When did Harry enter the Wizarding World (Was Book One question)

[Woodward, Deirdre]

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> Tzvi:
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> At what point does Harry enter the magical wold? .
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> Tzvi of Brooklyn

bboy_mn:

It's impossible to get the right answer unless you ask the right
question. When did Harry ENTER the wizard world? Answer; on the day he
was born. A better question; when did Harry RE-enter the wizard world?
 In this case, I would say he re-entered the wizard world when he set
foot into the Leaky Cauldron.
 
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I agree wholeheartedly with bboy_mn's ENTER/REENTER comments.  However, I believe Harry reentered the wizarding world when Hagrid tells him he is a wizard.  
 
>From that moment on, Harry's life as he understands it is fundamentally changed.  Entering the Leaky Cauldron, or Diagon Alley, or even Hogwart's is only the physical representation of that fundamental altering of Harry's consciousness about who he is.
 
I make this claim because as a reader, I had access to the wizard information about Harry long before Harry himself had it, but once Hagrid breached the seal, so to speak, with Harry, I was no more informed about the wizarding world than he, and I felt that from the dilapidated shack on the storm-rocked island, Harry and I marched forth into the wizarding world together. 
 
Hope that last part makes sense.  
 
Deirdre
 


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