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《哈利•波特和魔法石》5

-CHAPTERONE-THEBOYWHOLIVED6

-CHAPTERTWO-THEVANISHINGGLASS11

-CHAPTERTHREE-THELETTERSFROMNOONE15

-CHAPTERRDUR-THEKEEPEROFTHEKEYS20

-CHAPTERFlVE-DIAGONALLEY24

-CHAPTERSIX-THEJOURNEYFROMPLATFORMNINEANDTHREE-QUARTERS33

-CHAPTERSEVEN-THESORTINGHAT41

-CHAPTERE1GHT-THEPOTIONSMASTER47

-CHAPTERNINE-THEMIDNIGHTDUEL51

-CHAPTERTEN-HALLOWEEN57

-CHAPTERELEVEN-QUIDDITCH63

-CHAPTERTWELVE-THEMlRROROFERISED67

-CHAPTERTHIRTEEN-NlCOLASFLAMEL74

-CHAPTERFOURTEEN-NORBERTTHENORWEGIANRIDGEBACK78

-CHAPTERFlFTEEN-THEFORIBlDDENFOREST83

-CHAPTERSIXTEEN-THROUGHTHETRAPDOOR89

-CHAPTERSEVENTEEN-THEMANWITHTWOFACES98

《哈利•波特和藏秘室》106

-CHAPTERONE-THEWORSTBlRTHDAY106

-CHAPTERTWO-DOBBYSWARNING109

-CHAPTERThree-THEBURROW113

-CHAPTERFOUR-ATFL0VRR11$HANDBLOTTS119

-CHAPTERFlVE-THEWHOMPINGWlLLOW126

-CHAPTERSx-GILDEROVLOCKHART132

-CHAPTERNINE-THEWRTITlNGONTHEWALL149

-CHAPTERTEN-THEROGUEBLUDGER156

-CHAPTERELEVEN-THED-KJEL]INGC-L-IJIB162

-CHAPTERTWELVE-THEPOLYJUICEPOTION170

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-CHAPTERTWO-AUNTMARGE'SBlGMlSTAKE错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERFOUR-THELEAKYCAULDRON错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERHVE-THEDEMENTOR错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTER曰GHT-FLIGHTOFTHEFATFADY错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTWELVE-THEPATRONUS错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIFTEEN-GRYFFINDORVERSUSRAVENCLAW错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERFOURTEEN-SNAPESGRUDGE错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERHFTEBM-THEQUIDDITCHFINAL错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERSIXTEEN-PROFESSORTRELAWNEY'SPREDICTION....错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERSEVENTEEN-CAT,RAT,ANDDOG错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTER日GHTEEN-MOONYWORMTAIL,FADDFOOT,ANDPRONGS^t误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERNINETEEN-THESERVANTOFLORDVOLDEMORT错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERONE-THERIDDLEHOUSE错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERFIVE-WEASLEYSWI27XRDWHEEZES错误!未定义书签。

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-CHAPTER曰GHT-THEQUIDDITCHWORLDCUP错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERNINE-THEDARKMARK错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTEN-MAYHEMATTHEMINISTRY错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERELEVEN-ABOARDTHEHOGWARTEXPRESS错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWELVE-THETRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRTEEN-MAD-EYEMOODY错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERFOURTEEN-THEUNFORGIVABLECURSES错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERFIFTEEN-BEAUXBATONSANDDURMSTRANG错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERSIXTEEN-THEGOBLETOFFlRE错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERSEVENTEEN-THEFOURCHAMPIONS错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTER日GHTEEN-THEW日GHINGOFTHEWANDS错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTWENTYTWO-THEUNEXPECTEDTASK错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWENTyTHREE-THEYULEBALL错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWENTY-FOUR-RITASKEETERSSCOOP错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWENTY-FIVE-THEEGGANDTHEEYE错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWENTY-SIX-THESECONDTASK错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWENTY-SEVEN-PADFOOTRETURNS错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWENTY日GHT-THEMADNESSOFMRCROUCH.....错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWENTY-NINE-THEDREAM错误!未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTHIffTY-ONE-THETHIRDTASK错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRTY-TWO-FLESH,BLOOD,ANDBONE错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRfTYTHREE-THEDEATHEATERS错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIFTY-FOUR-PRIORIINCANTATEM错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRTY-RVE-VERITASERUM错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRTY-SIX-THEPARTINGOFTHEWAYS错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIFTTY-SEVEN-THEBEGINNING错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERONE-DudleyDemented错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWO-APeckofOwls错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHREE-TheAdvanceGuard错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERFOUR-NumberTwelve,GrimmauldPlace错误！未定乂书签。

-CHAPTERFIVE-TheOrderofthePhoenix错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERSIX-TheNobleandMostAncientHouseofBlack...错误！未定乂书签。

-CHAPTERSEVEN-THEMINISTRYOFMAGIC错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTEREIGHT-TheHearing错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERNINE-TheWoesofMrsWeasky错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTEN-LunaLovegood错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERELEVEN-TheSortingHat'sNewSong错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTWELVE-ProfessorUmbridge错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRTEEN-DetentionwithDolores错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERFOURTEEN-PercyandPadfoot错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERFIFTEEN-TheHogwartsHighInquisitor错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERSIXTEEN-IntheHogsHead错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERSEVENTEEN-EducationalDecreeNumberTwenty-four错误!未定乂书签。

-CHAPTEREIGHTEEN-Dumbledore'sArmy错误！未定义书签。

-CHAPTERNINETEEN-TheLionandtheSerpent错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTWENTY-ONE-TheEyeoftheSnake错误！未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTWENTY-THREE-ChristmasontheClosedWard...错误!未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTWENTY-EIGHT-Snape'sWorstMemory错误!未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTHIRTY-FOUR-TheDepartmentofMysteries错误!未定义书签。

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-CHAPTERTHIRTY-SIX-TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRTY-SEVEN-TheLostProphecy错误!未定义书签。

-CHAPTERTHIRTY-EIGHT-TheSecondWarBeginsHEWHOMUSTNOTBENAMED

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《哈利•波特和魔法石》

Eleven-year-oldHarryPotterisanorphanforcedtolivewithhishorribleauntand

uncle,theDursleys,andtheirchubby,spoiledsonDudley.TheytreatHarrycruelly

anddislikehimsomuchthattheydon'tevencelebratehisbirthday.

Butthingsbegintolookupwhenamysteriousletterarrivesviaanowlmessenger.

It'saletterannouncingthatHarryhaswonascholarshiptotheHogwartsSchoolof

WitchcraftandWizardry.

HarryistakenawayfromtheDursleysbyakindlyescortfromHogwartsand

travelsthroughamagicaltimedimensiontothecastle-likeschool.Itstherethathe

makesfriendswithRonWeasleyandaspiringwitchHermioneGranger,becomes

thestarofhisdormitory'sQuidditchteam(kindoflikesoccerplayedon

broomstickshighintheair),andlearnsthathisparentswerealegendarywitchand

wizard.

Butnoteverythingisjolly.Inbetweenclassesinpotions,spellsandflying,Harry

alsomustfacesomewickedanddangerousenemieslikeDracoMalfoyandthe

wizardwhokilledhisparents,Voldemort.WillHarrytriumphoverevil?Willhis

dormwintheQuidditchchampionship?Comealongonthismagicaladventureand

findout.

Rowlinghascreatedabewitchingworldthatseemseversoreal.Herfast-paced

storyishardtoputdown.

-CHAPTERONE-THEBOYWHOLIVED

Mr.andMrs.Dursley,ofnumberfour,PrivetDrive,wereproudtosaythattheywereperfectlynormal,

thankyouverymuch.Theywerethelastpeopleyou'dexpecttobeinvolvedinanythingstrangeor

mysterious,becausetheyjustdidn'tholdwithsuchnonsense.

Mr.DursleywasthedirectorofafirmcalledGrunnings,whichmadedrills.Hewasabig,beefymanwith

hardlyanyneck,althoughhedidhaveaverylargemustache.Mrs.Dursleywasthinandblondeandhad

nearlytwicetheusualamountofneck,whichcameinveryusefulasshespentsomuchofhertime

craningovergardenfences,spyingontheneighbors.TheDursleyshadasmallsoncalledDudleyandin

theiropiniontherewasnofinerboyanywhere.

TheDursleyshadeverythingtheywanted,buttheyalsohadasecret,andtheirgreatestfearwasthat

somebodywoulddiscoverit.Theydidn'tthinktheycouldbearitifanyonefoundoutaboutthePotters.

