... protected from Voldemort. I would not change the ending of this book. I think it fits the events that lead up to the climax. It is very well written and very enjoyable. I like how it got my mind questioning all the possibilities. I can't even fathom how the ending would be if it were different. Setting One setting in this book is the Dursley's house. The house appears to be normal and cozy ... , but the inhabitants are nothing like that at all. Dudley has two bedrooms, one for him and one for all his unwanted toys. Harry sleeps under the stairs in a cupboard until letters start arriving ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... sign at all that another boy lived in the house..." (18). They treated Harry as if he were a burden, "The Dursleys often spoke about Harry like this, as though he wasn't there-or rather, as though he was something very nasty that couldn't understand them, like a slug" (22). Harry was forced to live in a closet beneath the stairs, punished for inevitable happenings, beaten by his ... cousin, and treated as if he were an outsider. Because of the treatment he received, Harry gained a humble attitude which prompted him to rely on himself for companionship. Harry was also excluded from any .....

• Word Count: 1351
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate