JK Rowling's Original Harry Potter Draft REVEALED - Harry Potter Explained

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, I wanted to share something very special with you guys which pertains to the existence of the Harry Potter world as a whole. I am of course talking about the ORIGINAL synopsis written by JK Rowling for the Harry Potter book- a huge piece of Potter history. This was the same synopsis that JK Rowling submitted to Bloomsbury publishing before the book was ever known- this was the synopsis that helped Bloomsbury publishing to understand why this is something that they should publish. THIS synopsis eventually persuaded Bloomsbury to offer Rowling her first contract- and I think that it’s interesting to see the ‘roots’ of Harry Potter- and what caused it to become the huge franchise that it is. The first Harry Potter book - The Philosopher’s Stone - was published in 1997, and this synopsis dates back to 1995- meaning this predated the definitive existence of the magical world by 2 years. There were a full 2 years, and probably even more, when Harry Potter existed- the world just didn’t know it yet. All it was at that time, was a crumpled piece of paper with folded corners and tea stains. It’s also worth mentioning that ORIGINAL original synopsis, i.e the original paper is actually on display at the History of Magic exhibit.

Without further ado, let’s begin to take a look at the original Harry Potter synopsis:

“Harry Potter lives with his aunt, uncle and cousin because his parents died in a car-crash — or so he has been told. The Dursleys don’t like Harry asking questions; in fact, they don’t seem to like anything about him, especially the very odd things that keep happening around him (which Harry himself can’t explain).

The Dursleys’ greatest fear is that Harry will discover the truth about himself, so when letters start arriving for him near his eleventh birthday, he isn’t allowed to read them. However, the Dursleys aren’t dealing with an ordinary postman, and at midnight on Harry’s birthday the gigantic Rubeus Hagrid breaks down the door to make sure Harry gets to read his post at last. Ignoring the horrified Dursleys, Hagrid informs Harry that he is a wizard, and the letter he gives Harry explains that he is expected at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in a month’s time.”

This was a great way to open things up- because in just a few short lines it introduces a bit of mystery and a bit of magic. How did his parents actually die? What are the odd things that keep happening around him? Why do the Dursleys hate him so much? What do they mean not an ordinary postman? What is..Hogwarts?

To the Dursleys’ fury, Hagrid also reveals the truth about Harry’s past. Harry did not receive the scar on his forehead in a car-crash; it is really the mark of the great dark sorcerer Voldemort, who killed Harry’s mother and father but mysteriously couldn’t kill him, even though he was a baby at the time. Harry is famous among the witches and wizards who live in secret all over the country because Harry’s miraculous survival marked Voldemort’s downfall.

So Harry, who has never had friends or family worth the name, sets off for a new life in the wizarding world. He takes a trip to London with Hagrid to buy his Hogwarts equipment (robes, wand, cauldron, beginners’ draft and potion kit) and shortly afterwards, sets off for Hogwarts from Kings Cross Station (platform nine and three quarters) to follow in his parents’ footsteps.

This is where things get juicy. A dark sorcerer? FAME? A new Life? What’s a platform Nine and ¾? You’ve got my attention.

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