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It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather -- just one other.
.
. Mr.
It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when its brother why, its brother gave you that scar."
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
Harry swallowed.
Dursley
Dursley tried
"Yes, thirteen-and-a-half inches.
tried
tried to
Yew.
to
to act
Curious indeed how these things happen.
act
act normally
The wand chooses the wizard, remember....
normally
normally .
I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter.... After all, He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things -- terrible, yes, but great."
.
. When
Harry shivered.
When
When Dudley
He wasn't sure he liked Mr. Ollivander too much.
Dudley
Dudley had
He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand, and Mr. Ollivander bowed them from his shop.
had
had been
The late afternoon sun hung low in the sky as Harry and Hagrid made their way back down Diagon Alley, back through the wall, back through the Leaky Cauldron, now empty.
been
been put
Harry didn't speak at all as they walked down the road; he didn't even notice how much people were gawking at them on the Underground, laden as they were with all their funny-shaped packages, with the snowy owl asleep in its cage on Harry's lap.
put
put to
Up another escalator, out into Paddington station; Harry only realized where they were when Hagrid tapped him on the shoulder.
to
to bed
"Got time fer a bite to eat before yer train leaves," he said.
bed
bed ,
He bought Harry a hamburger and they sat down on plastic seats to eat them.
,
, he
Harry kept looking around.
he
he went
Everything looked so strange, somehow.
went
went into
"You all right, Harry?
into
into the
Yer very quiet," said Hagrid.
the
the living
Harry wasn't sure he could explain.
living
living room
He'd just had the best birthday of his life -- and yet -- he chewed his hamburger, trying to find the words.
room
room in
"Everyone thinks I'm special," he said at last.
in
in time
"All those people in the Leaky Cauldron, Professor Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander... but I don't know anything about magic at all.
time
time to
How can they expect great things?
to
to catch
I'm famous and I can't even remember what I'm famous for.
catch
catch the
I don't know what happened when Vol-, sorry -- I mean, the night my parents died."
the
the last
Hagrid leaned across the table.
last
last report
Behind the wild beard and eyebrows he wore a very kind smile.
report
report on
"Don' you worry, Harry.
on
on the
You'll learn fast enough.
the
the evening
Everyone starts at the beginning at Hogwarts, you'll be just fine.
evening
evening news
just be yerself.
news
news :
I know it's hard.
:
: ''
Yeh've been singled out, an' that's always hard.
''
'' And
But yeh'll have a great time at Hogwarts -- I did -- still do, 'smatter of fact."
And
And finally
Hagrid helped Harry on to the train that would take him back to the Dursleys, then handed him an envelope.
finally
finally ,
"Yer ticket fer Hogwarts, " he said.
,
, bird-watchers
"First o' September -- King's Cross -- it's all on yer ticket.
bird-watchers
bird-watchers everywhere
Any problems with the Dursleys, send me a letter with yer owl, she'll know where to find me.... See yeh soon, Harry."
everywhere
everywhere have
The train pulled out of the station.
have
have reported
Harry wanted to watch Hagrid until he was out of sight; he rose in his seat and pressed his nose against the window, but he blinked and Hagrid had gone.
reported
reported that
CHAPTER SIX THE JOURNEY FROM PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS Harry's last month with the Dursleys wasn't fun.
that
that the
True, Dudley was now so scared of Harry he wouldn't stay in the same room, while Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon didn't shut Harry in his cupboard, force him to do anything, or shout at him -- in fact, they didn't speak to him at all.
the
the nation
Half terrified, half furious, they acted as though any chair with Harry in it were empty.
nation
nation 's
Although this was an improvement in many ways, it did become a bit depressing after a while.
