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Sprouts."
,
, I
They had a good time eating the Every Flavor Beans.
I
I just
Harry got toast, coconut, baked bean, strawberry, curry, grass, coffee, sardine, and was even brave enough to nibble the end off a funny gray one Ron wouldn't touch, which turned out to be pepper.
just
just thought
The countryside now flying past the window was becoming wilder.
thought
thought ...
The neat fields had gone.
...
... maybe
Now there were woods, twisting rivers, and dark green hills.
maybe
maybe ...
There was a knock on the door of their compartment and the round-faced boy Harry had passed on platform nine and threequarters came in.
...
... it
He looked tearful.
it
it was
"Sorry," he said, "but have you seen a toad at all?"
was
was something
When they shook their heads, he wailed, "I've lost him!
something
something to
He keeps getting away from me!"
to
to do
"He'll turn up," said Harry.
do
do with
"Yes," said the boy miserably.
with
with ...
"Well, if you see him..." He left.
...
... you
"Don't know why he's so bothered," said Ron.
you
you know
"If I'd brought a toad I'd lose it as quick as I could.
know
know ...
Mind you, I brought Scabbers, so I can't talk."
...
... her
The rat was still snoozing on Ron's lap.
her
her crowd
"He might have died and you wouldn't know the difference," said Ron in disgust.
crowd
crowd .
"I tried to turn him yellow yesterday to make him more interesting, but the spell didn't work.
.
. ''
I'll show you, look..." He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand.
''
'' Mrs.
It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end.
Mrs.
Mrs. Dursley
"Unicorn hair's nearly poking out.
Dursley
Dursley sipped
Anyway He had just raised his 'wand when the compartment door slid open again.
sipped
sipped her
The toadless boy was back, but this time he had a girl with him.
her
her tea
She was already wearing her new Hogwarts robes.
tea
tea through
"Has anyone seen a toad?
through
through pursed
Neville's lost one," she said.
pursed
pursed lips
She had a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair, and rather large front teeth.
lips
lips .
"We've already told him we haven't seen it," said Ron, but the girl wasn't listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand.
.
. Mr.
"Oh, are you doing magic?
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
Let's see it, then."
Dursley
Dursley wondered
She sat down.
wondered
wondered whether
Ron looked taken aback.
whether
whether he
"Er -- all right."
he
he dared
He cleared his throat.
dared
dared tell
"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow."
tell
tell her
He waved his wand, but nothing happened.
her
her he
Scabbers stayed gray and fast asleep.
he
he 'd
"Are you sure that's a real spell?"
'd
'd heard
said the girl.
heard
heard the
"Well, it's not very good, is it?
the
the name
I've tried a few simple spells just for practice and it's all worked for me.
name
name ``
Nobody in my family's magic at all, it was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, I mean, it's the very best school of witchcraft there is, I've heard -- I've learned all our course books by heart, of course, I just hope it will be enough -- I'm Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you.
``
`` Potter
She said all this very fast.
Potter
Potter .
Harry looked at Ron, and was relieved to see by his stunned face that he hadn't learned all the course books by heart either.
.
. ''
"I'm Ron Weasley," Ron muttered.
''
'' He
"Harry Potter," said Harry.
He
He decided
"Are you really?"
decided
decided he
said Hermione.
he
he did
"I know all about you, of course -- I got a few extra books.
did
did n't
for background reading, and you're in Modern Magical History and The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century.
n't
n't dare
"Am I?"
dare
dare .
said Harry, feeling dazed.
.
. Instead
"Goodness, didn't you know, I'd have found out everything I could if it was me," said Hermione.
Instead
Instead he
"Do either of you know what house you'll be in?
he
he said
I've been asking around, and I hope I'm in Gryffindor, it sounds by far the best; I hear Dumbledore himself was in it, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad....
said
said ,
Anyway, we'd better go and look for Neville's toad.
,
, as
You two had better change, you know, I expect we'll be there soon."
as
as casually
And she left, taking the toadless boy with her.
casually
casually as
"Whatever house I'm in, I hope she's not in it," said Ron.
as
as he
He threw his wand back into his trunk.
he
he could
"Stupid spell -- George gave it to me, bet he knew it was a dud."
could
could ,
"What house are your brothers in?"
,
, ``
asked Harry.
``
`` Their
"Gryffindor," said Ron.
Their
Their son
Gloom seemed to be settling on him again.
son
son --
"Mom and Dad were in it, too.
--
-- he
I don't know what they'll say if I'm not.
he
he 'd
I don't suppose Ravenclaw would be too bad, but imagine if they put me in Slytherin."
'd
'd be
"That's the house Vol-, I mean, You-Know-Who was in?"
be
be about
"Yeah," said Ron.
about
about Dudley
He flopped back into his seat, looking depressed.
Dudley
Dudley 's
"You know, I think the ends of Scabbers' whiskers are a bit lighter," said Harry, trying to take Ron's mind off houses.
's
's age
"So what do your oldest brothers do now that they've left, anyway?"
age
age now
Harry was wondering what a wizard did once he'd finished school.
now
now ,
"Charlie's in Romania studying dragons, and Bill's in Africa doing something for Gringotts," said Ron.
,
, would
"Did you hear about Gringotts?
would
would n't
It's been all over the Daily Prophet, but I don't suppose you get that with the Muggles -- someone tried to rob a high security vault."
n't
n't he
Harry stared.
he
he ?
"Really?
?
? ''
What happened to them?"
''
'' ``
"Nothing, that's why it's such big news.
``
`` I
They haven't been caught.
I
I suppose
My dad says it must've been a powerful Dark wizard to get round Gringotts, but they don't think they took anything, that's what's odd.
suppose
suppose so
'Course, everyone gets scared when something like this happens in case You-Know-Who's behind it."
so
so ,
Harry turned this news over in his mind.
,
, ''
He was starting to get a prickle of fear every time You- Know-Who was mentioned.
''
'' said
He supposed this was all part of entering the magical world, but it had been a lot more comfortable saying "Voldemort" without worrying.
said
said Mrs.
"What's your Quidditch team?"
Mrs.
Mrs. Dursley
Ron asked.
Dursley
Dursley stiffly
"Er -- I don't know any," Harry confessed.
stiffly
stiffly .
"What!"
.
. ``
Ron looked dumbfounded.
``
`` What
"Oh, you wait, it's the best game in the world --" And he was off, explaining all about the four balls and the positions of the seven players, describing famous games he'd been to with his brothers and the broomstick he'd like to get if he had the money.
What
What 's
He was just taking Harry through the finer points of the game when the compartment door slid open yet again, but it wasn't Neville the toadless boy, or Hermione Granger this time.
's
's his
Three boys entered, and Harry recognized the middle one at once: it was the pale boy from Madam Malkin's robe shop.
his
his name
He was looking at Harry with a lot more interest than he'd shown back in Diagon Alley.
name
name again
"Is it true?"
again
again ?
he said.
?
? Howard