The book begins with a Death Eater meeting taking place at the home of Lucius Malfoy. Severus Snape and a Ministry official inform Lord Voldemort of the date Harry Potter will permanently leave the Dursleys' house. As Harry's safety at the Dursleys' house expires when he turns 17, he must be moved to a new location before that time; Voldemort plans to kill Harry in transit.
After the Dursleys have been escorted to safety by a pair of wizards (and Dudley has, surprisingly, expressed respect for Harry), the Order of the Phoenix arrive to sneak Harry out of his house. Despite an attempted decoy, the real Harry is identified and attacked by Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Hedwig, Harry's owl, is killed by a stray Killing Curse. After a narrow escape from Voldemort, Harry and the rest of his companions arrive at The Burrow, where they discover that George Weasley has lost an ear to Snape, and Mad-Eye Moody has been killed by Voldemort.
A few days later, the Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, arrives at The Burrow to give Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger bequests from Albus Dumbledore's will: Ron is given Dumbledore's Deluminator, with the power to capture lights; Hermione receives a book of children's stories written in part with Ancient Runes; and Harry inherits Godric Gryffindor's sword and the Snitch that Harry caught in his first ever Quidditch match. The Ministry withholds the sword after investigating all the items, claiming that the sword was not Dumbledore's in the first place. Harry finds a magical inscription on the Snitch that the ministry missed: "I open at the close."
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