4 privet drive --”
with a strangled leapt from his seat and
ran down the hall, harry right behind him. un had to
wrestle dudley tet the letter from him, which
was made difficult by the fact that harry had grabbed un
around the ne behie of fused fighting,
in whie got hit a lot by the smelting sti
straightened up, gaspih harrys letter clutched
in his hand.
”go to your cupboard -- i mean, your bedroom,” he wheezed at
harry. ”dudley -- go -- just go.”
harry walked round and round his new room. someone knew he had
moved out of his cupboard ao know he hadnt received
his first letter. surely that meary again? and this time
hed make sure they didnt fail. he had a plan.
the repaired alarm g at six ocloext
m. harry tur off quid dressed silently. he
mustnt wake the dursleys. he stole downstairs with on
as.
he was going to wait for the postman on the er of privet
drive aers for number four first. his heart hammered
as he crept across the dark hall toward the front door --
harry leapt into the air; hed troddehing big and
squashy o -- something alive!
lights upstairs and to his horror harry realized that
the big, squashy something had been his uncles fa
had been lyi of the front door in a sleeping bag,
clearly maki harry didnt do exactly what hed been
trying to do. he shouted at harry for about half an hour and then
told him to go and make a cup of tea. harry shuffled miserably
off id by the time he got back, the mail had
arrived, right into uns lap. harry could see three
letters addressed in green ink.
i want --” he began, but un was teariers
into pieces before his eyes. un didnt go to work that
day. he stayed at home and n