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"Well, Ted," said the weatherman, "I don't know about that, but it's not only the owls that have been acting oddly today.
large
large mustache
Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars!
mustache
mustache .
Perhaps people have been celebrating Bonfire Night early -- it's not until next week, folks!
.
. Mrs.
But I can promise a wet night tonight."
Mrs.
Mrs. Dursley
Mr. Dursley sat frozen in his armchair.
Dursley
Dursley was
Shooting stars all over Britain?
was
was thin
Owls flying by daylight?
thin
thin and
Mysterious people in cloaks all over the place?
and
and blonde
And a whisper, a whisper about the Potters... Mrs. Dursley came into the living room carrying two cups of tea.
blonde
blonde and
It was no good.
and
and had
He'd have to say something to her.
had
had nearly
He cleared his throat nervously.
nearly
nearly twice
"Er -- Petunia, dear -- you haven't heard from your sister lately, have you?"
twice
twice the
As he had expected, Mrs. Dursley looked shocked and angry.
the
the usual
After all, they normally pretended she didn't have a sister.
usual
usual amount
"No," she said sharply.
amount
amount of
"Why?"
of
of neck
"Funny stuff on the news," Mr. Dursley mumbled.
neck
neck ,
"Owls... shooting stars... and there were a lot of funny-looking people in town today..." "So?"
,
, which
snapped Mrs. Dursley.
which
which came
"Well, I just thought... maybe... it was something to do with... you know... her crowd."
came
came in
Mrs. Dursley sipped her tea through pursed lips.
in
in very
Mr. Dursley wondered whether he dared tell her he'd heard the name "Potter."
very
very useful
He decided he didn't dare.
useful
useful as
Instead he said, as casually as he could, "Their son -- he'd be about Dudley's age now, wouldn't he?"
as
as she
"I suppose so," said Mrs. Dursley stiffly.
she
she spent
"What's his name again?
spent
spent so
Howard, isn't it?"
so
so much
"Harry.
much
much of
Nasty, common name, if you ask me."
of
of her
"Oh, yes," said Mr. Dursley, his heart sinking horribly.
her
her time
"Yes, I quite agree."
time
time craning
He didn't say another word on the subject as they went upstairs to bed.
craning
craning over
While Mrs. Dursley was in the bathroom, Mr. Dursley crept to the bedroom window and peered down into the front garden.
over
over garden
The cat was still there.
garden
garden fences
It was staring down Privet Drive as though it were waiting for something.
fences
fences ,
Was he imagining things?
,
, spying
Could all this have anything to do with the Potters?
spying
spying on
If it did... if it got out that they were related to a pair of -- well, he didn't think he could bear it.
on
on the
The Dursleys got into bed.
the
the neighbors
Mrs. Dursley fell asleep quickly but Mr. Dursley lay awake, turning it all over in his mind.
neighbors
neighbors .
His last, comforting thought before he fell asleep was that even if the Potters were involved, there was no reason for them to come near him and Mrs. Dursley.
.
. The
The Potters knew very well what he and Petunia thought about them and their kind....
The
The Dursleys
He couldn't see how he and Petunia could get mixed up in anything that might be going on -- he yawned and turned over -- it couldn't affect them.... How very wrong he was.
Dursleys
Dursleys had
Mr. Dursley might have been drifting into an uneasy sleep, but the cat on the wall outside was showing no sign of sleepiness.
had
had a
It was sitting as still as a statue, its eyes fixed unblinkingly on the far corner of Privet Drive.
a
a small
It didn't so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next street, nor when two owls swooped overhead.
small
small son
In fact, it was nearly midnight before the cat moved at all.
son
son called
A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground.
called
called Dudley
The cat's tail twitched and its eyes narrowed.
Dudley
Dudley and
Nothing like this man had ever been seen on Privet Drive.
and
and in
He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt.
in
in their
He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots.
their
their opinion
His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice.
opinion
opinion there
This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.
there
there was
Albus Dumbledore didn't seem to realize that he had just arrived in a street where everything from his name to his boots was unwelcome.
was
was no
He was busy rummaging in his cloak, looking for something.
no
no finer
But he did seem to realize he was being watched, because he looked up suddenly at the cat, which was still staring at him from the other end of the street.
finer
finer boy
For some reason, the sight of the cat seemed to amuse him.
boy
boy anywhere
He chuckled and muttered, "I should have known."
anywhere
anywhere .
He found what he was looking for in his inside pocket.
.
. The
It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter.
The
The Dursleys
He flicked it open, held it up in the air, and clicked it.
Dursleys
Dursleys had
The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop.
had
had everything
He clicked it again -- the next lamp flickered into darkness.
everything
everything they
Twelve times he clicked the Put-Outer, until the only lights left on the whole street were two tiny pinpricks in the distance, which were the eyes of the cat watching him.
they
they wanted
If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs. Dursley, they wouldn't be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement.
wanted
wanted ,
Dumbledore slipped the Put-Outer back inside his cloak and set off down the street toward number four, where he sat down on the wall next to the cat.
,
, but
He didn't look at it, but after a moment he spoke to it.
but
but they
"Fancy seeing you here, Professor McGonagall."
they
they also
He turned to smile at the tabby, but it had gone.
also
also had
Instead he was smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around its eyes.
had
had a
She, too, was wearing a cloak, an emerald one.
a
a secret
Her black hair was drawn into a tight bun.
secret
secret ,
She looked distinctly ruffled.
,
, and
"How did you know it was me?"
and
and their
she asked.
their
their greatest
"My dear Professor, I 've never seen a cat sit so stiffly."
greatest
greatest fear
"You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day," said Professor McGonagall.
fear
fear was
"All day?
was
was that
When you could have been celebrating?
that
that somebody
I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here."
somebody
somebody would
Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily.
would
would discover
"Oh yes, everyone's celebrating, all right," she said impatiently.
discover
discover it
"You'd think they'd be a bit more careful, but no -- even the Muggles have noticed something's going on.
it
it .
It was on their news."
.
. They
She jerked her head back at the Dursleys' dark living-room window.
They
They did
"I heard it.
did
did n't
Flocks of owls... shooting stars.... Well, they're not completely stupid.
n't
n't think
They were bound to notice something.
think
think they
Shooting stars down in Kent -- I'll bet that was Dedalus Diggle.
they
they could
He never had much sense."
could
could bear
"You can't blame them," said Dumbledore gently.
bear
bear it
"We've had precious little to celebrate for eleven years."
it
it if
"I know that," said Professor McGonagall irritably.
if
if anyone
"But that's no reason to lose our heads.
anyone
anyone found
People are being downright careless, out on the streets in broad daylight, not even dressed in Muggle clothes, swapping rumors."
found
found out
She threw a sharp, sideways glance at Dumbledore here, as though hoping he was going to tell her something, but he didn't, so she went on.
out
out about
"A fine thing it would be if, on the very day YouKnow-Who seems to have disappeared at last, the Muggles found out about us all.
about
about the
I suppose he really has gone, Dumbledore?"
the
the Potters