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said ruefully, ”but it didnt

work aurn him into a pig, but i suppose he was

so much like a pig anyway there wasnt much left ter do.”

he cast a sideways look at harry under his bushy eyebrows.

”be grateful if yeh didhat ter a

hogwarts,” he said. ”im -- er -- not suppic,

strictly speakin. i was allowed ter do a bit ter follow yeh an

get yer letters to yeh an stuff -- ohe reasons i was so

keehe job

”why arent you supposed to do magic?” asked harry.

”oh, well -- i was at hogwarts meself but i -- er -- got

expelled, ter tell yeh the truth. ihird year. they snapped

me wand in half ahing. but dumbledore let me stay on as

gamekeeper. great man, dumbledore.” ”why were you expelled?”

”its gettin late and weve got lots ter do tomorrow,” said

hagrid loudly. ”gotta get up ter tow all yer books an that.”

he took off his thick blad threw it to harry.

”you der that,” he said. ”don mind if it wriggles a

bit, i think i still got a couple o dormie o the pockets.”

chapter five

diagon alley

harry woke early the m. although he could tell it

was daylight, he kept his eyes shut tight.

”it was a dream, he told himself firmly. ”i dreamed a

giant called hagrid e i was going to a school for

wizards. when i open my eyes ill be at home in my cupboard.”

there was suddenly a loud tapping noise.

and theres auunia kno the dht,

his heart sinkiill didnt ope had been

su.

tap. tap. tap.

”all right,” harry mumbled, ”im getting up.”

he sat up and hagrids heavy coat fell off him. the hut was full

of sunlight, the storm was rid himself on the

collapsed sofa, and there ping its the window,

a neer held in its beak.

harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as the

balloon was swelling inside him. he went straight to the window

a open. the owl swooped in ahe neer

on top of hagrid, who didnt . the owl theo

the flan to attack hagrids coat.

”dont do that.”

harry tried to wave the owl out of the way, but it ss

beak fiercely at him and savagi.

”hagrid!” said harry loudly. ”theres an owl

”pay him,” hagrid gruhe sofa.

”what?”

”he ayin fer deliverin the paper. look in the

pockets.” hagrids ed to be made of nothing but pockets --

bunches of keys, slug pellets, balls , peppermint humbugs,

teabags... finally, harry pulled out a handful e-looking

s.

”give him five knuts,” said hagrid sleepily.

”knuts?”

”the little bronze ones.”

harry ted out five little bronze d the owl held

out his leg so harry could put the moo a small leather pouch

tied to it. thehrough the open window.

hagrid yawned loudly, sat up, ached.

”best be off, harry, lots ter do today, gotta get up ter london

an buy all yer stuff fer school.”

harry was turhe wizard d looking at them. he

had just thought of something that made him feel as though the

happy balloon inside him had got a puncture.

”um -- hagrid?”

”mm?” said hagrid, ulling os.

”i havent got any money -- and you heard u

night ... he wont pay fic.”

”dont worry about that,” said hagrid, standing up and sg

his head. ”dyeh this didnt leave yeh anything?”

”but if their house was destroyed --”

”they didheir gold in the house, boy! nah, first stop

fer us is gringotts. wizards bank. have a sausage, theyre not

bad i wouldn say o&#