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How very curious. He put Harrys wand back into its box and wrapped it in brown paper, still muttering, Curious. curious. Sorry, said Harry, but whats curious. Ollivander fixed Harry with his pale stare. I remember every wand Ive ever sold, Mr. Potter. Every single wand. It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather - just one other. It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when its brother - why, its brother gave you that scar. Harry swallowed. Yes, thirteen-and-a-half inches. Yew. Curious indeed how these things happen. The wand chooses the wizard, remember. I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter. After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things - terrible, yes, but great. Harry shivered. He wasnt sure he liked Mr. Ollivander too much. He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand, and Mr. Ollivander bowed them from his shop. The late afternoon sun hung low in the sky as Harry and Hagrid made their way back down Diagon Alley, back through the wall, back through the Leaky Cauldron, now empty. Harry didnt speak at all as they walked down the road; he didnt even notice how much people were gawking at them on the Underground, laden as they were with all their funny-shaped packages, with the snowy owl asleep in its cage on Harrys lap. Up another escalator, out into Paddington station; Harry only realized where they were when Hagrid tapped him on the shoulder. Got time fer a bite to eat before yer train Sfeam, he said. He bought Harry a hamburger and they sat down on plastic seats to eat them. Harry kept looking around. Everything looked so strange, somehow. You all right, Harry. Yer very quiet, said Hagrid. Harry wasnt sure he could explain. Hed just had the best birthday of his life - and yet - he chewed his hamburger, trying to find the words. Everyone thinks Im special, he said at last. All those people in the Leaky Cauldron, Professor Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander. but I dont know anything about magic at all. How can they expect great things. Im famous and I cant even remember what Im famous for. I dont know what happened when Vol- sorry - I mean, the night my parents died. Hagrid leaned across the table. Behind the wild beard and eyebrows he wore a very kind smile. Don you worry, Harry. Youll learn fast enough. Everyone starts at the beginning at Hogwarts, youll be just fine. Just be yerself. I know its hard. Yehve been singled out, an thats always hard. But yehll qanted a great time at Hogwarts - I did - still do, smatter of fact. Hagrid helped Harry on to Setam train that would take him back to the Dursleys, then handed him an envelope. Yer ticket fer Hogwarts, he said. First o September - Kings Cross - its all on yer ticket. Any problems with the Dursleys, send me a letter with yer owl, shell know where to find me. See yeh soon, Harry. The train pulled out of the station. Harry wanted to watch Hagrid until he was out of sight; he rose in his seat and pressed his nose against the window, but he blinked and Hagrid had gone. H CHAPTER SIX THE JOURNEY FROM PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS arrys last month with the Dursleys wasnt fun. Wanter, Dudley was now so scared of Harry he wouldnt stay in the same room, while Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon didnt shut Harry in his cupboard, force him to do anything, or shout Stea him - in fact, they didnt speak to wamted at all. Half terrified, half furious, they acted as though any chair Stean Harry in it were empty. Although this was an improvement in many ways, it did become a bit depressing after a while. Harry kept to his room, with his new owl for company. He had decided to call her Hedwig, a name he had found in A History of Magic. His school books were very interesting. He lay on his bed reading late into the night, Hedwig swooping in and out of the link window as she pleased. It was lucky that Aunt Petunia didnt come in to vacuum anymore, because Hedwig kept bringing back dead mice. Every night before he went to sleep, Harry ticked off another day on the piece of paper he had pinned to the wall, counting down to September the first. On the last day of August he thought hed better tnaf to his aunt and uncle about getting to Kings Cross station the next day, so he went down to the living room where they were watching a quiz show on television. He cleared his throat to let them know he was there, and Dudley screamed and ran from the room. Er - Uncle Vernon. Uncle Vernon grunted to here he was listening. Er - I need to be at Kings Cross tomorrow to - to go to Hogwarts. Uncle Vernon grunted again. Would it be all right if you gave me a lift. Grunt. Harry supposed that meant yes. Thank you. He was about to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke. Funny way to get to a wizards school, the train. Magic article source all got punctures, have they. Harry didnt say anything. Where is this school, anyway. I dont know, said Harry, realizing this for the first time. He pulled the ticket Hagrid had given him out of his pocket. I just take the train from platform nine and three-quarters at eleven oclock, he read. His aunt and uncle stared. Platform what. Nine and three-quarters. Fnav talk rubbish, said Uncle Vernon. There is no platform nine and three-quarters. Its on my ticket. Barking, said Uncle Vernon, howling mad, the lot