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"It certainly seems so," said Dumbledore.
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Potters
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Potters .
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"We have much to be thankful
for.
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.
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. Mrs.
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Would you care for a lemon drop?"
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Potter
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"A what?"
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Potter
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Potter was
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"A lemon drop.
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was
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was Mrs.
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They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of"
"No, thank you," said Professor McGonagall coldly, as though she didn't
think this was the moment for lemon drops.
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Dursley
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"As I say, even if
You-Know-Who has gone -"
"My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself can call him
by his name?
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Dursley
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Dursley 's
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All this 'You- Know-Who' nonsense -- for eleven years I
have been trying to persuade people to call him by his proper name:
Voldemort."
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's
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's sister
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Professor McGonagall flinched, but Dumbledore, who was
unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not to notice.
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sister
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sister ,
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"It all gets so
confusing if we keep saying 'You-Know-Who.'
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,
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, but
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I have never seen any reason
to be frightened of saying Voldemort's name.
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but
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but they
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"I know you haven 't, said Professor McGonagall, sounding half
exasperated, half admiring.
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they
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they had
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"But you're different.
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had
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had n't
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Everyone knows you're
the only one You-Know- oh, all right, Voldemort, was frightened of."
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n't
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n't met
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"You flatter me," said Dumbledore calmly.
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met
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met for
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"Voldemort had powers I will
never have."
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for
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for several
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"Only because you're too -- well -- noble to use them."
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several
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several years
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"It's lucky it's dark.
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years
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years ;
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I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey
told me she liked my new earmuffs."
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;
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; in
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Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore and said, "The owls
are nothing next to the rumors that are flying around.
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in
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in fact
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You know what
everyone's saying?
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fact
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fact ,
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About why he's disappeared?
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,
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, Mrs.
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About what finally
stopped him?"
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Dursley
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It seemed that Professor McGonagall had reached the point she was most
anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting on a cold, hard
wall all day, for neither as a cat nor as a woman had she fixed
Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now.
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Dursley
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Dursley pretended
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It was plain that
whatever "everyone" was saying, she was not going to believe it until
Dumbledore told her it was true.
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pretended
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pretended she
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Dumbledore, however, was choosing
another lemon drop and did not answer.
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she
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she did
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"What they're saying," she pressed on, "is that last night Voldemort
turned up in Godric's Hollow.
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did
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did n't
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He went to find the Potters.
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n't
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n't have
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The rumor is
that Lily and James Potter are -- are -- that they're -- dead. "
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have
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have a
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Dumbledore bowed his head.
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a
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a sister
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Professor McGonagall gasped.
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sister
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sister ,
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"Lily and James...
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,
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, because
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I can't believe it...
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because
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because her
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I didn't want to believe it...
Oh, Albus..."
Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder.
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her
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her sister
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"I know...
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sister
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sister and
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I
know..." he said heavily.
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and
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and her
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Professor McGonagall's voice trembled as she went on.
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her
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her good-for-nothing
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"That's not all.
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good-for-nothing
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good-for-nothing husband
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They're saying he tried to kill the Potter's son, Harry.
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husband
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husband were
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But -- he
couldn't.
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were
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were as
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He couldn't kill that little boy.
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as
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as unDursleyish
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No one knows why, or how,
but they're saying that when he couldn't kill Harry Potter, Voldemort's
power somehow broke -- and that's why he's gone.
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unDursleyish
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unDursleyish as
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Dumbledore nodded glumly.
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as
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as it
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"It's -- it's true?"
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it
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it was
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faltered Professor McGonagall.
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was
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was possible
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"After all he's
done... all the people he's killed... he couldn't kill a little boy?
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possible
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possible to
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It's just astounding... of all the things to stop him... but how in the
name of heaven did Harry survive?"
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to
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to be
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"We can only guess," said Dumbledore.
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be
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be .
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"We may never know."
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.
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. The
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Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her
eyes beneath her spectacles.
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The
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The Dursleys
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Dumbledore gave a great sniff as he took a
golden watch from his pocket and examined it.
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Dursleys
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Dursleys shuddered
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It was a very odd watch.
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shuddered
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shuddered to
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It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead, little planets were moving
around the edge.
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to
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to think
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It must have made sense to Dumbledore, though, because
he put it back in his pocket and said, "Hagrid's late.
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think
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think what
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I suppose it was
he who told you I'd be here, by the way?"
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what
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what the
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"Yes," said Professor McGonagall.
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the
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the neighbors
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"And I don't suppose you're going to
tell me why you're here, of all places?"
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neighbors
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neighbors would
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"I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle.
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would
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would say
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They're the only family
he has left now."
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say
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say if
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"You don't mean -- you can't mean the people who live here?"
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if
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if the
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cried
Professor McGonagall, jumping to her feet and pointing at number four.
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the
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the Potters
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"Dumbledore -- you can't.
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Potters
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Potters arrived
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I've been watching them all day.
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arrived
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arrived in
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You couldn't
find two people who are less like us.
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in
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in the
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And they've got this son -- I saw
him kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets.
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the
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the street
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Harry Potter come and live here!"
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street
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street .
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"It's the best place for him," said Dumbledore firmly.
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.
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. The
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"His aunt and
uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he's older.
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The
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The Dursleys
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I've
written them a letter."
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Dursleys
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Dursleys knew
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"A letter?"
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knew
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knew that
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repeated Professor McGonagall faintly, sitting back down on
the wall.
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that
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that the
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"Really, Dumbledore, you think you can explain all this in a
letter?
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the
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the Potters
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These people will never understand him!
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Potters
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Potters had
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He'll be famous -- a
legend -- I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day
in the future -- there will be books written about Harry -- every child
in our world will know his name!"
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had
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had a
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"Exactly," said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of his
half-moon glasses.
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a
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a small
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"It would be enough to turn any boy's head.
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small
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small son
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Famous
before he can walk and talk!
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son
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son ,
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Famous for something he won't even
remember!
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,
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, too
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CarA you see how much better off he'll be, growing up away
from all that until he's ready to take it?"
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too
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too ,
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Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, changed her mind, swallowed, and
then said, "Yes -- yes, you're right, of course.
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,
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, but
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But how is the boy
getting here, Dumbledore?"
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but
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but they
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She eyed his cloak suddenly as though she
thought he might be hiding Harry underneath it.
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they
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they had
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"Hagrid's bringing him."
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had
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had never
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"You think it -- wise -- to trust Hagrid with something as important as
this?"
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never
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never even
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I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore.
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even
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even seen
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"I'm not saying his heart isn't in the right place," said Professor
McGonagall grudgingly, "but you can't pretend he's not careless.
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seen
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seen him
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He does
tend to -- what was that?"
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him
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him .
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A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them.
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.
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. This
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It grew
steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a
headlight; it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky -- and
a huge motorcycle fell out of the air and landed on the road in front of
them.
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This
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This boy
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If the motorcycle was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting astride
it.
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boy
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boy was
|
He was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times
as wide.
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was
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was another
|
He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild - long
tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands
the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were
like baby dolphins.
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another
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another good
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In his vast, muscular arms he was holding a bundle
of blankets.
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good
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good reason
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"Hagrid," said Dumbledore, sounding relieved.
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reason
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reason for
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"At last.
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for
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for keeping
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And where did
you get that motorcycle?"
|
keeping
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keeping the
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"Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sit," said the giant, climbing
carefully off the motorcycle as he spoke.
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the
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the Potters
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"Young Sirius Black lent it to
me.
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Potters
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Potters away
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I've got him, sir."
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away
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away ;
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"No problems, were there?"
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;
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; they
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