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The Presentation of Harry Potter’s First Birthday Cake

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The Presentation of Harry Potter’s First Birthday Cake
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In what would be considered a historic moment of kindness for Harry Potter, Rubeus Hagrid produced a slightly squashed chocolate cake to celebrate Harry’s eleventh birthday. This small, yet significant gesture is widely acknowledged as the first time Harry experienced a true birthday celebration, further deepening the bond between him and the giant.

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“Anyway—Harry,” said the giant, turning his back on the Dursleys, “a very happy birthday to yeh. Got summat fer yeh here—I mighta sat on it at some point, but it’ll taste all right.”

From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled a slightly

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squashed box. Harry opened it with trembling fingers. Inside was a large, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written on it in green icing.

Characters

Name Active
Harry Potter True
Petunia Dursley True
Vernon Dursley True
Dudley Dursley True
Rubius Hagrid True

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The Hut on the Rock True

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Hagrid as a Father Figure True