”asked him. saw his scar. its really there - like lightning.”
”poor dear - no wonder he was alone, i wondered. he was ever
so polite wheo get oform.”
”hat, do you think he remembers what you-know-who
looks like?”
their mother suddeern.
”i forbid you to ask him, fred. no, dont you dare. as though
he needs reminding of that on his first day at school.”
”all right, keep your hair on.”
a whistle sounded.
”hurry up!” their mother said, ahree boys clambered
ohey lea of the window for her to kiss them
good-bye, and their youo cry.
”dont, ginny, well send you loads of owls.”
”well send you a hogwarts toilet seat.”
”gee!”
”only joking, mom.”
the traio move. harry saw the boys m and
their sister, half laughing, half g, runh the
train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell bad waved.
harry watched the girl aher disappear as the train
rouhe er. houses flashed past the window. harry felt a
great leap of ext. he didnt knoas going to but
it had to be better than what he was leaving behind.
the door of the ent slid ope redheaded
boy .
”aing there?” he asked, pointi opposite
harry. ”everywhere else is full.”
harry shook his head a down. he gla harry
and then looked quickly out of the wiending he hadnt
looked. harry saw he still had a bla his nose.
”hey, ron.”
the twins were back.
”listen, were going down the middle of the train -- lee jordans
got a giant tarantula down there.”
”right,” mumbled ron.
”harry,” said the other twiroduce ourselves? fred
and gee weasley. and this is ron, our brother. see you later,
then.