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As Hagrid's story came to a close, he saw again the blinding flash of green light, more clearly than he had ever remembered it before -- and he remembered something else, for the first time in his life: a high, cold, cruel laugh.
that
that 's
Hagrid was watching him sadly.
's
's what
"Took yeh from the ruined house myself, on Dumbledore's orders.
what
what I
Brought yeh ter this lot..." "Load of old tosh," said Uncle Vernon.
I
I heard
Harry jumped; he had almost forgotten that the Dursleys were there.
heard
heard yes
Uncle Vernon certainly seemed to have got back his courage.
yes
yes ,
He was glaring at Hagrid and his fists were clenched.
,
, their
"Now, you listen here, boy," he snarled, "I accept there's something strange about you, probably nothing a good beating wouldn't have cured -- and as for all this about your parents, well, they were weirdos, no denying it, and the world's better off without them in my opinion -- asked for all they got, getting mixed up with these wizarding types -- just what I expected, always knew they'd come to a sticky end --" But at that moment, Hagrid leapt from the sofa and drew a battered pink umbrella from inside his coat.
their
their son
Pointing this at Uncle Vernon like a sword, he said, "I'm warning you, Dursley -I'm warning you -- one more word... " In danger of being speared on the end of an umbrella by a bearded giant, Uncle Vernon's courage failed again; he flattened himself against the wall and fell silent.
son
son ,
"That's better," said Hagrid, breathing heavily and sitting back down on the sofa, which this time sagged right down to the floor.
,
, Harry
Harry, meanwhile, still had questions to ask, hundreds of them.
Harry
Harry ''
"But what happened to Vol--, sorry -- I mean, You-Know-Who?"
''
'' Mr.
"Good question, Harry.
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
Disappeared.
Dursley
Dursley stopped
Vanished.
stopped
stopped dead
Same night he tried ter kill you.
dead
dead .
Makes yeh even more famous.
.
. Fear
That's the biggest myst'ry, see... he was gettin' more an' more powerful -- why'd he go?
Fear
Fear flooded
"Some say he died.
flooded
flooded him
Codswallop, in my opinion.
him
him .
Dunno if he had enough human left in him to die.
.
. He
Some say he's still out there, bidin' his time, like, but I don' believe it.
He
He looked
People who was on his side came back ter ours.
looked
looked back
Some of 'em came outta kinda trances.
back
back at
Don~ reckon they could've done if he was comin' back.
at
at the
"Most of us reckon he's still out there somewhere but lost his powers.
the
the whisperers
Too weak to carry on.
whisperers
whisperers as
'Cause somethin' about you finished him, Harry.
as
as if
There was somethin' goin' on that night he hadn't counted on -- I dunno what it was, no one does -- but somethin' about you stumped him, all right."
if
if he
Hagrid looked at Harry with warmth and respect blazing in his eyes, but Harry, instead of feeling pleased and proud, felt quite sure there had been a horrible mistake.
he
he wanted
A wizard?
wanted
wanted to
Him?
to
to say
How could he possibly be?
say
say something
He'd spent his life being clouted by Dudley, and bullied by Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon; if he was really a wizard, why hadn't they been turned into warty toads every time they'd tried to lock him in his cupboard?
something
something to
If he'd once defeated the greatest sorcerer in the world, how come Dudley had always been able to kick him around like a football?
to
to them
"Hagrid," he said quietly, "I think you must have made a mistake.
them
them ,
I don't think I can be a wizard."
,
, but
To his surprise, Hagrid chuckled.
but
but thought
"Not a wizard, eh?
thought
thought better
Never made things happen when you was scared or angry?"
better
better of
Harry looked into the fire.
of
of it
Now he came to think about it... every odd thing that had ever made his aunt and uncle furious with him had happened when he, Harry, had been upset or angry... chased by Dudley's gang, he had somehow found himself out of their reach... dreading going to school with that ridiculous haircut, he'd managed to make it grow back... and the very last time Dudley had hit him, hadn't he got his revenge, without even realizing he was doing it?
it
it .
Hadn't he set a boa constrictor on him?
.
. He
Harry looked back at Hagrid, smiling, and saw that Hagrid was positively beaming at him.
He
He dashed
"See?"
dashed
dashed back
said Hagrid.
back
back across
"Harry Potter, not a wizard -- you wait, you'll be right famous at Hogwarts."
across
across the
But Uncle Vernon wasn't going to give in without a fight.
the
the road
"Haven't I told you he's not going?"
road
road ,
he hissed.
,
, hurried
"He's going to Stonewall High and he'll be grateful for it.
hurried
hurried up
I've read those letters and he needs all sorts of rubbish -- spell books and wands and --" "If he wants ter go, a great Muggle like you won't stop him," growled Hagrid.
up
up to
"Stop Lily an' James Potter' s son goin' ter Hogwarts!
to
to his
Yer mad.
his
his office
His name's been down ever since he was born.
office
office ,
He's off ter the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world.
,
, snapped
Seven years there and he won't know himself.
snapped
snapped at
He'll be with youngsters of his own sort, fer a change, an' he'll be under the greatest headmaster Hogwarts ever had Albus Dumbled--" "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL To TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!"
at
at his
yelled Uncle Vernon.
his
his secretary
But he had finally gone too far.
secretary
secretary not
Hagrid seized his umbrella and whirled it over his head, "NEVER," he thundered, "- INSULT- ALBUS- DUMBLEDORE- IN- FRONT- OF- ME!"
not
not to
He brought the umbrella swishing down through the air to point at Dudley -- there was a flash of violet light, a sound like a firecracker, a sharp squeal, and the next second, Dudley was dancing on the spot with his hands clasped over his fat bottom, howling in pain.
to
to disturb
When he turned his back on them, Harry saw a curly pig's tail poking through a hole in his trousers.
disturb
disturb him
Uncle Vernon roared.
him
him ,
Pulling Aunt Petunia and Dudley into the other room, he cast one last terrified look at Hagrid and slammed the door behind them.
,
, seized
Hagrid looked down at his umbrella and stroked his beard.
seized
seized his
"Shouldn'ta lost me temper," he said ruefully, "but it didn't work anyway.
his
his telephone
Meant ter turn him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do."
telephone
telephone ,
He cast a sideways look at Harry under his bushy eyebrows.
,
, and
"Be grateful if yeh didn't mention that ter anyone at Hogwarts," he said.
and
and had
"I'm -- er -- not supposed ter do magic, strictly speakin'.
had
had almost
I was allowed ter do a bit ter follow yeh an' get yer letters to yeh an' stuff -- one o' the reasons I was so keen ter take on the job "Why aren't you supposed to do magic?"
almost
almost finished
asked Harry.
finished
finished dialing
"Oh, well -- I was at Hogwarts meself but I -- er -- got expelled, ter tell yeh the truth.
dialing
dialing his
In me third year.
his
his home
They snapped me wand in half an' everything.
home
home number
But Dumbledore let me stay on as gamekeeper.
number
number when
Great man, Dumbledore."
when
when he
"Why were you expelled?"
he
he changed
"It's gettin' late and we've got lots ter do tomorrow," said Hagrid loudly.
changed
changed his
"Gotta get up ter town, get all yer books an' that."
his
his mind
He took off his thick black coat and threw it to Harry.
mind
mind .
"You can kip under that," he said.
.
. He
"Don' mind if it wriggles a bit, I think I still got a couple o' dormice in one o' the pockets."
He
He put
CHAPTER FIVE DIAGON ALLEY Harry woke early the next morning.
put
put the
Although he could tell it was daylight, he kept his eyes shut tight.
the
the receiver
"It was a dream, he told himself firmly.
receiver
receiver back
"I dreamed a giant called Hagrid came to tell me I was going to a school for wizards.
back
back down
When I open my eyes I'll be at home in my cupboard."
down
down and
There was suddenly a loud tapping noise.
and
and stroked
And there's Aunt Petunia knocking on the door, Harry thought, his heart sinking.
stroked
stroked his
But he still didn't open his eyes.
his
his mustache
It had been such a good dream.
mustache
mustache ,
Tap.
,
, thinking
Tap.
thinking
thinking ...
Tap.
...
... no
"All right," Harry mumbled, "I'm getting up."
no
no ,
He sat up and Hagrid's heavy coat fell off him.
,
, he
The hut was full of sunlight, the storm was over, Hagrid himself was asleep on the collapsed sofa, and there was an owl rapping its claw on the window, a newspaper held in its beak.
he
he was
Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as though a large balloon was swelling inside him.
was
was being