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"Today's your birthday, how come you haven't got any cards? Haven't you even got friends at that freak place?"
Dudley Dursley mocks Harry Potter[src]

Harry Potter's twelfth birthday was wildly ignored by his uncle, aunt, and cousin, although Dudley did remember his birthday and mocked him for it.[1] On this day, Dobby the house-elf arrived and warned Harry not to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Harry refused, Dobby took it upon himself to try and keep Harry safe, using a Hover Charm to smash a pudding in the Dursleys' kitchen.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

In the film version, Dobby drops the cake on the head of Mrs Mason, to the same effect as in the book.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 1 (The Worst Birthday)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 2 (Dobby's Warning)
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