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Blubber!
of
of Privet
Oddment!
Privet
Privet Drive
Tweak!
Drive
Drive .
"Thank you!"
.
. It
He sat back down.
It
It did
Everybody clapped and cheered.
did
did n't
Harry didn't know whether to laugh or not.
n't
n't so
"Is he -- a bit mad?"
so
so much
he asked Percy uncertainly.
much
much as
"Mad?"
as
as quiver
said Percy airily.
quiver
quiver when
"He's a genius!
when
when a
Best wizard in the world!
a
a car
But he is a bit mad, yes.
car
car door
Potatoes, Harry?"
door
door slammed
Harry's mouth fell open.
slammed
slammed on
The dishes in front of him were now piled with food.
on
on the
He had never seen so many things he liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, peppermint humbugs.
the
the next
The Dursleys had never exactly starved Harry, but he'd never been allowed to eat as much as he liked.
next
next street
Dudley had always taken anything that Harry really wanted, even if It made him sick.
street
street ,
Harry piled his plate with a bit of everything except the peppermints and began to eat.
,
, nor
It was all delicious.
nor
nor when
"That does look good," said the ghost in the ruff sadly, watching Harry cut up his steak, "Can't you --?"
when
when two
I haven't eaten for nearly four hundred years," said the ghost.
two
two owls
"I don't need to, of course, but one does miss it.
owls
owls swooped
I don't think I've in troduced myself?
swooped
swooped overhead
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington at your service.
overhead
overhead .
Resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower."
.
. In
"I know who you are!"
In
In fact
said Ron suddenly.
fact
fact ,
"My brothers told me about you -- you're Nearly Headless Nick!"
,
, it
"I would prefer you to call me Sir Nicholas de Mimsy --" the ghost began stiffly, but sandy-haired Seamus Finnigan interrupted.
it
it was
"Nearly Headless?
was
was nearly
How can you be nearly headless?"
nearly
nearly midnight
Sir Nicholas looked extremely miffed, as if their little chat wasn't going at all the way he wanted.
midnight
midnight before
"Like this," he said irritably.
before
before the
He seized his left ear and pulled.
the
the cat
His whole head swung off his neck and fell onto his shoulder as if it was on a hinge.
cat
cat moved
Someone had obviously tried to behead him, but not done it properly.
moved
moved at
Looking pleased at the stunned looks on their faces, Nearly Headless Nick flipped his head back onto his neck, coughed, and said, "So -- new Gryffindors!
at
at all
I hope you're going to help us win the house championship this year?
all
all .
Gryffindors have never gone so long without winning.
.
. A
Slytherins have got the cup six years in a row!
A
A man
The Bloody Baron's becoming almost unbearable -- he's the Slytherin ghost."
man
man appeared
Harry looked over at the Slytherin table and saw a horrible ghost sitting there, with blank staring eyes, a gaunt face, and robes stained with silver blood.
appeared
appeared on
He was right next to Malfoy who, Harry was pleased to see, didn't look too pleased with the seating arrangements.
on
on the
"How did he get covered in blood?"
the
the corner
asked Seamus with great interest.
corner
corner the
"I've never asked," said Nearly Headless Nick delicately.
the
the cat
When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before.
cat
cat had
A moment later the desserts appeared.
had
had been
Blocks of ice cream in every flavor you could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate eclairs and jam doughnuts, trifle, strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding -- " As Harry helped himself to a treacle tart, the talk turned to their families.
been
been watching
"I'm half-and-half," said Seamus.
watching
watching ,
"Me dad's a Muggle.
,
, appeared
Mom didn't tell him she was a witch 'til after they were married.
appeared
appeared so
Bit of a nasty shock for him."
so
so suddenly
The others laughed.
suddenly
suddenly and
"What about you, Neville?"
and
and silently
said Ron.
silently
silently you
"Well, my gran brought me up and she's a witch," said Neville, "but the family thought I was all- Muggle for ages.
you
you 'd
My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard and force some magic out of me -- he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned -- but nothing happened until I was eight.
'd
'd have
Great Uncle Algie came round for dinner, and he was hanging me out of an upstairs window by the ankles when my Great Auntie Enid offered him a meringue and he accidentally let go.
have
have thought
But I bounced -- all the way down the garden and into the road.
thought
thought he
They were all really pleased, Gran was crying, she was so happy.
he
he 'd
And you should have seen their faces when I got in here -- they thought I might not be magic enough to come, you see.
'd
'd just
Great Uncle Algie was so pleased he bought me my toad."
just
just popped
On Harry's other side, Percy Weasley and Hermione were talking about lessons ("I do hope they start right away, there's so much to learn, I'm particularly interested in Transfiguration, you know, turning something into something else, of course, it's supposed to be very difficult-"; "You'll be starting small, just matches into needles and that sort of thing -- ").
popped
popped out
Harry, who was starting to feel warm and sleepy, looked up at the High Table again.
out
out of
Hagrid was drinking deeply from his goblet.
of
of the
Professor McGonagall was talking to Professor Dumbledore.
the
the ground
Professor Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacher with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin.
ground
ground .
It happened very suddenly.
.
. The
The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell's turban straight into Harry's eyes -- and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar on Harry's forehead.
The
The cat
"Ouch!"
cat
cat 's
Harry clapped a hand to his head.
's
's tail
"What is it?"
tail
tail twitched
asked Percy.
twitched
twitched and
"N-nothing."
and
and its
The pain had gone as quickly as it had come.
its
its eyes
Harder to shake off was the feeling Harry had gotten from the teacher's look -- a feeling that he didn't like Harry at all.
eyes
eyes narrowed
"Who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?"
narrowed
narrowed .
he asked Percy.
.
. Nothing
"Oh, you know Quirrell already, do you?
Nothing
Nothing like
No wonder he's looking so nervous, that's Professor Snape.
like
like this
He teaches Potions, but he doesn't want to -- everyone knows he's after Quirrell's job.
this
this man
Knows an awful lot about the Dark Arts, Snape."
man
man had
Harry watched Snape for a while, but Snape didn't look at him again.
had
had ever
At last, the desserts too disappeared, and Professor Dumbledore got to his feet again.
ever
ever been
The hall fell silent.
been
been seen
"Ahern -- just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered.
seen
seen on
I have a few start-of-term notices to give you.
on
on Privet
"First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils.
Privet
Privet Drive
And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well."
Drive
Drive .
Dumbledore's twinkling eyes flashed in the direction of the Weasley twins.
.
. He
"I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors.
He
He was
"Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term.
was
was tall
Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch.
tall
tall ,
"And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."
,
, thin
Harry laughed, but he was one of the few who did.
thin
thin ,
"He's not serious?"
,
, and