In J.K. Rowlings senior year at Wyedean she met Sean Harris, a new kid at school who would prove to be truly inspirational and the model for Harrys oldest and most devoted friend, Ron Weasley. The security of a friend helped her to control the emotional side of her life. Sean Harris owned a very old, teal Ford Anglia that symbolized freedom to J.K, because whenever she wanted to escape from issues at school or at home she and Sean would simply take the Ford Anglia for a ride (Smith 77). The importance of the Ford Anglia to Rowling is clear, because it shows up in the second book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In the book, the Ford Anglia belongs to Rons dad who likes to play with muggle (nonmagical people) artifacts and who has charmed it to make it fly. Ron and his siblings steal the Ford Anglia from their dad and use it to take Harry away from the Dursleys over the summer. Then Ron and Harry use it to transport themselves to Hogwarts since a turn of events restricts them from the Hogwarts Express that takes all students to school on the first day. The car also appears toward the end of the book when it saves Harry and Ron from a group of very large and menacing spiders.