Harry Potter

Chapter 6

The Journey from Platform

Nine and Three-quarters
How did the Dursleys change the
way they treated Harry after they
met Hagrid?
What was Harry’s owl
called?
What was the importance of
this date to Harry?
What was the name of the train
station that Harry went to for
Hogwarts?
What can you tell about:
Platform nine and three
quarters?
Three reasons for
Harry’s panic at the
train station…
Where does this take you to?
What is the name of the train
going to Hogwarts?
 How did the twins
recognize Harry Potter?
What do you know about this
badge?
“Do you think he remembers
how he looks like?”

Who said this quote? Who were they talking

about?
Why did Ron feel gloomy
on the train?
Chocolate frog cards
 Who got this
chocolate frog card?
Where?
Muggle pictures Wizard pictures
 It was a surprise that I got the
letter, but I was very pleased !

Who said this quote?

Why was it a surprise to
her/him to receive the
letter?
List a very important name
who was a member of this
club.
What is this?
 I wonder what do wizards do
after they finish school!

Who said this

quote?
What was the strange incident that
happened at Gringotts?
 Where are the first year
students? Any more
first years?

Who said this quote?

 Summary
Harry patiently waits for the month with the Dursleys to be
over so he can get to Hogwarts. They ignore him most of the
time. He hangs out with his owl, Hedwig, and reads for
school.
The day before he has to leave, he asks the Dursleys to
take him to the train station in London. They grudgingly
agree, but when he tells them he has to take a train leaving
from platform nine and three-quarters, they just laugh.
Mr. Dursley says all the wizards are nuts, but they'll take
Harry to London because they're going anyway, to get
Dudley's tail taken off.
The next day, Harry wakes up really early, because he's so
excited. He double checks he's got everything he needs for
Hogwarts and is more than ready to leave long before the
Dursleys are.
They get to the station at 10:30, and the train is supposed
to leave at 11. The Dursleys help Harry to get his baggage
inside, and then laugh at him because there's nothing
between platforms nine and ten. Then they abandon him
there.
Harry asks a guard for help, but the guard gets angry with
him because he doesn't know how to explain where he's
going. He begins to panic when he overhears some people
talking about Muggles.
He follows them: it's a mother and four sons and a daughter,
all redheads. Harry watches as the three older boys, called
Percy, Fred, and George, run at the wall that separates the
platforms and disappear.
Harry asks the woman how to do it; she kindly explains that
you have to just run at the barrier and you'll go through it. The
woman introduces him to her son, Ron. She tells Harry to go
first.
Harry's scared, so he walks towards the barrier and then
starts running – and then he's through. He sees a train,
leaving at 11, on the right platform – he made it! He finds
himself surrounded by magical people with owls and
equipment just like he has.
Harry heads towards the end of the train looking for space, but
has trouble maneuvering all his bags. The redheaded boys
Fred and George (twins) come to help him. As they're all
getting settled, the others realize that he's Harry Potter. Harry
watches as the redheads all get off the train to say goodbye to
their mother. Their older brother, Percy, is excited because he's
going to be a prefect. The others make fun of him. They also
poke fun at Ron, because he'll be new to Hogwarts.

The boys tell their mom they met Harry on the train. She tells
them to not bother him, but to treat him like a regular person.
They jump on the train just as it's leaving.
Ron comes into Harry's compartment and asks if he can
sit with him. The twins poke their heads in, introduce
themselves as Weasleys, and go looking for Lee Jackson.

Ron asks if Harry's actually Harry Potter, and Harry shows

him his scar. Harry says he doesn't have any memories of
You-Know-Who.
Harry asks Ron about what it's like to be in a wizard
family, and Ron explains that it's tough being the fifth
brother in a line of wizards. He only gets hand-me-downs,
like Percy's old rat Scabbers.
It sounds like the Weasleys don't have a ton of money. Harry
explains that he's only just got a hold of them. As he's talking,
he says Voldemort's name, and Ron is shocked – people
aren't supposed to say it. Harry thinks it's just proof of how
much he's got to learn.
The train keeps going and a woman with snacks stops by their
compartment. Ron doesn't buy anything, but Harry is excited
to buy candy. The woman doesn't have ordinary candy, though
– just all kinds of magic candy. He buys some of everything.
Ron's unpacking some homemade sandwiches, but Harry
convinces him to share some of the magic candy. It's the first
time he got to share.
They start eating some Chocolate Frogs, and Ron
explains that they come with collectable cards of magic
folks. Harry gets one with Dumbledore. He learns that
people don't always stay still in magic pictures – they
move around and leave the frames.

Soon Harry's collected a bunch of wizard pictures. He

also tries Every Flavor Beans, which don't all taste good.
As they travel, they move from fields to woods. A boy that
Harry had seen earlier comes in briefly looking for his lost
toad.
Ron says a toad would be better than his rat, who won't
change color or anything – he's about to show Harry
when the boy comes back with a girl, who calls him
Neville and asks about the toad.

She asks Ron to show them some magic. Ron tries to

change the rat but it doesn't work.
The girl says the spells she's tried have worked. Even
though she's from a non-magic family, she's learned a lot
already. She introduces herself as Hermione Granger.
Ron and Harry introduce themselves. Hermione says
Harry's famous and in a bunch of magic books.
She asks what houses they want to be in and says she
hopes to be in Gryffindor. Then she and Neville leave in
pursuit of the toad. Ron says he hopes they're not in
the same house.

He tells Harry that his whole family has been

Gryffindors – which is a lot of pressure.
Ron's telling Harry about his other brothers – one works
for Gringotts, which was recently robbed. Harry's
shocked, even more so when he hears that whoever it
was hasn't been caught yet.
Harry's worried, but gets distracted when Ron brings up
Quidditch and explains all its elements to him.
Three boys, one of whom is from the robe shop, interrupt
them. He asks Harry if he's Harry Potter and introduces
himself as Draco Malfoy. His friends are Crabbe and Goyle.
Malfoy sneers at Ron, making fun of his family.

He tells Harry that he should be his friend instead. Harry

puts him off and sides with Ron, so Malfoy insults his
parents too. They're about to fight when Scabbers bites
Goyle, and Malfoy and his friends run off.
Hermione returns, and they commiserate over the rat, which
seems to be unconscious.
They talk about Malfoy; his family was on the Dark side, and
while they've come back, not everyone believes they've
reformed. Hermione says they should put on their robes,
because they're almost there, and then she leaves.
Ron and Harry get ready, as an announcement says to leave
baggage on the train to be collected.

They all get off the train and see Hagrid, who tells all the first
years to go with him.They see a lake, and across it is a
mountain with a castle on top.
They get in boats to cross the lake, four at a time. Harry,
Ron, Neville, and Hermione go together.

The boats all leave at the same time and go across the lake
towards the castle. When they get to the other side, Hagrid
finds Neville's toad. Then, he knocks three times on the
castle door.