Mrs.PotterwasMrs.Dursley'ssister,buttheyhadn'tmetforseveralyears;infact,Mrs.Dursley

pretendedshedidn'thaveasister,becausehersisterandhergood-for-nothinghusbandwereas

unDursleyishasitwaspossibletobe.TheDursleysshudderedtothinkwhattheneighborswouldsayif

thePottersarrivedinthestreet.TheDursleysknewthatthePottershadasmallson,too,buttheyhad

neverevenseenhim.ThisboywasanothergoodreasonforkeepingthePottersaway;theydidn'twant

Dudleymixingwithachildlikethat.

WhenMr.andMrs.Dursleywokeuponthedull,grayTuesdayourstorystarts,therewasnothingabout

thecloudyskyoutsidetosuggestthatstrangeandmysteriousthingswouldsoonbehappeningallover

thecountry.Mr.Dursleyhummedashepickedouthismostboringtieforwork,andMrs.Dursley

gossipedawayhappilyasshewrestledascreamingDudleyintohishighchair.

Noneofthemnoticedalarge,tawnyowlflutterpastthewindow.

Athalfpasteight,Mr.Dursleypickeduphisbriefcase,peckedMrs.Dursleyonthecheek,andtriedto

kissDudleygood-byebutmissed,becauseDudleywasnowhavingatantrumandthrowinghiscerealat

thewalls."Littletyke,"chortledMr.Dursleyasheleftthehouse.Hegotintohiscarandbackedoutof

numberfour'sdrive.

Itwasonthecornerofthestreetthathenoticedthefirstsignofsomethingpeculiar-acatreadingamap.

Forasecond,Mr.Dursleydidn'trealizewhathehadseen-thenhejerkedhisheadaroundtolookagain.

TherewasatabbycatstandingonthecornerofPrivetDrive,buttherewasn'tamapinsight.Whatcould

hehavebeenthinkingof?Itmusthavebeenatrickofthelight.Mr.Dursleyblinkedandstaredatthecat.

Itstaredback.AsMr.Dursleydrovearoundthecorneranduptheroad,hewatchedthecatinhismirror.

ItwasnowreadingthesignthatsaidPrivetDrive--no,lookingatthesign;catscouldn'treadmapsor

signs.Mr.Dursleygavehimselfalittleshakeandputthecatoutofhismind.Ashedrovetowardtownhe

thoughtofnothingexceptalargeorderofdrillshewashopingtogetthatday.

Butontheedgeoftown,drillsweredrivenoutofhismindbysomethingelse.Ashesatintheusual

morningtrafficjam,hecouldn'thelpnoticingthatthereseemedtobealotofstrangelydressedpeople

about.Peopleincloaks.Mr.Dursleycouldn'tbearpeoplewhodressedinfunnyclothes-thegetupsyou

sawonyoungpeople!Hesupposedthiswassomestupidnewfashion.Hedrummedhisfingersonthe

steeringwheelandhiseyesfellonahuddleoftheseweirdosstandingquitecloseby.Theywere

whisperingexcitedlytogether.Mr.Dursleywasenragedtoseethatacoupleofthemweren'tyoungatall;

why,thatmanhadtobeolderthanhewas,andwearinganemerald-greencloak!Thenerveofhim!But

thenitstruckMr.Dursleythatthiswasprobablysomesillystunt-thesepeoplewereobviouslycollecting

forsomething...yes,thatwouldbeit.Thetrafficmovedonandafewminuteslater,Mr.Dursleyarrivedin

theGrunningsparkinglot,hismindbackondrills.

Mr.Dursleyalwayssatwithhisbacktothewindowinhisofficeontheninthfloor.Ifhehadn't,hemight

havefoundithardertoconcentrateondrillsthatmorning.Hedidn'tseetheowlsswoopingpastinbroad

daylight,thoughpeopledowninthestreetdid;theypointedandgazedopen-mouthedasowlafterowl

spedoverhead.Mostofthemhadneverseenanowlevenatnighttime.Mr.Dursley,however,hada

perfectlynormal,owl-freemorning.Heyelledatfivedifferentpeople.Hemadeseveralimportant

telephonecallsandshoutedabitmore.Hewasinaverygoodmooduntillunchtime,whenhethought

he'dstretchhislegsandwalkacrosstheroadtobuyhimselfabunfromthebakery.

