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He went straight to the window and jerked it
open.
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being
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being stupid
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The owl swooped in and dropped the newspaper on top of Hagrid, who
didn't wake up.
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stupid
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stupid .
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The owl then fluttered onto the floor and began to
attack Hagrid's coat.
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.
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. Potter
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"Don't do that."
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Potter
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Potter was
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Harry tried to wave the owl out of the way, but it snapped its beak
fiercely at him and carried on savaging the coat.
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was
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was n't
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"Hagrid!"
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n't
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n't such
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said Harry loudly.
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such
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such an
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"There's an owl
"Pay him," Hagrid grunted into the sofa.
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an
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an unusual
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"What?"
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unusual
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unusual name
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"He wants payin' fer deliverin' the paper.
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name
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name .
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Look in the pockets."
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.
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. He
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Hagrid's coat seemed to be made of nothing but pockets -- bunches of
keys, slug pellets, balls of string, peppermint humbugs, teabags...
finally, Harry pulled out a handful of strange-looking coins.
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He
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He was
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"Give him five Knuts," said Hagrid sleepily.
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was
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was sure
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"Knuts?"
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sure
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sure there
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"The little bronze ones."
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there
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there were
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Harry counted out five little bronze coins, and the owl held out his leg
so Harry could put the money into a small leather pouch tied to it.
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were
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were lots
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Then
he flew off through the open window.
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lots
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lots of
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Hagrid yawned loudly, sat up, and stretched.
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of
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of people
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"Best be Off, Harry, lots ter do today, gotta get up ter London an' buy
all yer stuff fer school."
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people
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people called
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Harry was turning over the wizard coins and looking at them.
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called
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called Potter
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He had just
thought of something that made him feel as though the happy balloon
inside him had got a puncture.
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Potter
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Potter who
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"Um -- Hagrid?"
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who
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who had
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"Mm?"
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had
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had a
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said Hagrid, who was pulling on his huge boots.
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a
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a son
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"I haven't got any money -- and you heard Uncle Vernon last night ... he
won't pay for me to go and learn magic."
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son
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son called
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"Don't worry about that," said Hagrid, standing up and scratching his
head.
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called
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called Harry
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"D'yeh think yer parents didn't leave yeh anything?"
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Harry
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Harry .
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"But if their house was destroyed --"
"They didn' keep their gold in the house, boy!
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.
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. Come
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Nah, first stop fer us is
Gringotts.
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Come
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Come to
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Wizards' bank.
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to
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to think
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Have a sausage, they're not bad cold -- an' I
wouldn' say no teh a bit o' yer birthday cake, neither."
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think
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think of
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"Wizards have banks?"
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of
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of it
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"Just the one.
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it
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it ,
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Gringotts.
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,
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, he
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Run by goblins."
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he
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he was
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Harry dropped the bit of sausage he was holding.
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was
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was n't
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"Goblins?"
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n't
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n't even
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"Yeah -- so yeh'd be mad ter try an' rob it, I'll tell yeh that.
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even
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even sure
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Never
mess with goblins, Harry.
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sure
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sure his
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Gringotts is the safest place in the world fer
anything yeh want ter keep safe -- 'cept maybe Hogwarts.
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his
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his nephew
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As a matter o'
fact, I gotta visit Gringotts anyway.
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nephew
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nephew was
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Fer Dumbledore.
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was
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was called
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Hogwarts
business."
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called
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called Harry
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Hagrid drew himself up proudly.
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Harry
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Harry .
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"He usually gets me ter do
important stuff fer him.
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.
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. He
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Fetchin' you gettin' things from Gringotts --
knows he can trust me, see.
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He
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He 'd
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"Got everythin'?
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'd
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'd never
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Come on, then."
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never
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never even
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Harry followed Hagrid out onto the rock.
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even
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even seen
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The sky was quite clear now and
the sea gleamed in the sunlight.
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seen
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seen the
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The boat Uncle Vernon had hired was
still there, with a lot of water in the bottom after the storm.
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the
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the boy
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"How did you get here?"
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boy
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boy .
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Harry asked, looking around for another boat.
