Thank you for your review. I didn't remember learning it in primary school myself (but then, my memory's sort of like a black hole - everything goes in, but it's a minor miracle if something makes it out again), so I looked it up beforehand, and then went and did a bit more digging after reading your review. I suppose, technically, my phrasing was wrong - what I meant was Harry wouldn't have learnt about the European part of the war, what happened over there, Hitler's attitude (which was the point Vernon was making), etc.

(Please excuse the history lesson!) Up until the mid 80s, whatever history you learnt in school was whatever history the teacher thought would be good/wanted to teach you. Mostly it was learning either through copying whatever the teacher wrote on the board, or memorising as the teacher read out loud. The curriculum as such wasn't introduced until 1985, and even then it was only a "suggestion", so most primary schools didn't bother with it. The National Curriculum as it is now wasn't made mandatory until the end of that decade (so, say, '89 or '90, which would have been Harry's last years and they would have been adjusting to this new system required).

According to a curriculum I found that was published in 1999 (I don't think the core subjects, of which History is one, would have changed much over that decade), one of the points of British History that is supposed to be taught is "the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings; Britain and the wider world in Tudor times; and either Victorian Britain or Britain since 1930". For the Britain since 1930 part, it then goes on to explain "A study of the impact of the Second World War or social and technological[...]"

I take that as, if the Second World War was taught, it would have focused primarily on Britain . . . which wasn't the point in the story.

Remembrance Day (which is celebrated on the 11th November because it was the date that the First World War ended) includes all war veterans, not just WWII. So while Harry may have observed it before Hogwarts (I can't see Dudley being quiet for any length of time, never mind two minutes!), he may not have fully understood what/why.

Surrey wasn't actually hit at all in the bombings - at least not according to any list I could find - despite it's proximity to London. And it's probably a safe bet that Harry didn't go anywhere where there would have been rebuilding.

I don't recall any war vets (that memory again!) ever coming to my primary school and discussing it, but even if there were any veterans in the Dursleys' neighbourhood, the Dursleys had spread the rumours that Harry was a thief, a chronic liar, a layabout, a thug, and a general no-good hoodlum, which resulted in him being sent off to the St Brutus' Secure Centre for Criminal Boys, so I doubt any veterans (or, indeed, anybody) would have willingly spoken to Harry.  

Aside from that (:P) I'm glad you enjoyed it!