Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter spent the first ten years of his life living with his Muggle (non-wizard) Aunt and Uncle and revolting, spoilt pig-like cousin Dudley. They begrudgingly let him live with them when his parents are murdered by the evil Lord Voldemort but they loath the fact that he is not 'normal'. Consequently he lives in the cupboard under the stairs and is not even recognized when he walks into a room or talks. Then, a letter arrives from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by the giant Hagrid and plunges Harry into the world of wizards where he is famous as the only survivor of Voldemort's curse, the proof evident as a lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead.