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that sailed across the lake; they were boarding the Hogwarts Express;
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talking and laughing as the countryside became greener and tidier;
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eating Bettie Bott's Every Flavor Beans as they sped past Muggle towns;
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pulling off their wizard robes and putting on jackets and coats; pulling
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into platform nine and three-quarters at King's Cross Station.
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It took quite a while for them all to get off the platform. A wizened
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old guard was up by the ticket barrier, letting them go through the gate
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in twos and threes so they didn't attract attention by all bursting out
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of a solid wall at once and alarming the Muggles.
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"You must come and stay this summer," said Ron, "both of you -- I'll
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send you an owl."
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"Thanks," said Harry, "I'll need something to look forward to." People
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jostled them as they moved forward toward the gateway back to the Muggle
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world. Some of them called:
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"Bye, Harry!"
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"See you, Potter!"
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"Still famous," said Ron, grinning at him.
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"Not where I'm going, I promise you," said Harry.
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He, Ron, and Hermione passed through the gateway together. "There he is,
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Mom, there he is, look!"
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It was Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister, but she wasn't pointing at
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Ron.
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"Harry Potter!" she squealed. "Look, Mom! I can see
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"Be quiet, Ginny, and it's rude to point."
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Mrs. Weasley smiled down at them.
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"Busy year?" she said.
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"Very," said Harry. "Thanks for the fudge and the sweater, Mrs.
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Weasley."
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"Oh, it was nothing, dear."
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"Ready, are you?"
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It was Uncle Vernon, still purple-faced, still mustached, still looking
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furious at the nerve of Harry, carrying an owl in a cage in a station
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full of ordinary people. Behind him stood Aunt Petunia and Dudley,
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looking terrified at the very sight of Harry.
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"You must be Harry's family!" said Mrs. Weasley.
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"In a manner of speaking," said Uncle Vernon. "Hurry up, boy, we haven't
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got all day." He walked away.
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Harry hung back for a last word with Ron and Hermione.
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"See you over the summer, then."
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"Hope you have -- er -- a good holiday," said Hermione, looking
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uncertainly after Uncle Vernon, shocked that anyone could be so
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unpleasant.
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"Oh, I will," said Harry, and they were surprised at the grin that was
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spreading over his face. "They don't know we're not allowed to use magic
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at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer...."
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THE END
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