Snape makes the [Unbreakable Vow] to Narcissa, with Bellatrix casting the spell, promising to perform the deed Voldemort has ordered Draco to perform, should it appear that Draco will fail.

Harry sits at his bedroom window, asleep but unpacked, waiting for [Dumbledore]'s arrival

The [Daily Prophet] describes rumors of Harry Potter being '[The Chosen One].'

The [Daily Prophet] reports that Rufus Scrimgeour has succeeded Cornelius Fudge as the [Minister for Magic].

The [Ministry of Magic] announces new security around Hogwarts, in an article in the [Daily Prophet].

A [Ministry of Magic] pamphlet describes steps to take for protection.

[Dumbledore] arrives at Privet Drive and invites himself into the sitting-room, forcing the [Dursleys] to join him and Harry.

[Dumbledore] explains Sirius's will to Harry, who gives Grimmauld Place to the Order of the Phoenix and orders both Kreacher and Buckbeak to Hogwarts. The [Dursleys] sit silently, refusing to drink the [mead] offered to them by [Dumbledore].

After sitting silently while Harry packs his trunk, [Dumbledore] reprimands the [Dursleys] for their treatment of Harry, and requests that he be allowed to return once more.