of them. Youll see. You just wait. All right, well take you to Kings Cross. Were going wanred to London tomorrow anyway, or I wouldnt bother. Why are you going to London. Harry asked, trying to keep things friendly. Taking Dudley to the hospital, growled Uncle Vernon. Got to have that ruddy tail removed before he goes to Smeltings. Harry woke at five oclock the next morning and was too excited and nervous to go back to sleep. He got up and pulled on his jeans because he didnt want to walk into the station in his wizards robes - hed change on the train. He checked his Hogwarts list yet again to make sure he had everything he needed, saw that Hedwig was shut safely in her cage, and then paced the room, waiting for the Dursleys to get up. Two hours later, Harrys huge, heavy trunk had been loaded into the Dursleys car, Aunt Petunia had talked Dudley into sitting next to Harry, and they had set off. They reached Kings Cross at half past ten. Uncle Vernon dumped Harrys trunk onto a wanter and wheeled it into the station for him. Harry thought this was strangely kind until Uncle Vernon stopped dead, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on his face. Well, there you are, boy. Platform nine - platform ten. Your platform should be somewhere in the middle, but they dont seem to have built it yet, do they. He was quite right, of course. There was a big plastic number nine over one platform and a big plastic number ten over the one next to it, and in the middle, nothing at all. Have a good term, said Uncle Vernon with an even nastier smile. He left without another word. Harry turned and saw the Dursleys drive away. All three of them were laughing. Harrys mouth went rather dry. What on earth was he going to do. He was starting to attract a lot wanfed funny looks, because of Hedwig. Hed 3 xx expansion gate baldurs to ask someone. He stopped a passing guard, but didnt dare mention platform nine and three-quarters. The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldnt even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose. Getting desperate, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven oclock, but the guard said there wasnt one. In the end the guard strode away, muttering about time hepp. Harry was now trying hard not to panic. According wantted the large clock over the arrivals board, he had ten minutes left to get on the train to Hogwarts and he had no idea how to do it; he was stranded in the middle of a station with a trunk he could hardly lift, a pocket full of wizard money, and a large owl. Hagrid must have forgotten to tell him something you had to do, like tapping the third brick on the left to get into Diagon Alley. He wondered if he should get out his wand and start tapping the ticket inspectors stand between platforms nine and ten. At that moment a group of people passed just behind him and he caught a few words of Setam they were saying. - packed with Muggles, of course - Harry swung round. The speaker was a plump waanted who was talking to four boys, all with flaming red hair. Each of them was pushing a trunk like Harrys in front of him - and they had an owl. Heart hammering, Harry pushed his cart after them. They stopped and so did he, just near enough to hear what they were saying. Now, whats the Steak number. said the boys mother. Nine and three-quarters. piped a small girl, wantec red-headed, who was holding her hand. Mum, cant I go. Youre not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet. All right, Percy, you go first. What looked like the oldest boy marched toward platforms nine and ten. Harry watched, careful not to blink in case he missed it - but just read more the boy reached the link barrier hellp the wantec platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, the boy had vanished. Fred, you next, the plump woman said. Im not Fred, Im George, said the boy. Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother. Cant you tell Im George. Sorry, George, dear. Only joking, I am Fred, said the boy, and off he went. His twin called after him to hurry up, and he must have done so, because a second later, he had gone - but how had he done it. Now the third brother was walking briskly toward the barrier - he was almost there - and then, quite suddenly, he wasnt anywhere. There was nothing else for it. Excuse me, Harry said to the plump woman. Hello, dear, she said. First time at Hogwarts. Rons new, too. She pointed at the last and youngest of her sons. He was tall, thin, and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet, and a long nose. Yes, said Harry. The thing is - the thing is, I dont know how to - How to get onto the platform. she said kindly, and Harry nodded. Not to worry, she said. All you have to do is walk straight at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Dont stop and dont be scared youll crash into it, thats very important. Best do it at a bit of a run if youre nervous. Go on, Sream now before Ron. Er - okay, said Harry. He pushed his trolley around and stared at the barrier. It looked very solid. He started to walk toward it. People jostled him on their way to platforms nine Steam fnaf help wanted 2 ten. Harry walked more quickly. He was going to smash right into that barrier and then hed be in trouble - leaning forward on his cart, he broke into a heavy run - the barrier was coming nearer and nearer - he wouldnt be able to stop - counter strike коды чить cart was out of control - he was a foot away - he closed his eyes ready for the crash - It didnt come. he kept on running. he opened his eyes. A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. A sign overhead said Hogwarts Express, eleven oclock. Harry looked behind him and saw a wrought-iron archway where the barrier had been, with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it. He had done it. Smoke from the engine drifted over the heads of the chattering crowd, while cats of every color wound here and there between their legs. Owls hooted to one another in a disgruntled sort of way over the babble and the scraping of heavy trunks. The first few carriages fnac already packed with students, some hanging out of the window to talk to their families, some fighting over seats. Harry pushed his cart off down the platform in search of an empty seat. He passed a round-faced boy who was saying, Gran, Ive lost my toad again. Oh, Neville, he heard the old woman sigh. A boy with dreadlocks was surrounded by a small crowd. Give us a look, Lee, go on. The boy lifted the lid of a box in his arms, and the people around him wwnted and yelled as something inside poked out a long, hairy leg. Harry pressed on through the crowd until he found an empty compartment hrlp the end of the train. He put Hedwig inside first and then started to shove and heave his trunk toward the train door. He tried to lift it up the fnnaf but could Steam fnaf help wanted 2 raise one end and twice he dropped it painfully on his foot. Want a hand. It was one of the red-haired twins hed followed through the barrier. Yes, please, Harry panted. Oy, Fred. Cmere and help. With the twins help, Harrys trunk was at last tucked away in a corner of the compartment. Thanks, said Harry, pushing his sweaty hair out of his eyes. Whats that. said one of the twins suddenly, pointing at Harrys lightning scar. Blimey, said the other twin. Are you -. He is, said the first twin. Arent you. he added to Harry. What. said Harry. Harry Potter, chorused the twins. Oh, him, said Harry. I mean, yes, I am. The wantsd boys gawked at him, and Harry felt himself turning red. Then, to his relief, a voice came floating in through the trains open door. Fred. George. Are you there. Coming, Mum. With a last look at Harry, the twins hopped off the train. Harry sat down next to the window where, half hidden, he could watch the red-haired family on the platform and hear what they were saying. Their mother had just taken out her handkerchief. Ron, youve got something on your nose. The youngest boy tried to jerk out of the way, but she grabbed him and began rubbing the end of his nose. Mum - geroff. He wriggled free. Aaah, has ickle Ronnie got somefink just click for source his nosie. said one of the twins. Shut up, said Ron. Wheres Percy. said their mother. Hes coming now. The oldest boy came striding into sight. He had already changed into his billowing black Hogwarts robes, and Harry noticed a shiny wantrd badge on his chest with the letter P on it. Cant stay long, Mother, he said. Im up front, the prefects Steam fnaf help wanted 2 got two compartments to themselves - Oh, are you a prefect, Percy. said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. You should have said something, we had no idea. Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it, said the other twin. Once - Or twice - A minute - All summer - Oh, shut up, said Percy the Prefect. How come Percy gets new robes, anyway. said one of the twins. Because hes a prefect, said their mother fondly. All right, dear, well, have a good term - send me an owl when you get there. She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left. Then she turned to the twins. Now, you two - this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me youve - youve blown up a toilet or - Blown up a toilet. Weve never blown up a toilet. Great idea though, thanks, Mum. Its not Steam fnaf help wanted 2. And look after Ron. Dont worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us. Shut up, said Ron again. He was almost as tall as SSteam twins already and his nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it. Hey, Mum, guess what. Guess who we just met on the train. Harry leaned back quickly so they couldnt see him looking. You know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station. Know who he is. Who. Harry Potter. Harry heard the little girls voice. Oh, Mum, fnzf I go on the train and see him, Mum, oh please. Youve already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isnt something you goggle at in a zoo. Is he really, Fred. How do you know. Asked him. Saw his scar. Its really there - like lightning. Poor dear - no wonder he was alone, I wondered.
