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"Mom -- geroff" He wriggled free.
shooting
shooting stars
"Aaah, has ickle Ronnie got somefink on his nosie?"
stars
stars !
said one of the twins.
!
! Perhaps
"Shut up," said Ron.
Perhaps
Perhaps people
"Where's Percy?"
people
people have
said their mother.
have
have been
"He's coming now."
been
been celebrating
The oldest boy came striding into sight.
celebrating
celebrating Bonfire
He had already changed into his billowing black Hogwarts robes, and Harry noticed a shiny silver badge on his chest with the letter P on it.
Bonfire
Bonfire Night
"Can't stay long, Mother," he said.
Night
Night early
"I'm up front, the prefects have got two compartments to themselves --" "Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?"
early
early --
said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise.
--
-- it
"You should have said something, we had no idea."
it
it 's
"Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said the other twin.
's
's not
"Once --" "Or twice --" "A minute --" "All summer --" "Oh, shut up," said Percy the Prefect.
not
not until
"How come Percy gets new robes, anyway?"
until
until next
said one of the twins.
next
next week
"Because he's a prefect," said their mother fondly.
week
week ,
"All right, dear, well, have a good term -- send me an owl when you get there."
,
, folks
She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left.
folks
folks !
Then she turned to the twins.
!
! But
"Now, you two -- this year, you behave yourselves.
But
But I
If I get one more owl telling me you've -- you've blown up a toilet or --" "Blown up a toilet?
I
I can
We've never blown up a toilet."
can
can promise
"Great idea though, thanks, Mom."
promise
promise a
"It's not funny.
a
a wet
And look after Ron."
wet
wet night
"Don't worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us."
night
night tonight
"Shut up," said Ron again.
tonight
tonight .
He was almost as tall as the twins already and his nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it.
.
. ''
"Hey, Mom, guess what?
''
'' Mr.
Guess who we just met on the train?"
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
Harry leaned back quickly so they couldn't see him looking.
Dursley
Dursley sat
"You know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station?
sat
sat frozen
Know who he is?"
frozen
frozen in
"Who?"
in
in his
"Harry Potter!"
his
his armchair
Harry heard the little girl's voice.
armchair
armchair .
"Oh, Mom, can I go on the train and see him, Mom, eh please...." "You've already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isn't something you goggle at in a zoo.
.
. Shooting
Is he really, Fred?
Shooting
Shooting stars
How do you know?"
stars
stars all
"Asked him.
all
all over
Saw his scar.
over
over Britain
It's really there - like lightning."
Britain
Britain ?
"Poor dear - no wonder he was alone, I wondered.
?
? Owls
He was ever so polite when he asked how to get onto the platform."
Owls
Owls flying
"Never mind that, do you think he remembers what You-Know-Who looks like?"
flying
flying by
Their mother suddenly became very stern.
by
by daylight
"I forbid you to ask him, Fred.
daylight
daylight ?
No, don't you dare.
?
? Mysterious
As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school."
Mysterious
Mysterious people
"All right, keep your hair on."
people
people in
A whistle sounded.
in
in cloaks
"Hurry up!"
cloaks
cloaks all
their mother said, and the three boys clambered onto the train.
all
all over
They leaned out of the window for her to kiss them good-bye, and their younger sister began to cry.
over
over the
"Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls."
the
the place
"We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat."
place
place ?
"George!"
?
? And
"Only joking, Mom."
And
And a
The train began to move.
a
a whisper
Harry saw the boys' mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved.
whisper
whisper ,
Harry watched the girl and her mother disappear as the train rounded the corner.
,
, a
Houses flashed past the window.
a
a whisper
Harry felt a great leap of excitement.
whisper
whisper about
He didn't know what he was going to but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind.
about
about the
The door of the compartment slid open and the youngest redheaded boy came in.
the
the Potters
"Anyone sitting there?"
Potters
Potters ...
he asked, pointing at the seat opposite Harry.
...
... Mrs.
"Everywhere else is full."
Mrs.
Mrs. Dursley
Harry shook his head and the boy sat down.
Dursley
Dursley came
He glanced at Harry and then looked quickly out of the window, pretending he hadn't looked.
came
came into
Harry saw he still had a black mark on his nose.
into
into the
"Hey, Ron."
the
the living
The twins were back.
living
living room
"Listen, we're going down the middle of the train -- Lee Jordan's got a giant tarantula down there."
room
room carrying
"Right," mumbled Ron.
carrying
carrying two
"Harry," said the other twin, "did we introduce ourselves?
two
two cups
Fred and George Weasley.
cups
cups of
And this is Ron, our brother.
of
of tea
See you later, then.
tea
tea .
"Bye," said Harry and Ron.
.
. It
The twins slid the compartment door shut behind them.
It
It was
"Are you really Harry Potter?"
was
was no
Ron blurted out.
no
no good
Harry nodded.
good
good .
"Oh -well, I thought it might be one of Fred and George's jokes," said Ron.
.
. He
"And have you really got -- you know..." He pointed at Harry's forehead.
He
He 'd
Harry pulled back his bangs to show the lightning scar.
'd
'd have
Ron stared.
have
have to
"So that's where You-Know-Who "Yes," said Harry, "but I can't remember it."
to
to say
"Nothing?"
say
say something
said Ron eagerly.
something
something to
"Well -- I remember a lot of green light, but nothing else."
to
to her
"Wow," said Ron.
her
her .
He sat and stared at Harry for a few moments, then, as though he had suddenly realized what he was doing, he looked quickly out of the window again.
.
. He
"Are all your family wizards?"
He
He cleared
asked Harry, who found Ron just as interesting as Ron found him.
cleared
cleared his
"Er -- Yes, I think so," said Ron.
his
his throat
"I think Mom's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him."
throat
throat nervously