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Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
the
the bakery
Term begins on September 1.
bakery
bakery .
We await your owl by no later than July 31.
.
. He
Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress Questions exploded inside Harry's head like fireworks and he couldn't decide which to ask first.
He
He 'd
After a few minutes he stammered, "What does it mean, they await my owl?"
'd
'd forgotten
"Gallopin' Gorgons, that reminds me," said Hagrid, clapping a hand to his forehead with enough force to knock over a cart horse, and from yet another pocket inside his overcoat he pulled an owl -- a real, live, rather ruffled-looking owl -- a long quill, and a roll of parchment.
forgotten
forgotten all
With his tongue between his teeth he scribbled a note that Harry could read upside down: Dear Professor Dumbledore, Given Harry his letter.
all
all about
Taking him to buy his things tomorrow.
about
about the
Weather's horrible.
the
the people
Hope you're Well.
people
people in
Hagrid Hagrid rolled up the note, gave it to the owl, which clamped it in its beak, went to the door, and threw the owl out into the storm.
in
in cloaks
Then he came back and sat down as though this was as normal as talking on the telephone.
cloaks
cloaks until
Harry realized his mouth was open and closed it quickly.
until
until he
"Where was I?"
he
he passed
said Hagrid, but at that moment, Uncle Vernon, still ashen-faced but looking very angry, moved into the firelight.
passed
passed a
"He's not going," he said.
a
a group
Hagrid grunted.
group
group of
"I'd like ter see a great Muggle like you stop him," he said.
of
of them
"A what?"
them
them next
said Harry, interested.
next
next to
"A Muggle," said Hagrid, "it's what we call nonmagic folk like thern.
to
to the
An' it's your bad luck you grew up in a family o' the biggest Muggles I ever laid eyes on."
the
the baker
"We swore when we took him in we'd put a stop to that rubbish," said Uncle Vernon, "swore we'd stamp it out of him!
baker
baker 's
Wizard indeed!"
's
's .
"You knew?"
.
. He
said Harry.
He
He eyed
"You knew I'm a -- a wizard?"
eyed
eyed them
"Knew!"
them
them angrily
shrieked Aunt Petunia suddenly.
angrily
angrily as
"Knew!
as
as he
Of course we knew!
he
he passed
How could you not be, my dratted sister being what she was?
passed
passed .
Oh, she got a letter just like that and disappeared off to that-that school-and came home every vacation with her pockets full of frog spawn, turning teacups into rats.
.
. He
I was the only one who saw her for what she was -- a freak!
He
He did
But for my mother and father, oh no, it was Lily this and Lily that, they were proud of having a witch in the family!"
did
did n't
She stopped to draw a deep breath and then went ranting on.
n't
n't know
It seemed she had been wanting to say all this for years.
know
know why
"Then she met that Potter at school and they left and got married and had you, and of course I knew you'd be just the same, just as strange, just as -- as -- abnormal -- and then, if you please, she went and got herself blown up and we got landed with you!"
why
why ,
Harry had gone very white.
,
, but
As soon as he found his voice he said, "Blown up?
but
but they
You told me they died in a car crash!"
they
they made
"CAR CRASH!"
made
made him
roared Hagrid, jumping up so angrily that the Dursleys scuttled back to their corner.
him
him uneasy
"How could a car crash kill Lily an' James Potter?
uneasy
uneasy .
It's an outrage!
.
. This
A scandal!
This
This bunch
Harry Potter not knowin' his own story when every kid in our world knows his name!"
bunch
bunch were
"But why?
were
were whispering
What happened?"
whispering
whispering excitedly
Harry asked urgently.
excitedly
excitedly ,
The anger faded from Hagrid's face.
,
, too
He looked suddenly anxious.
too
too ,
"I never expected this," he said, in a low, worried voice.
,
, and
"I had no idea, when Dumbledore told me there might be trouble gettin' hold of yeh, how much yeh didn't know.
and
and he
Ah, Harry, I don' know if I'm the right person ter tell yeh -- but someone 3 s gotta -- yeh can't go off ter Hogwarts not knowin'."
he
he could
He threw a dirty look at the Dursleys.
could
could n't
"Well, it's best yeh know as much as I can tell yeh -- mind, I can't tell yeh everythin', it's a great myst'ry, parts of it...." He sat down, stared into the fire for a few seconds, and then said, "It begins, I suppose, with -- with a person called -- but it's incredible yeh don't know his name, everyone in our world knows --" "Who? "
n't
n't see
"Well -- I don' like sayin' the name if I can help it.
see
see a
No one does."
a
a single
"Why not?"
single
single collecting
"Gulpin' gargoyles, Harry, people are still scared.
collecting
collecting tin
Blimey, this is difficult.
tin
tin .
See, there was this wizard who went... bad.
.
. It
As bad as you could go.
It
It was
Worse.
was
was on
Worse than worse.
on
on his
His name was..." Hagrid gulped, but no words came out.
his
his way
"Could you write it down?"
way
way back
Harry suggested.
back
back past
"Nah -can't spell it.
past
past them
All right -- Voldemort. "
them
them ,
Hagrid shuddered.
,
, clutching
"Don' make me say it again.
clutching
clutching a
Anyway, this -- this wizard, about twenty years ago now, started lookin' fer followers.
a
a large
Got 'em, too -- some were afraid, some just wanted a bit o' his power, 'cause he was gettin' himself power, all right.
large
large doughnut
Dark days, Harry.
doughnut
doughnut in
Didn't know who ter trust, didn't dare get friendly with strange wizards or witches... terrible things happened.
in
in a
He was takin' over.
a
a bag
'Course, some stood up to him -- an' he killed 'em.
bag
bag ,
Horribly.
,
, that
One o' the only safe places left was Hogwarts.
that
that he
Reckon Dumbledore's the only one You-Know-Who was afraid of.
he
he caught
Didn't dare try takin' the school, not jus' then, anyway.
caught
caught a
"Now, yer mum an' dad were as good a witch an' wizard as I ever knew.
a
a few
Head boy an' girl at Hogwarts in their day!
few
few words
Suppose the myst'ry is why You-Know-Who never tried to get 'em on his side before... probably knew they were too close ter Dumbledore ter want anythin' ter do with the Dark Side.
words
words of
"Maybe he thought he could persuade 'em... maybe he just wanted 'em outta the way.
of
of what
All anyone knows is, he turned up in the village where you was all living, on Halloween ten years ago.
what
what they
You was just a year old.
they
they were
He came ter yer house an' -- an' --" Hagrid suddenly pulled out a very dirty, spotted handkerchief and blew his nose with a sound like a foghorn.
were
were saying
"Sorry," he said.
saying
saying .
"But it's that sad -- knew yer mum an' dad, an' nicer people yeh couldn't find -- anyway..." "You-Know-Who killed 'em.
.
. ``
An' then -- an' this is the real myst'ry of the thing -- he tried to kill you, too.
``
`` The
Wanted ter make a clean job of it, I suppose, or maybe he just liked killin' by then.
The
The Potters
But he couldn't do it.
Potters
Potters ,
Never wondered how you got that mark on yer forehead?
,
, that
That was no ordinary cut.
that
that 's
That's what yeh get when a Powerful, evil curse touches yeh -- took care of yer mum an' dad an' yer house, even -- but it didn't work on you, an' that's why yer famous, Harry.
's
's right
No one ever lived after he decided ter kill 'em, no one except you, an' he'd killed some o' the best witches an' wizards of the age -- the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts -- an' you was only a baby, an' you lived."
right
right ,
Something very painful was going on in Harry's mind.
,
, that