At breakfast, [Uncle Vernon] yells at Harry about Hedwig making noise, and the whole family goes crazy when Harry uses the word 'magic' in conversation.

Harry thinks back to everything that happened in his first year at Hogwarts, and we learn the story of his life.

Sent outside by [Aunt Petunia], Harry plops down on a bench in the garden and thinks about how his friends have not contacted him all summer.

Harry notices two eyes staring at him out of a bush, and then, confronted by [Dudley], pretends he's setting it on fire and sends [Dudley] screaming back into the house.

Harry gets in trouble for faking magic in front of [Dudley], and the [Dursleys] shuffle him around the house, finally forcing him upstairs as the [Masons] arrive. Once in his bedroom, however, Harry discovers someone is sitting in his bed.

With the [Masons] downstairs, Dobby talks with Harry, marveling at his triumph over Voldemort and warning him not to return to Hogwarts, but stopping every time he does something bad to loudly punish himself. He also admits he's been stopping Harry's letters, but when Harry refuses to promise he'll stay home Dobby runs out of the room.

In the middle of Harry's conversation with Dobby, [Uncle Vernon] overhears and comes charging up, with Harry quickly stuffing the house-elf in a closet. [Vernon] threatens Harry and returns back downstairs.