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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.”

”get out, both of you,” , stuffing the

letter baside its envelope.

harry didnt move.

i waer!” he shouted.

”let me see it!” demanded dudley.

”out!” roared un, ah harry and dudley by

the scruffs of their hrew them into the hall, slamming the

kit door behind them. harry aly had a furious

but silent fight over who would listen at the keyhole; dudley won,

slasses dangling from one ear, lay flat on his stomach

to listen at the cra door and floor.

”vernon,” auunia was saying in a quivering voice, ”look

at the address -- how could they possibly know where he sleeps? you

dont think theyre watg the house?”

”watg -- spying -- might be following us,” muttered uncle

vernon wildly.

”but what should we do, vernon? should we write back? tell them

we dont want --”

harry could see uns shiny black shoes pad

dow.

”no,” he said finally. ”no, well ighey do

an answer... yes, thats best... we wont do anything....

”but --”

”im not havihe house, petunia! didnt hen

we took him iamp out that dangerous nonsense?”

that eve ba work, un did

something hed never done before; he visited harry in his cupboard.

”wheres my letter?” said harry, the moment un had

squeezed through the door. ”wh to me?”

” was addressed to you by mistake,” said un

shortly. ”i have bur.”

”it was not a mistake,” said harry angrily, ”it had my cupboard

on it.”

”silence!” yelled un, and a couple of spiders fell

from the g. he took a few deep breaths and then forced his

faile, which looked quite painful.

”er -- yes, harry -- about this cupboard. your aunt and i have

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