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"Ah, shut up, Dursley, yeh great prune," said the giant; he reached over the back of the sofa, jerked the gun out of Uncle Vernon's hands, bent it into a knot as easily as if it had been made of rubber, and threw it into a corner of the room.
ing
ing past
Uncle Vernon made another funny noise, like a mouse being trodden on.
past
past in
"Anyway -- Harry," said the giant, turning his back on the Dursleys, "a very happy birthday to yeh.
in
in broad
Got summat fer yeh here -- I mighta sat on it at some point, but it'll taste all right."
broad
broad daylight
From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled a slightly squashed box.
daylight
daylight ,
Harry opened it with trembling fingers.
,
, though
Inside was a large, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written on it in green icing.
though
though people
Harry looked up at the giant.
people
people down
He meant to say thank you, but the words got lost on the way to his mouth, and what he said instead was, "Who are you?"
down
down in
The giant chuckled.
in
in the
"True, I haven't introduced meself.
the
the street
Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts."
street
street did
He held out an enormous hand and shook Harry's whole arm.
did
did ;
"What about that tea then, eh?"
;
; they
he said, rubbing his hands together.
they
they pointed
"I'd not say no ter summat stronger if yeh've got it, mind."
pointed
pointed and
His eyes fell on the empty grate with the shriveled chip bags in it and he snorted.
and
and gazed
He bent down over the fireplace; they couldn't see what he was doing but when he drew back a second later, there was a roaring fire there.
gazed
gazed open-
It filled the whole damp hut with flickering light and Harry felt the warmth wash over him as though he'd sunk into a hot bath.
open-
open- mouthed
The giant sat back down on the sofa, which sagged under his weight, and began taking all sorts of things out of the pockets of his coat: a copper kettle, a squashy package of sausages, a poker, a teapot, several chipped mugs, and a bottle of some amber liquid that he took a swig from before starting to make tea.
mouthed
mouthed as
Soon the hut was full of the sound and smell of sizzling sausage.
as
as owl
Nobody said a thing while the giant was working, but as he slid the first six fat, juicy, slightly burnt sausages from the poker, Dudley fidgeted a little.
owl
owl after
Uncle Vernon said sharply, "Don't touch anything he gives you, Dudley."
after
after owl
The giant chuckled darkly.
owl
owl sped
"Yet great puddin' of a son don' need fattenin' anymore, Dursley, don' worry."
sped
sped overhead
He passed the sausages to Harry, who was so hungry he had never tasted anything so wonderful, but he still couldn't take his eyes off the giant.
overhead
overhead .
Finally, as nobody seemed about to explain anything, he said, "I'm sorry, but I still don't really know who you are."
.
. Most
The giant took a gulp of tea and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
Most
Most of
"Call me Hagrid," he said, "everyone does.
of
of them
An' like I told yeh, I'm Keeper of Keys at Hogwarts -- yeh'll know all about Hogwarts, o' course.
them
them had
"Er -- no," said Harry.
had
had never
Hagrid looked shocked.
never
never seen
"Sorry," Harry said quickly.
seen
seen an
"Sony?"
an
an owl
barked Hagrid, turning to stare at the Dursleys, who shrank back into the shadows.
owl
owl even
"It' s them as should be sorry!
even
even at
I knew yeh weren't gettin' yer letters but I never thought yeh wouldn't even know abou' Hogwarts, fer cryin' out loud!
at
at nighttime
Did yeh never wonder where yet parents learned it all?"
nighttime
nighttime .
"All what?"
.
. Mr.
asked Harry.
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
"ALL WHAT?"
Dursley
Dursley ,
Hagrid thundered.
,
, however
"Now wait jus' one second!"
however
however ,
He had leapt to his feet.
,
, had
In his anger he seemed to fill the whole hut.
had
had a
The Dursleys were cowering against the wall.
a
a perfectly
"Do you mean ter tell me," he growled at the Dursleys, "that this boy -- this boy!
perfectly
perfectly normal
-- knows nothin' abou' -- about ANYTHING?"
normal
normal ,
Harry thought this was going a bit far.
,
, owl-free
He had been to school, after all, and his marks weren't bad.
owl-free
owl-free morning
"I know some things," he said.
morning
morning .
"I can, you know, do math and stuff."
.
. He
But Hagrid simply waved his hand and said, "About our world, I mean.
He
He yelled
Your world.
yelled
yelled at
My world.
at
at five
Yer parents' world."
five
five different
"What world?"
different
different people
Hagrid looked as if he was about to explode.
people
people .
"DURSLEY!"
.
. He
he boomed.
He
He made
Uncle Vernon, who had gone very pale, whispered something that sounded like "Mimblewimble."
made
made several
Hagrid stared wildly at Harry.
several
several important
"But yeh must know about yet mom and dad," he said.
important
important telephone
"I mean, they're famous.
telephone
telephone calls
You're famous."
calls
calls and
"What?
and
and shouted
My -- my mom and dad weren't famous, were they?"
shouted
shouted a
"Yeh don' know... yeh don' know..." Hagrid ran his fingers through his hair, fixing Harry with a bewildered stare.
a
a bit
"Yeh don' know what yeh are?"
bit
bit more
he said finally.
more
more .
Uncle Vernon suddenly found his voice.
.
. He
"Stop!"
He
He was
he commanded.
was
was in
"Stop right there, sit!
in
in a
I forbid you to tell the boy anything!"
a
a very
A braver man than Vernon Dursley would have quailed under the furious look Hagrid now gave him; when Hagrid spoke, his every syllable trembled with rage.
very
very good
"You never told him?
good
good mood
Never told him what was in the letter Dumbledore left fer him?
mood
mood until
I was there!
until
until lunchtime
I saw Dumbledore leave it, Dursley!
lunchtime
lunchtime ,
An' you've kept it from him all these years?"
,
, when
"Kept what from me?"
when
when he
said Harry eagerly.
he
he thought
"STOP!
thought
thought he
I FORBID YOU!"
he
he 'd
yelled Uncle Vernon in panic.
'd
'd stretch
Aunt Petunia gave a gasp of horror.
stretch
stretch his
"Ah, go boil yet heads, both of yeh," said Hagrid.
his
his legs
"Harry -- yet a wizard."
legs
legs and
There was silence inside the hut.
and
and walk
Only the sea and the whistling wind could be heard. "
walk
walk across
-- a what?"
across
across the
gasped Harry.
the
the road
"A wizard, o' course," said Hagrid, sitting back down on the sofa, which groaned and sank even lower, "an' a thumpin' good'un, I'd say, once yeh've been trained up a bit.
road
road to
With a mum an' dad like yours, what else would yeh be?
to
to buy
An' I reckon it's abou' time yeh read yer letter."
buy
buy himself
Harry stretched out his hand at last to take the yellowish envelope, addressed in emerald green to Mr. H. Potter, The Floor, Hut-on-the-Rock, The Sea.
himself
himself a
He pulled out the letter and read: HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY Headmaster: ALBUS DUMBLEDORE (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf.
a
a bun
Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed.
bun
bun from
of Wizards) Dear Mr. Potter, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
from
from the