stairs
4 privet drive
little whinging
surrey
the ehid heavy, made of yellowish part,
and the address was written in emerald-green ink. there .
turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, harry saw a
purple wax seal bearing a s; a lion, an eagle, a badger,
and a snake surroundier h.
”hurry up, boy!” shouted un the kit. ”what are
you doing, g for letter bombs?” he chuckled at his own joke.
harry went back to the kit, still staring at his letter. he
hahe bill acard, sat down, and slowly
begahe yellow envelope.
un ripped open the bill, snorted in disgust, and
flipped over the postcard.
”marges ill,” he i petunia. ”ate a funny whelk. --.”
”dad!” said dudley suddenly. ”dad, harrys got something!”
harry was o of unfoldier, which was
written on the same heavy part as the e was
jerked sharply out of his hand by un.
”thats mine!” said harry, trying to snatch it back.
”whod be writing to you?” sneered un, shaking the
letter open with one hand and glang at it. his fat from
red to greeharaffic lights. and it didnt
stop there. withi was the grayish white e.
”p-p-petunia!” he gasped.
dudley tried to grab the letter to read it, but un
held it high out of his reat petunia took it curiously and
read the first line. for a moment it looked as though she might
faiched her throat and made a oise.
”vernon! oh my goodness -- vernon!”
they stared at each totten that
harry aill in the room. dudley wasnt used to
being ignave his father a sharp tap oh his
smelting stick.
”i wa letter,” he said loudly. wa,”
said harry furiously, ”as its mine.”