's
's owls
Harry kept to his room, with his new owl for company.
owls
owls have
He had decided to call her Hedwig, a name he had found in A History of Magic.
have
have been
His school books were very interesting.
been
been behaving
He lay on his bed reading late into the night, Hedwig swooping in and out of the open window as she pleased.
behaving
behaving very
It was lucky that Aunt Petunia didn't come in to vacuum anymore, because Hedwig kept bringing back dead mice.
very
very unusually
Every night before he went to sleep, Harry ticked off another day on the piece of paper he had pinned to the wall, counting down to September the first.
unusually
unusually today
On the last day of August he thought he'd better speak to his aunt and uncle about getting to King's Cross station the next day, so he went down to the living room where they were watching a quiz show on television.
today
today .
He cleared his throat to let them know he was there, and Dudley screamed and ran from the room.
.
. Although
"Er -- Uncle Vernon?"
Although
Although owls
Uncle Vernon grunted to show he was listening.
owls
owls normally
"Er -- I need to be at King's Cross tomorrow to -- to go to Hogwarts."
normally
normally hunt
Uncle Vernon grunted again.
hunt
hunt at
"Would it be all right if you gave me a lift?"
at
at night
Grunt.
night
night and
Harry supposed that meant yes.
and
and are
"Thank you."
are
are hardly
He was about to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke.
hardly
hardly ever
"Funny way to get to a wizards' school, the train.
ever
ever seen
Magic carpets all got punctures, have they?"
seen
seen in
Harry didn't say anything.
in
in daylight
"Where is this school, anyway?"
daylight
daylight ,
"I don't know," said Harry, realizing this for the first time.
,
, there
He pulled the ticket Hagrid had given him out of his pocket.
there
there have
"I just take the train from platform nine and three-quarters at eleven o'clock," he read.
have
have been
His aunt and uncle stared.
been
been hundreds
"Platform what?"
hundreds
hundreds of
"Nine and three-quarters."
of
of sightings
"Don't talk rubbish," said Uncle Vernon.
sightings
sightings of
"There is no platform nine and three-quarters."
of
of these
"It's on my ticket."
these
these birds
"Barking," said Uncle Vernon, "howling mad, the lot of them.
birds
birds flying
You'll see.
flying
flying in
You just wait.
in
in every
All right, we'll take you to King's Cross.
every
every direction
We're going up to London tomorrow anyway, or I wouldn't bother."
direction
direction since
"Why are you going to London?"
since
since sunrise
Harry asked, trying to keep things friendly.
sunrise
sunrise .
"Taking Dudley to the hospital," growled Uncle Vernon.
.
. Experts
"Got to have that ruddy tail removed before he goes to Smeltings."
Experts
Experts are
Harry woke at five o'clock the next morning and was too excited and nervous to go back to sleep.
are
are unable
He got up and pulled on his jeans because he didn't want to walk into the station in his wizard's robes -- he'd change on the train.
unable
unable to
He checked his Hogwarts list yet again to make sure he had everything he needed, saw that Hedwig was shut safely in her cage, and then paced the room, waiting for the Dursleys to get up.
to
to explain
Two hours later, Harry's huge, heavy trunk had been loaded into the Dursleys' car, Aunt Petunia had talked Dudley into sitting next to Harry, and they had set off.
explain
explain why
They reached King's Cross at half past ten.
why
why the
Uncle Vernon dumped Harry's trunk onto a cart and wheeled it into the station for him.
the
the owls
Harry thought this was strangely kind until Uncle Vernon stopped dead, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on his face.
owls
owls have
"Well, there you are, boy.
have
have suddenly
Platform nine -- platform ten.
suddenly
suddenly changed
Your platform should be somewhere in the middle, but they don't seem to have built it yet, do they?"
changed
changed their
He was quite right, of course.
their
their sleeping
There was a big plastic number nine over one platform and a big plastic number ten over the one next to it, and in the middle, nothing at all.
sleeping
sleeping pattern
"Have a good term," said Uncle Vernon with an even nastier smile.
pattern
pattern .
He left without another word.
.
. ''
Harry turned and saw the Dursleys drive away.
''
'' The