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chapter one.

chapter one.

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the boy who lived mister

the boy who lived mister

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dursley, of number four, privet drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

dursley, of number four, privet drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

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they were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

they were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

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dersley was the director of a firm called grunnings, which made drills.

dersley was the director of a firm called grunnings, which made drills.

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he was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache.

he was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache.

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dersley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours.

dersley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours.

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the dersley's had a small son called dudley, and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere.

the dersley's had a small son called dudley, and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere.

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the dersley's had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it.

the dersley's had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it.

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they didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the potters.

they didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the potters.

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potter was misess

potter was misess

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dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years.

dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years.

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in fact, misess

in fact, misess

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dersley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister.

dersley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister.

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sister and her good -for -nothing husband were as underselyish as it was possible to be.

sister and her good -for -nothing husband were as underselyish as it was possible to be.

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the derslis shuddered to think what the neighbours would say if the potters arrived in the street.

the derslis shuddered to think what the neighbours would say if the potters arrived in the street.

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the dersleys knew that the potters had a small son too, but they had never seen him.

the dersleys knew that the potters had a small son too, but they had never seen him.

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this boy was another good reason for keeping the potters away.

this boy was another good reason for keeping the potters away.

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they didn't want dudley mixing with a child like that.

they didn't want dudley mixing with a child like that.

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when mister

when mister

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dursley woke up on the dull, grey, tuesday, our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.

dursley woke up on the dull, grey, tuesday, our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.

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dersley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and misess

dersley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and misess

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dersley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming dudley into his high chair.

dersley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming dudley into his high chair.

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none of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window.

none of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window.

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at half -past eight, mister

at half -past eight, mister

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dursley picked up his briefcase, pecked misess

dursley picked up his briefcase, pecked misess

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dursley on the cheek, and tried to kiss dudley goodbye, but missed, because dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls.

dursley on the cheek, and tried to kiss dudley goodbye, but missed, because dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls.

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little tike!' chortled mister

little tike!' chortled mister

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dersley as he left the house.

dersley as he left the house.

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he got into his car and backed out of number four.

he got into his car and backed out of number four.

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it was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar, a cat reading a map.

it was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar, a cat reading a map.

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for a second, mister

for a second, mister

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dursley didn't realize what he had seen, then he jerked his head around to look again.

dursley didn't realize what he had seen, then he jerked his head around to look again.

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there was a tabby cat standing on the corner of privet drive, but there wasn't a map in sight.

there was a tabby cat standing on the corner of privet drive, but there wasn't a map in sight.

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what could he have been thinking of?

what could he have been thinking of?

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it must to be a trick of the light.

it must to be a trick of the light.

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dursley blinked and stared at the cat.

dursley blinked and stared at the cat.

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it stared back.

it stared back.

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as mister

as mister

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dersley drove around the corner and up the road, he watched the cat in his mirror.

dersley drove around the corner and up the road, he watched the cat in his mirror.

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it was now reading the sign that said privet drive.

it was now reading the sign that said privet drive.

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no, looking at the sign.

no, looking at the sign.

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cats couldn't read maps or signs.

cats couldn't read maps or signs.

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dersley gave himself a little shake and put the cat out of his mind.

dersley gave himself a little shake and put the cat out of his mind.

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as he drove towards town, he thought of nothing except a large order of drills he was hoping to get that day.

as he drove towards town, he thought of nothing except a large order of drills he was hoping to get that day.

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but on the edge of town, drills were driven out of his mind by something else.

but on the edge of town, drills were driven out of his mind by something else.

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as he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn't help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about.

as he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn't help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about.

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people in cloaks.

people in cloaks.

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dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes.

dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes.

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the get -ups you saw on young people.

the get -ups you saw on young people.

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he supposed this was some stupid new fashion.

he supposed this was some stupid new fashion.

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he drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and his eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdos standing quite close by.

he drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and his eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdos standing quite close by.

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they were whispering excitedly together.

they were whispering excitedly together.

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dursley was enraged to see that a couple of them weren't young at all.

dursley was enraged to see that a couple of them weren't young at all.

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why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing an emerald green cloak, the nerve of him.

why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing an emerald green cloak, the nerve of him.

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but then it struck mister

but then it struck mister

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dersley, that this was probably some silly stunt.

dersley, that this was probably some silly stunt.

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these people were obviously collecting for something.

these people were obviously collecting for something.

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yes, that would be it.

yes, that would be it.