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.
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. It
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"Flew," said Hagrid.
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It
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It might
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"Flew?"
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might
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might have
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"Yeah -- but we'll go back in this.
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have
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have been
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Not s'pposed ter use magic now I've
got yeh."
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been
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been Harvey
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They settled down in the boat, Harry still staring at Hagrid, trying to
imagine him flying.
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Harvey
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Harvey .
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"Seems a shame ter row, though," said Hagrid, giving Harry another of
his sideways looks.
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.
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. Or
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"If I was ter -- er -- speed things up a bit, would
yeh mind not mentionin' it at Hogwarts?"
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Or
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Or Harold
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"Of course not," said Harry, eager to see more magic.
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Harold
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Harold .
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Hagrid pulled out
the pink umbrella again, tapped it twice on the side of the boat, and
they sped off toward land.
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.
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. There
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"Why would you be mad to try and rob Gringotts?"
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There
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There was
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Harry asked.
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was
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was no
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"Spells -- enchantments," said Hagrid, unfolding his newspaper as he
spoke.
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no
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no point
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"They say there's dragons guardin' the highsecurity vaults.
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point
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point in
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And
then yeh gotta find yer way -- Gringotts is hundreds of miles under
London, see.
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in
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in worrying
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Deep under the Underground.
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worrying
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worrying Mrs.
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Yeh'd die of hunger tryin' ter
get out, even if yeh did manage ter get yer hands on summat."
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Dursley
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Harry sat and thought about this while Hagrid read his newspaper, the
Daily Prophet.
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Dursley
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Dursley ;
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Harry had learned from Uncle Vernon that people liked to
be left alone while they did this, but it was very difficult, he'd never
had so many questions in his life.
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;
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; she
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"Ministry o' Magic messin' things up as usual," Hagrid muttered, turning
the page.
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she
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she always
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"There's a Ministry of Magic?"
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always
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always got
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Harry asked, before he could stop
himself.
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got
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got so
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"'Course," said Hagrid.
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so
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so upset
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"They wanted Dumbledore fer Minister, 0 '
course, but he'd never leave Hogwarts, so old Cornelius Fudge got the
job.
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upset
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upset at
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Bungler if ever there was one.
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at
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at any
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So he pelts Dumbledore with owls
every morning, askin' fer advice."
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any
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any mention
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"But what does a Ministry of Magic do?"
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mention
|
mention of
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"Well, their main job is to keep it from the Muggles that there's still
witches an' wizards up an' down the country."
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of
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of her
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"Why?"
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her
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her sister
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"Why?
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sister
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sister .
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Blimey, Harry, everyone'd be wantin' magic solutions to their
problems.
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.
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. He
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Nah, we're best left alone."
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He
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He did
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At this moment the boat bumped gently into the harbor wall.
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did
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did n't
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Hagrid
folded up his newspaper, and they clambered up the stone steps onto the
street.
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n't
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n't blame
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Passersby stared a lot at Hagrid as they walked through the little town
to the station.
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blame
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blame her
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Harry couldn't blame them.
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her
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her --
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Not only was Hagrid twice as
tall as anyone else, he kept pointing at perfectly ordinary things like
parking meters and saying loudly, "See that, Harry?
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--
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-- if
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Things these Muggles
dream up, eh?"
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if
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if he
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"Hagrid," said Harry, panting a bit as he ran to keep up, "did you say
there are dragons at Gringotts?"
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he
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he 'd
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"Well, so they say," said Hagrid.
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'd
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'd had
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"Crikey, I'd like a dragon."
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had
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had a
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"You'd like one?"
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a
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a sister
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"Wanted one ever since I was a kid -- here we go."
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sister
|
sister like
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They had reached the station.
|
like
|
like that
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There was a train to London in five
minutes' time.
|
that
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that ...
|
Hagrid, who didn't understand "Muggle money," as he
called it, gave the bills to Harry so he could buy their tickets.
|
...
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... but
|
People stared more than ever on the train.
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but
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but all
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Hagrid took up two seats and
sat knitting what looked like a canary-yellow circus tent.
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all
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all the
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