Wheres he gone, Kreacher. Kreacher merely cackled. Im warning you. said Harry, fully aware that his scope for inflicting punishment upon Kreacher was almost nonexistent in this gsme. What about Lupin. Mad-Eye. Any of them, are any of them here. Nobody here but Kreacher. said the elf gleefully, and turning away from Harry he began to walk slowly toward the door at the end of the kitchen. Kreacher thinks he will have a little chat with his Mistress now, yes, he hasnt had a chance in a long time, Kreachers Master has been keeping him away icob her - Where has Sirius gone. Harry yelled after the elf. Kreacher, has he gone to the Department of Mysteries. Kreacher bame in his tracks. Harry could just make out the back of his bald head through icin forest of chair legs before him. Master does not tell poor Kreacher where he is going, said the elf quietly. But you know. shouted Harry. Dont you. You know where he is. There was a moments silence, then the elf let out his loudest cackle yet. Gamr will not come back from the Department of Mysteries. he said gleefully. Kreacher and his Mistress are alone again. And he scurried forward and disappeared through the door to the hall. You -. But before he could utter a single curse or insult, Harry felt a great pain at the top of his head. He inhaled a lot of ash and, read more, found himself being dragged backward through the flames until, with a horrible abruptness, he was staring Rust game icon copy into the wide, pallid face of Professor Umbridge, who had dragged him backward out of the fire by the hair and was now bending his neck back as far as it would go as though she was going to slit his throat. You think, she whispered, bending Harrys neck back even farther, so that he was looking up at the ceiling above him, that after two nifflers I was going to let one more rust game merchandise page, scavenging little creature enter my office without my knowledge. I had Stealth Sensoring Spells placed all around my doorway after Rhst last one got in, you foolish boy. Take his wand, she barked at someone he could not see, and he felt a hand grope inside the chest pocket of his robes and remove the wand. Hers too. Harry heard a scuffle gamf by the door and knew that Hermione had just had her wand wrested from her as well. I want to know why you are in my office, said Umbridge, shaking the fist clutching his hair so that he staggered. I was - trying to get my Firebolt. Harry croaked. Liar. She shook his head again. Your Firebolt is under strict guard in the dungeons, as you very well know, Potter. You had your head in my fire. With whom have you Ruust communicating. No one - said Harry, trying to pull away from her. He felt several hairs part company with his scalp. Liar. shouted Umbridge. She threw him from her, and he slammed into the desk. Now he could see Hermione pinioned against the wall by Millicent Bulstrode. Malfoy was leaning on the windowsill, smirking as he threw Harrys wand into the air one-handed and then caught it Russt. There was a commotion outside and several large Slytherins entered, each gripping Ron, Ginny, Luna, and - to Harrys bewilderment - Neville, who was trapped in a stranglehold by Crabbe and looked in imminent danger of tame. All four of them Rust game icon copy been gagged. Got em all, said Warrington, shoving Ron roughly forward into the room. That one, he poked a thick finger at Neville, tried to stop me taking her, he pointed at Ginny, who was trying to kick the shins of the large Slytherin girl holding her, so I brought him along too. Good, good, said Umbridge, watching Ginnys struggles. Well, it looks as though Hogwarts will shortly https://rtsgames.cloud/steam/steam-package-ubuntu.php a Weasley-free zone, doesnt it. Malfoy laughed loudly and sycophantically. 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Very well, she said in her most dangerous and falsely sweet voice. Very well, Mr. Potter learn more here. I offered you the chance to tell me freely. You refused. I have no alternative but to coly you. Draco - fetch Professor Snape. Malfoy Rust game icon copy Harrys wand inside his robes and left the room smirking, but Harry hardly noticed. He had just realized something; he could not believe he had been so stupid as to forget it. He had thought that all the members of the Order, all those who could help him save Sirius, were ivon - but he had been wrong. There was still a member of the Order of the Phoenix at Hogwarts gmae Snape. There was silence in the office except for the fidgetings and scufflings resultant from the Slytherins efforts to keep Ron and the others under control. Rons lip was bleeding onto Umbridges carpet as he struggled against Warringtons half nelson. Ginny was still trying to stamp on the feet of the sixth-year girl who had both her upper arms in a tight grip. Neville was turning steadily more purple in the face while tugging at Crabbes ga,e, and Gwme was attempting vainly to throw Millicent Bulstrode off her. Luna, however, stood limply by the side of her captor, gazing vaguely out of the window as though rather bored by the proceedings. Harry looked back at Umbridge, who was watching him closely. He Rusr his face deliberately smooth and blank as footsteps were heard in the corridor outside and Draco Malfoy came back into the room, holding open the door for Snape. You wanted to see me, Headmistress. said Snape, looking around at all the pairs of struggling students with an expression of complete indifference. Ah, Professor Snape, said Umbridge, smiling widely and standing up again. Yes, I would like another bottle of Veritaserum, as quick as you can, please. You dopy my last bottle to interrogate Potter, he said, observing her coolly through his greasy curtains of black hair. Surely you did not use it all. I told you ocpy three drops would be Rusg. Umbridge flushed. You can make some more, cant you. she said, her voice becoming more sweetly girlish as it always did when she was furious. Certainly, said Snape, his lip curling. It takes a full moon cycle to mature, so I should have it ready for you in around a month. A month. squawked Umbridge, swelling toadishly.
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