family. Or at least, he figured the sight of a gun might be enough to scare away the intruder because he warned the person who was knocking on the door that he was armed.

Chapter 9 – Hagrid Reveals Harry’s True Identity
(HP Chapter 4)

Hagrid went to work immediately lighting a fire in the fireplace, the heart of the home, which filled Harry from head to toe with warmth. Many spiritual traditions believe that when the Masters of Compassion, angels, or higher vibrational beings, are around, those who are sensitive to spiritual things can actually feel the heat their vibration puts off.

Chapter 10 – Harry Learns About Hogwarts
(HP Chapter 4)

After Hagrid’s revelation that Harry was a wizard, everyone in the room went completely silent. All they could hear was the sea and the whistling wind. Biblical scripture tells us that those filled with The Holy Spirit are like the wind. We can hear the wind. We can see its effects, but we do not know where it comes from or where it is going. Neither can we stop it or control it. It comes and goes as it pleases.

Harry Potter's Invitation to the World

by Vickie Ewell

Chapter 1 - The Dursleys at First Glance (HP Chapter 1)

Chapter 2 - Introduction to the Wizarding World (HP Chapter 1)

Chapter 3 - Leaving Harry at the Dursleys (HP Chapter 1)

Chapter 4 - The Trip to the Zoo (HP Chapter 2)

Chapter 5 - The First Letter of Invitation (HP Chapter 3)

Chapter 6 – Additional Invitations Arrive (HP Chapter 3)

Chapter 7 – Mr. Dursley Tried to Hide Harry (HP Chapter 3)

Chapter 8 – The Keeper of the Keys (HP Chapter 4)

Chapter 9 – Hagrid Reveals Harry’s True Identity (HP Chapter 4)

Chapter 10 – Harry Learns About Hogwarts (HP Chapter 4)