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the traffic moved on, and a few minutes later, mister

the traffic moved on, and a few minutes later, mister

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dursley arrived in the grunnings car park, his mind back on drills.

dursley arrived in the grunnings car park, his mind back on drills.

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dersley always sat with his back to the window in his office on the ninth floor.

dersley always sat with his back to the window in his office on the ninth floor.

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if he hadn't, he might have found it harder to concentrate on drills that morning.

if he hadn't, he might have found it harder to concentrate on drills that morning.

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he didn't see.

he didn't see.

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the owls swooping past in broad daylight.

the owls swooping past in broad daylight.

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though people down in the street did, they pointed and gazed, open -mouthed as owl after owl sped overhead.

though people down in the street did, they pointed and gazed, open -mouthed as owl after owl sped overhead.

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most of them had never seen an owl, even at night time.

most of them had never seen an owl, even at night time.

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dursley, however, had a perfectly normal owl -free morning.

dursley, however, had a perfectly normal owl -free morning.

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he yelled at five different people.

he yelled at five different people.

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he made several important telephone calls and shouted a bit more.

he made several important telephone calls and shouted a bit more.

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he was in a very good mood until lunchtime, when he thought he'd stretch his legs and walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the baker's opposite.

he was in a very good mood until lunchtime, when he thought he'd stretch his legs and walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the baker's opposite.

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he had forgotten all about the people in cloaks until he passed a group of them next to the bakers.

he had forgotten all about the people in cloaks until he passed a group of them next to the bakers.

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he eyed them angrily as he passed.

he eyed them angrily as he passed.

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he didn't know why, but they made him uneasy.

he didn't know why, but they made him uneasy.

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this lot were whispering excitedly too, and he couldn't see a single collecting tin.

this lot were whispering excitedly too, and he couldn't see a single collecting tin.

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it was on his way back, passed them, clutching a large doughnut in a bag, that he caught a few words of what they were saying.

it was on his way back, passed them, clutching a large doughnut in a bag, that he caught a few words of what they were saying.

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the potters?

the potters?

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that's what i heard.

that's what i heard.

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yes, their son, harry.

yes, their son, harry.

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dursley stopped dead.

dursley stopped dead.

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fear flooded him.

fear flooded him.

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he looked back at the whisperers as if he wanted to say something to them, but thought better of it.

he looked back at the whisperers as if he wanted to say something to them, but thought better of it.

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he dashed back across the road, hurried up to his office, snapped at his secretary not to disturb him, seized his telephone and had almost finished dialing his home number when he changed his mind.

he dashed back across the road, hurried up to his office, snapped at his secretary not to disturb him, seized his telephone and had almost finished dialing his home number when he changed his mind.

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he put the receiver back down and stroked his moustache, thinking, no, he was being stupid.

he put the receiver back down and stroked his moustache, thinking, no, he was being stupid.

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potter wasn't such an unusual name.

potter wasn't such an unusual name.

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he was sure there were lots of people called potter who had a son called harry.

he was sure there were lots of people called potter who had a son called harry.

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come to think of it, he wasn't even sure his nephew was called harry.

come to think of it, he wasn't even sure his nephew was called harry.

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he'd never even seen the boy.

he'd never even seen the boy.

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it might have been harvey, or harold.

it might have been harvey, or harold.

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there was no point in worrying, misess

there was no point in worrying, misess

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she always got so upset at any mention of her sister.

she always got so upset at any mention of her sister.

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he didn't blame her if he'd had a sister like that.

he didn't blame her if he'd had a sister like that.

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but all the same, those people in cloaks.

but all the same, those people in cloaks.

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he found it a lot harder to concentrate on drills that afternoon, and when he left the building at five o 'clock, he was still so worried that he walked straight into someone just outside the door.

he found it a lot harder to concentrate on drills that afternoon, and when he left the building at five o 'clock, he was still so worried that he walked straight into someone just outside the door.

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oh, sorry, he grunted, as the tiny old man stumbled and almost fell.

oh, sorry, he grunted, as the tiny old man stumbled and almost fell.

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it was a few seconds before mister

it was a few seconds before mister

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dursley realized that the man was wearing a violet cloak.

dursley realized that the man was wearing a violet cloak.

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he didn't seem at all upset and being almost knocked to the ground.

he didn't seem at all upset and being almost knocked to the ground.

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on the contrary, his face split into a wide smile, and he said in a squeaky voice that made passers -by stare.

on the contrary, his face split into a wide smile, and he said in a squeaky voice that made passers -by stare.

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be sorry, my dear sir, for nothing could upset me today.

be sorry, my dear sir, for nothing could upset me today.