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The contents of the letter can be presumed to include:
  
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*The news and circumstances of the death of Petunia's sister [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] and her husband [[James Potter I|James]].
  
*The news and circumstances of the death of Petunia's sister [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] and her husband [[James Potter I|James]].
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*The magical protection which will be placed upon [[4 Privet Drive]] when Harry is be adopted.
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*The potential dangers which could befall Harry and Petunia's family if Harry is to leave the house before [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday|his seventeenth birthday]].
  
*The potential dangers which could befall Harry and Petunia's family if Harry is to leave the house before [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday|his seventeenth birthday]].
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Regardless of the content, Vernon and Petunia did not reveal the information to their nephew Harry. Instead, they spent the next decade of their lives attempting to keep Harry ignorant about not just the circumstances of [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|his parents' deaths]], but also the [[wizarding world]] altogether.
   
 
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In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' the letter was written to both [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley]], which contradicts the novel in which the letter was only written for Petunia.
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In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' the letter was written to both [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley]], which contradicts the novel in which the letter was only written for Petunia.
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*In the film adaption the letter has a mistake, saying ''To Mr. and Mrs. V. Dursley''. The "V" is the first letter in Mr. Dursley's name.
  
   
 
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This article is about Dumbledore's letter to Petunia about adopting Harry. You may be looking for Dumbledore's letter to Petunia rejecting her request for going to Hogwarts or Dumbledore's howler to Petunia.

Albus Dumbledore: "His aunt and uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he’s older. I’ve written them a letter."
Minerva Mcgonagall: "A letter?"
— Albus Dumbledore on the letter he had written to Petunia Dursley.[src]

This letter was written by Albus Dumbledore on 1 November 1981 to Petunia Dursley. The letter detailed the wards that would be created if she were to take in her nephew, Harry Potter, until he was seventeen. In 1995, Albus Dumbledore felt that the dementor attack on Harry and Dudley had "awoken her to the dangers of having Harry Potter as a surrogate son",[2] and sent her a howler to remind her of it.

The contents of the letter can be presumed to include:

  • The news and circumstances of the death of Petunia's sister Lily Potter and her husband James.
  • The magical protection which will be placed upon 4 Privet Drive when Harry is to be adopted.
  • The potential dangers which could befall Harry and Petunia's family if Harry is to leave the house before his seventeenth birthday.

Regardless of the content, Vernon and Petunia did not reveal the information to their nephew Harry. Instead, they spent the next decade of their lives attempting to keep Harry ignorant about not just the circumstances of his parents' deaths, but also the wizarding world altogether.

Behind the scenes

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone the letter was written to both Vernon and Petunia Dursley, which contradicts the novel in which the letter was only written for Petunia.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy)
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