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Dudley, meanwhile, was counting his presents.
past
past eight
His face fell.
eight
eight ,
"Thirty-six," he said, looking up at his mother and father.
,
, Mr.
"That's two less than last year."
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
"Darling, you haven't counted Auntie Marge's present, see, it's here under this big one from Mommy and Daddy."
Dursley
Dursley picked
"All right, thirty-seven then," said Dudley, going red in the face.
picked
picked up
Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began wolfing down his bacon as fast as possible in case Dudley turned the table over.
up
up his
Aunt Petunia obviously scented danger, too, because she said quickly, "And we'll buy you another two presents while we're out today.
his
his briefcase
How's that, popkin?
briefcase
briefcase ,
Two more presents.
,
, pecked
Is that all right'' Dudley thought for a moment.
pecked
pecked Mrs.
It looked like hard work.
Mrs.
Mrs. Dursley
Finally he said slowly, "So I'll have thirty ... thirty..." "Thirty-nine, sweetums," said Aunt Petunia.
Dursley
Dursley on
"Oh."
on
on the
Dudley sat down heavily and grabbed the nearest parcel.
the
the cheek
"All right then."
cheek
cheek ,
Uncle Vernon chuckled.
,
, and
"Little tyke wants his money's worth, just like his father.
and
and tried
'Atta boy, Dudley!"
tried
tried to
He ruffled Dudley's hair.
to
to kiss
At that moment the telephone rang and Aunt Petunia went to answer it while Harry and Uncle Vernon watched Dudley unwrap the racing bike, a video camera, a remote control airplane, sixteen new computer games, and a VCR.
kiss
kiss Dudley
He was ripping the paper off a gold wristwatch when Aunt Petunia came back from the telephone looking both angry and worried.
Dudley
Dudley good-bye
"Bad news, Vernon," she said.
good-bye
good-bye but
"Mrs. Figg's broken her leg.
but
but missed
She can't take him."
missed
missed ,
She jerked her head in Harry's direction.
,
, because
Dudley's mouth fell open in horror, but Harry's heart gave a leap.
because
because Dudley
Every year on Dudley's birthday, his parents took him and a friend out for the day, to adventure parks, hamburger restaurants, or the movies.
Dudley
Dudley was
Every year, Harry was left behind with Mrs. Figg, a mad old lady who lived two streets away.
was
was now
Harry hated it there.
now
now having
The whole house smelled of cabbage and Mrs. Figg made him look at photographs of all the cats she'd ever owned.
having
having a
"Now what?"
a
a tantrum
said Aunt Petunia, looking furiously at Harry as though he'd planned this.
tantrum
tantrum and
Harry knew he ought to feel sorry that Mrs. Figg had broken her leg, but it wasn't easy when he reminded himself it would be a whole year before he had to look at Tibbles, Snowy, Mr. Paws, and Tufty again.
and
and throwing
"We could phone Marge," Uncle Vernon suggested.
throwing
throwing his
"Don't be silly, Vernon, she hates the boy."
his
his cereal
The Dursleys often spoke about Harry like this, as though he wasn't there -- or rather, as though he was something very nasty that couldn't understand them, like a slug.
cereal
cereal at
"What about what's-her-name, your friend -- Yvonne?"
at
at the
"On vacation in Majorca," snapped Aunt Petunia.
the
the walls
"You could just leave me here," Harry put in hopefully (he'd be able to watch what he wanted on television for a change and maybe even have a go on Dudley's computer).
walls
walls .
Aunt Petunia looked as though she'd just swallowed a lemon.
.
. ``
"And come back and find the house in ruins?"
``
`` Little
she snarled.
Little
Little tyke
"I won't blow up the house," said Harry, but they weren't listening.
tyke
tyke ,
"I suppose we could take him to the zoo," said Aunt Petunia slowly, "... and leave him in the car...." "That car's new, he's not sitting in it alone...." Dudley began to cry loudly.
,
, ''
In fact, he wasn't really crying -- it had been years since he'd really cried -- but he knew that if he screwed up his face and wailed, his mother would give him anything he wanted.
''
'' chortled
"Dinky Duddydums, don't cry, Mummy won't let him spoil your special day!"
chortled
chortled Mr.
she cried, flinging her arms around him.
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
"I... don't... want... him... t-t-to come!"
Dursley
Dursley as
Dudley yelled between huge, pretend sobs.
as
as he
"He always sp- spoils everything!"
he
he left
He shot Harry a nasty grin through the gap in his mother's arms.
left
left the
Just then, the doorbell rang -- "Oh, good Lord, they're here!"
the
the house
said Aunt Petunia frantically -- and a moment later, Dudley's best friend, Piers Polkiss, walked in with his mother.
house
house .
Piers was a scrawny boy with a face like a rat.
.
. He
He was usually the one who held people's arms behind their backs while Dudley hit them.
