- The family returns home, where Uncle Vernon insists that there is no magic. Then the letters begin to appear.
- One after another, owls begin to colonize the Dursley lawn.
- The persistence of the letters slowly sends Uncle Vernon around the bend. He's so delighted when Sunday arrives—Sunday means no mail.
- Well, wizards clearly operate differently, and the fireplace spews forth an explosion of letters.
- Uncle Vernon decides to take the family away to escape. A remote lighthouse seems the ideal place to disappear for a bit, right?