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On the train back from Hogwarts, Hagrid gifts Harry Potter with a book. Harry then gets on the train:

Hermione Granger: Feels strange to be going home, doesn't it?

Harry Potter: I'm not going home. Not really.

If Harry isn't going home, then where is he going?

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    Harry is going back to Privet Drive, but he's saying that his home is Hogwarts.
    – IloneSP
    Commented Jun 19, 2021 at 16:13
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    @Roberto want to turn that into an answer?
    – Rand al'Thor ♦
    Commented Jun 19, 2021 at 16:15

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The screenplay makes it clear that Harry no longer considers the Muggle world and the house on Privet Drive where he lives with his aunt and uncle to be his his home. He stares wistfully out of the window at Hogwarts Castle and the Wizarding World™, his true (metaphorical) home.

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  • Note that Harry isn't actually a wizard and all of this is occurring in his mind as he sleeps in his closet with the spiders.
    – Valorum
    Commented Jun 19, 2021 at 19:11
  • But "While you can still call home the place where your mother’s blood dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort." (OotP)
    – RalfFriedl
    Commented Jun 20, 2021 at 8:28
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    @RalfFriedl - I don't think anyone ever accused these films of consistency.
    – Valorum
    Commented Jun 20, 2021 at 8:37

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