He
He got
Dudley stopped pretending to cry at once.
got
got into
Half an hour later, Harry, who couldn't believe his luck, was sitting in the back of the Dursleys' car with Piers and Dudley, on the way to the zoo for the first time in his life.
into
into his
His aunt and uncle hadn't been able to think of anything else to do with him, but before they'd left, Uncle Vernon had taken Harry aside.
his
his car
"I'm warning you," he had said, putting his large purple face right up close to Harry's, "I'm warning you now, boy -- any funny business, anything at all -- and you'll be in that cupboard from now until Christmas."
car
car and
"I'm not going to do anything," said Harry, "honestly..
and
and backed
But Uncle Vernon didn't believe him.
backed
backed out
No one ever did.
out
out of
The problem was, strange things often happened around Harry and it was just no good telling the Dursleys he didn't make them happen.
of
of number
Once, Aunt Petunia, tired of Harry coming back from the barbers looking as though he hadn't been at all, had taken a pair of kitchen scissors and cut his hair so short he was almost bald except for his bangs, which she left "to hide that horrible scar."
number
number four
Dudley had laughed himself silly at Harry, who spent a sleepless night imagining school the next day, where he was already laughed at for his baggy clothes and taped glasses.
four
four 's
Next morning, however, he had gotten up to find his hair exactly as it had been before Aunt Petunia had sheared it off He had been given a week in his cupboard for this, even though he had tried to explain that he couldn't explain how it had grown back so quickly.
's
's drive
Another time, Aunt Petunia had been trying to force him into a revolting old sweater of Dudley's (brown with orange puff balls) -- The harder she tried to pull it over his head, the smaller it seemed to become, until finally it might have fitted a hand puppet, but certainly wouldn't fit Harry.
drive
drive .
Aunt Petunia had decided it must have shrunk in the wash and, to his great relief, Harry wasn't punished.
.
. It
On the other hand, he'd gotten into terrible trouble for being found on the roof of the school kitchens.
It
It was
Dudley's gang had been chasing him as usual when, as much to Harry's surprise as anyone else's, there he was sitting on the chimney.
was
was on
The Dursleys had received a very angry letter from Harry's headmistress telling them Harry had been climbing school buildings.
on
on the
But all he'd tried to do (as he shouted at Uncle Vernon through the locked door of his cupboard) was jump behind the big trash cans outside the kitchen doors.
the
the corner
Harry supposed that the wind must have caught him in mid- jump.
corner
corner of
But today, nothing was going to go wrong.
of
of the
It was even worth being with Dudley and Piers to be spending the day somewhere that wasn't school, his cupboard, or Mrs. Figg's cabbage-smelling living room.
the
the street
While he drove, Uncle Vernon complained to Aunt Petunia.
street
street that
He liked to complain about things: people at work, Harry, the council, Harry, the bank, and Harry were just a few of his favorite subjects.
that
that he
This morning, it was motorcycles.
he
he noticed
"... roaring along like maniacs, the young hoodlums," he said, as a motorcycle overtook them.
noticed
noticed the
I had a dream about a motorcycle," said Harry, remembering suddenly.
the
the first
"It was flying."
first
first sign
Uncle Vernon nearly crashed into the car in front.
sign
sign of
He turned right around in his seat and yelled at Harry, his face like a gigantic beet with a mustache: "MOTORCYCLES DON'T FLY!"
of
of something
Dudley and Piers sniggered.
something
something peculiar
I know they don't," said Harry.
peculiar
peculiar --
"It was only a dream."
--
-- a
But he wished he hadn't said anything.
a
a cat
If there was one thing the Dursleys hated even more than his asking questions, it was his talking about anything acting in a way it shouldn't, no matter if it was in a dream or even a cartoon -- they seemed to think he might get dangerous ideas.
cat
cat reading
It was a very sunny Saturday and the zoo was crowded with families.
reading
reading a
The Dursleys bought Dudley and Piers large chocolate ice creams at the entrance and then, because the smiling lady in the van had asked Harry what he wanted before they could hurry him away, they bought him a cheap lemon ice pop.
a
a map
It wasn't bad, either, Harry thought, licking it as they watched a gorilla scratching its head who looked remarkably like Dudley, except that it wasn't blond.
map
map .
Harry had the best morning he'd had in a long time.
.
. For
He was careful to walk a little way apart from the Dursleys so that Dudley and Piers, who were starting to get bored with the animals by lunchtime, wouldn't fall back on their favorite hobby of hitting him.
For
For a
They ate in the zoo restaurant, and when Dudley had a tantrum because his knickerbocker glory didn't have enough ice cream on top, Uncle Vernon bought him another one and Harry was allowed to finish the first.
a
a second
Harry felt, afterward, that he should have known it was all too good to last.
second
second ,
After lunch they went to the reptile house.
,
, Mr.
It was cool and dark in there, with lit windows all along the walls.
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
Behind the glass, all sorts of lizards and snakes were crawling and slithering over bits of wood and stone.
Dursley
Dursley did
Dudley and Piers wanted to see huge, poisonous cobras and thick, man-crushing pythons.
did
did n't