The story opens with the Dursley family: Vernon, Petunia, and their son Dudley, who live at number four, Privet Drive. They are an ordinary family in a perfectly normal neighborhood. Vernon Dursley notices strange occurrences during his day, such as people in cloaks celebrating and mentioning someone named Harry.

The story opens with the Dursley family: Vernon, Petunia, and their son Dudley, who live at number four, Privet Drive. They are an ordinary family in a perfectly normal neighborhood. Vernon Dursley notices strange occurrences during his day, such as people in cloaks celebrating and mentioning someone named Harry.