She took a deep breath and let it out slowly.  "You know my friend Harry, right?  And how he’s an orphan?"  A series of head nods replied.  "Well, in the 1970s a wizard named Voldemort decided he would be the next wizarding Hitler of sorts.  He believed muggles were dirt, and that pureblooded wizards and witches were the best for magical society.  This turned magical Britain into a war zone, all to a culmination point on October 31, 1980.  Voldemort believed a specific baby boy would ultimately be able to kill him, and that the baby was Harry.  So that night, Voldemort broke into the Potters’ home, attempted to kill Harry, and killed his parents in the process."