He'dforgottenallaboutthepeopleincloaksuntilhepassedagroupofthemnexttothebaker's.Heeyed

themangrilyashepassed.Hedidn'tknowwhy,buttheymadehimuneasy.Thisbunchwerewhispering

excitedly,too,andhecouldn'tseeasinglecollectingtin.Itwasonhiswaybackpastthem,clutchinga

largedoughnutinabag,thathecaughtafewwordsofwhattheyweresaying/'ThePotters,that'sright,

that'swhatIheardyes,theirson,Harry',

Mr.Dursleystoppeddead.Fearfloodedhim.Helookedbackatthewhisperersasifhewantedtosay

somethingtothem,butthoughtbetterofit.

Hedashedbackacrosstheroad,hurrieduptohisoffice,snappedathissecretarynottodisturbhim,

seizedhistelephone,andhadalmostfinisheddialinghishomenumberwhenhechangedhismind.He

putthereceiverbackdownandstrokedhismustache,thinking...no,hewasbeingstupid.Potterwasn't

suchanunusualname.HewassuretherewerelotsofpeoplecalledPotterwhohadasoncalledHarry.

Cometothinkofit,hewasn'tevensurehisnephewwascalledHarry.He'dneverevenseentheboy.It

mighthavebeenHarvey.OrHarold.TherewasnopointinworryingMrs.Dursley;shealwaysgotso

upsetatanymentionofhersister.Hedidn'tblameher-ifhe'dhadasisterlikethat...butallthesame,

thosepeopleincloaks...

Hefounditalothardertoconcentrateondrillsthatafternoonandwhenheleftthebuildingatfiveo'clock,

hewasstillsoworriedthathewalkedstraightintosomeonejustoutsidethedoor.

"Sorry,"hegrunted,asthetinyoldmanstumbledandalmostfell.ItwasafewsecondsbeforeMr.

Dursleyrealizedthatthemanwaswearingavioletcloak.Hedidn'tseematallupsetatbeingalmost

knockedtotheground.Onthecontrary,hisfacesplitintoawidesmileandhesaidinasqueakyvoice

thatmadepassersbystare,"Don'tbesorry,mydearsir,fornothingcouldupsetmetoday!Rejoice,for

You-Know-Whohasgoneatlast!EvenMuggleslikeyourselfshouldbecelebrating,thishappy,happy

day!"

AndtheoldmanhuggedMr.Dursleyaroundthemiddleandwalkedoff.

Mr.Dursleystoodrootedtothespot.Hehadbeenhuggedbyacompletestranger.Healsothoughthe

hadbeencalledaMuggle,whateverthatwas.Hewasrattled.Hehurriedtohiscarandsetoffforhome,

hopinghewasimaginingthings,whichhehadneverhopedbefore,becausehedidn'tapproveof

imagination.

Ashepulledintothedrivewayofnumberfour,thefirstthinghesaw-anditdidn*timprovehismood-

wasthetabbycathe'dspottedthatmorning.Itwasnowsittingonhisgardenwall.Hewassureitwasthe

sameone;ithadthesamemarkingsarounditseyes.

"Shoo!"saidMr.Dursleyloudly.Thecatdidn'tmove.Itjustgavehimasternlook.Wasthisnormalcat

behavior?Mr.Dursleywondered.Tryingtopullhimselftogether,helethimselfintothehouse.Hewas

stilldeterminednottomentionanythingtohiswife.

Mrs.Dursleyhadhadanice,normalday.ShetoldhimoverdinnerallaboutMrs.NextDoor'sproblems

withherdaughterandhowDudleyhadlearnedanewword("Won't!").Mr.Dursleytriedtoactnormally.

WhenDudleyhadbeenputtobed,hewentintothelivingroomintimetocatchthelastreportonthe

eveningnews:

"Andfinally,bird-watcherseverywherehavereportedthatthenation'sowlshavebeenbehavingvery

unusuallytoday.Althoughowlsnormallyhuntatnightandarehardlyeverseenindaylight,therehave

beenhundredsofsightingsofthesebirdsflyingineverydirectionsincesunrise.Expertsareunableto

explainwhytheowlshavesuddenlychangedtheirsleepingpattern."Thenewscasterallowedhimselfa

grin."Mostmysterious.Andnow,overtoJimMcGuffinwiththeweather.Goingtobeanymoreshowers

ofowlstonight,Jim?"

