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Number Four, Privet Drive

Also known as 4 Privet Drive, Privet Drive

house
modern suburban English

Number Four, Privet Drive appears in Harry Potter.

Type: house
Style: modern suburban English
First appears: Book 1
Books: 4

Number Four, Privet Drive is the painfully ordinary home of the Dursleys in Little Whinging, Surrey, where Harry Potter is left as an infant and raised in neglect, first in the cupboard under the stairs and later in the smallest bedroom. Though its tidy, pebble-dashed exterior blends seamlessly into a street of identical square houses, the house becomes a recurring stage for magical intrusions, from a flood of Hogwarts letters to house-elf mischief, a flying car rescue, an inflated aunt, and a Floo-powder explosion through a boarded-up fireplace. Unknown to Harry for years, the house is protected by the blood magic of his mother's sacrifice, making this drab suburban prison his one true sanctuary from Voldemort each summer.

History

BOOK 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
BOOK 2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Perfectly ordinary suburban house on a silent, tidy street. The exterior features well-kept front gardens, neat hedges, a low garden wall, and a front. Damage in ch0.
BOOK 3Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Two-story modern suburban house on a quiet street with identical square neighbors, pebble-dashed walls, front garden, and driveway. Contains small upstairs bedrooms.
BOOK 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire