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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.
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that
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that 's
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Hagrid was watching him sadly.
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's
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's what
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"Took yeh from the ruined house myself, on Dumbledore's orders.
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what
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what I
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Brought
yeh ter this lot..."
"Load of old tosh," said Uncle Vernon.
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I
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I heard
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Harry jumped; he had almost
forgotten that the Dursleys were there.
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heard
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heard yes
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Uncle Vernon certainly seemed to
have got back his courage.
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yes
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yes ,
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He was glaring at Hagrid and his fists were
clenched.
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,
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, their
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"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.
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their
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their son
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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.
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son
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son ,
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"That's better," said Hagrid, breathing heavily and sitting back down on
the sofa, which this time sagged right down to the floor.
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,
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, Harry
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Harry, meanwhile, still had questions to ask, hundreds of them.
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Harry
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Harry ''
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"But what happened to Vol--, sorry -- I mean, You-Know-Who?"
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''
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'' Mr.
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"Good question, Harry.
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Mr.
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Mr. Dursley
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Disappeared.
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Dursley
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Dursley stopped
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Vanished.
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stopped
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stopped dead
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Same night he tried ter
kill you.
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dead
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dead .
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Makes yeh even more famous.
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.
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. Fear
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That's the biggest myst'ry, see...
he was gettin' more an' more powerful -- why'd he go?
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Fear
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Fear flooded
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"Some say he died.
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flooded
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flooded him
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Codswallop, in my opinion.
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him
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him .
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Dunno if he had enough
human left in him to die.
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.
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. He
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Some say he's still out there, bidin' his
time, like, but I don' believe it.
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He
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He looked
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People who was on his side came back
ter ours.
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looked
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looked back
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Some of 'em came outta kinda trances.
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back
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back at
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Don~ reckon they
could've done if he was comin' back.
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at
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at the
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"Most of us reckon he's still out there somewhere but lost his powers.
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the
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the whisperers
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Too weak to carry on.
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whisperers
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whisperers as
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'Cause somethin' about you finished him, Harry.
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as
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as if
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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."
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if
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if he
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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.
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he
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he wanted
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A wizard?
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wanted
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wanted to
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Him?
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to
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to say
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How could he possibly be?
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say
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say something
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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?
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something
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something to
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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?
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to
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to them
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"Hagrid," he said quietly, "I think you must have made a mistake.
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them
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them ,
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I
don't think I can be a wizard."
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,
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, but
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To his surprise, Hagrid chuckled.
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but
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but thought
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"Not a wizard, eh?
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thought
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thought better
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Never made things happen when you was scared or
angry?"
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better
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better of
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Harry looked into the fire.
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of
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of it
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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?
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it
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it .
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Hadn't he set a boa
constrictor on him?
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.
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. He
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Harry looked back at Hagrid, smiling, and saw that Hagrid was positively
beaming at him.
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He
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He dashed
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"See?"
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dashed
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dashed back
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said Hagrid.
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back
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back across
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"Harry Potter, not a wizard -- you wait, you'll be
right famous at Hogwarts."
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across
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across the
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But Uncle Vernon wasn't going to give in without a fight.
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the
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the road
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"Haven't I told you he's not going?"
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road
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road ,
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he hissed.
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,
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, hurried
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"He's going to Stonewall
High and he'll be grateful for it.
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hurried
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hurried up
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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.
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up
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up to
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"Stop Lily an' James Potter' s son goin' ter Hogwarts!
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to
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to his
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Yer mad.
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his
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his office
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His name's been down ever since he was born.
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office
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office ,
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He's off ter the finest
school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world.
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,
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, snapped
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Seven years there and he
won't know himself.
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snapped
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snapped at
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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!"
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at
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at his
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yelled Uncle Vernon.
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his
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his secretary
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But he had finally gone too far.
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secretary
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secretary not
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Hagrid seized his umbrella and whirled
it over his head, "NEVER," he thundered, "- INSULT- ALBUS- DUMBLEDORE-
IN- FRONT- OF- ME!"
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not
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not to
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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.
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to
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to disturb
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When he turned
his back on them, Harry saw a curly pig's tail poking through a hole in
his trousers.
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disturb
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disturb him
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Uncle Vernon roared.
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him
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him ,
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Pulling Aunt Petunia and Dudley into the other
room, he cast one last terrified look at Hagrid and slammed the door
behind them.
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,
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, seized
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Hagrid looked down at his umbrella and stroked his beard.
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seized
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seized his
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"Shouldn'ta lost me temper," he said ruefully, "but it didn't work
anyway.
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his
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his telephone
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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."
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telephone
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telephone ,
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He cast a sideways look at Harry under his bushy eyebrows.
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,
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, and
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"Be grateful if yeh didn't mention that ter anyone at Hogwarts," he
said.
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and
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and had
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"I'm -- er -- not supposed ter do magic, strictly speakin'.
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had
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had almost
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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?"
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almost
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almost finished
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asked Harry.
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finished
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finished dialing
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"Oh, well -- I was at Hogwarts meself but I -- er -- got expelled, ter
tell yeh the truth.
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dialing
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dialing his
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In me third year.
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his
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his home
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They snapped me wand in half an'
everything.
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home
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home number
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But Dumbledore let me stay on as gamekeeper.
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number
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number when
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Great man,
Dumbledore."
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when
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when he
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"Why were you expelled?"
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he
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he changed
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"It's gettin' late and we've got lots ter do tomorrow," said Hagrid
loudly.
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changed
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changed his
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"Gotta get up ter town, get all yer books an' that."
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his
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his mind
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He took off his thick black coat and threw it to Harry.
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mind
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mind .
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"You can kip under that," he said.
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.
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. He
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"Don' mind if it wriggles a bit, I
think I still got a couple o' dormice in one o' the pockets."
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He
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He put
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CHAPTER FIVE
DIAGON ALLEY
Harry woke early the next morning.
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put
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put the
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Although he could tell it was
daylight, he kept his eyes shut tight.
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the
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the receiver
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"It was a dream, he told himself firmly.
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receiver
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receiver back
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"I dreamed a giant called
Hagrid came to tell me I was going to a school for wizards.
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back
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back down
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When I open
my eyes I'll be at home in my cupboard."
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down
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down and
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There was suddenly a loud tapping noise.
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and
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and stroked
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And there's Aunt Petunia knocking on the door, Harry thought, his heart
sinking.
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stroked
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stroked his
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But he still didn't open his eyes.
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his
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his mustache
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It had been such a good
dream.
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mustache
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mustache ,
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Tap.
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,
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, thinking
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Tap.
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thinking
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thinking ...
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Tap.
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...
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... no
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"All right," Harry mumbled, "I'm getting up."
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no
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no ,
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He sat up and Hagrid's heavy coat fell off him.
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,
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, he
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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.
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he
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he was
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Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as though a large balloon
was swelling inside him.
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was
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was being
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