Harry Potter (1) Harry Finds Out About Hogwarts

Harry is growing up without his parents. He misses them a lot even though he never really knew them. They were killed by an evil spirit when Harry was a small child. There was no one to take care of Harry afterwards and he ended up living with a bunch of strangers.

grow up ... vyrůstat

I miss her ... ona mně chybí

even though ... přestože, i když 

evil spirit ... zlý duch 

take care of him ... postarejte se o něj 

afterwards ... potom, pak 

she ended up crying ... dopadlo to tak, že se rozplakala 

a bunch of strangers ... pár nějakých cizích lidí

The Dursleys, the family that Harry lives with, treat him very badly. He isn't even allowed to watch TV or leave his room in the evening. The Dursleys have their own son, whose name is Dudley, and they prefer him to Harry.

Dudley doesn't like Harry either and the two boys don't get along at all. None of this is Harry's fault. Dudley is a fat spoiled dumb kid and his parents are simply mean. They all give Harry a hard time about every little thing that he does. In fact, they seem to enjoy making his life hard.

Harry is 11 now and he is tired of dealing with these horrible people. He is trying to figure out a way to escape, but he has no idea where to go. He doesn't have any relatives and he couldn't pay to stay at a hotel. The police would soon find him and bring him back.

One day a big bird shows up at Harry's window and leaves a bunch of letters. The Dursleys hide the letters before Harry can read them and they lock the door so he can't go out and talk to the bird. But nothing will stop Harry at this point. He sneaks into the living room and steals the letters.

By reading the letters Harry finds out that there are people out there who care about him and want him to come join them. Harry also learns that the guy who killed his parents is still looking for him. He realizes that he needs to be careful. Otherwise he will get killed just like his parents.