"Well,Ted,"saidtheweatherman,"Idon*tknowaboutthat,butit'snotonlytheowlsthathavebeen

actingoddlytoday.ViewersasfarapartasKent,Yorkshire,andDundeehavebeenphoningintotellme

thatinsteadoftherainIpromisedyesterday,they'vehadadownpourofshootingstars!Perhapspeople

havebeencelebratingBonfireNightearly-it'snotuntilnextweek,folks!ButIcanpromiseawetnight

tonight."

Mr.Dursleysatfrozeninhisarmchair.ShootingstarsalloverBritain?Owlsflyingbydaylight?Mysterious

peopleincloaksallovertheplace?Andawhisper,awhisperaboutthePotters...

Mrs.Dursleycameintothelivingroomcarryingtwocupsoftea.Itwasnogood.He'dhavetosay

somethingtoher.Heclearedhisthroatnervously."Er-Petunia,dear-youhaven'theardfromyour

sisterlately,haveyou?"

Ashehadexpected,Mrs.Dursleylookedshockedandangry.Afterall,theynormallypretendedshe

didn'thaveasister.

HNo,"shesaidsharply."Why?"

"Funnystuffonthenews,"Mr.Dursleymumbled.nOwls...shootingstars...andtherewerealotof

funny-lookingpeopleintowntoday..

"So?"snappedMrs.Dursley.

"Well,Ijustthought...maybe...itwassomethingtodowith...youknow...hercrowd."

Mrs.Dursleysippedherteathroughpursedlips.Mr.Dursleywonderedwhetherhedaredtellherhe'd

heardthename"Potter."Hedecidedhedidn'tdare.Insteadhesaid,ascasuallyashecould,"Theirson

-he'dbeaboutDudley'sagenow,wouldn'the?"

"Isupposeso,"saidMrs.Dursleystiffly.

"What'shisnameagain?Howard,isn'tit?"

"Harry.Nasty,commonname,ifyouaskme."

"Oh,yes,"saidMr.Dursley,hisheartsinkinghorribly."Yes,Iquiteagree."

Hedidn'tsayanotherwordonthesubjectastheywentupstairstobed.WhileMrs.Dursleywasinthe

bathroom,Mr.Dursleycrepttothebedroomwindowandpeereddownintothefrontgarden.Thecatwas

stillthere.ItwasstaringdownPrivetDriveasthoughitwerewaitingforsomething.

Washeimaginingthings?CouldallthishaveanythingtodowiththePotters?Ifitdid...ifitgotoutthat

theywererelatedtoapairof-well,hedidn'tthinkhecouldbearit.

TheDursleysgotintobed.Mrs.DursleyfellasleepquicklybutMr.Dursleylayawake,turningitalloverin

hismind.Hislast,comfortingthoughtbeforehefellasleepwasthatevenifthePotterswereinvolved,

therewasnoreasonforthemtocomenearhimandMrs.Dursley.ThePottersknewverywellwhathe

andPetuniathoughtaboutthemandtheirkindHecouldn*tseehowheandPetuniacouldgetmixedup

inanythingthatmightbegoingon-heyawnedandturnedover-itcouldn'taffectthem

Howverywronghewas.

Mr.Dursleymighthavebeendriftingintoanuneasysleep,butthecatonthewalloutsidewasshowing

nosignofsleepiness.Itwassittingasstillasastatue,itseyesfixedunblinkinglyonthefarcornerof

PrivetDrive.Itdidn'tsomuchasquiverwhenacardoorslammedonthenextstreet,norwhentwoowls

swoopedoverhead.Infact,itwasnearlymidnightbeforethecatmovedatall.

Amanappearedonthecornerthecathadbeenwatching,appearedsosuddenlyandsilentlyyou'dhave

thoughthe'djustpoppedoutoftheground.Thecat'stailtwitchedanditseyesnarrowed.

NothinglikethismanhadeverbeenseenonPrivetDrive.Hewastall,thin,andveryold,judgingbythe

silverofhishairandbeard,whichwerebothlongenoughtotuckintohisbelt.Hewaswearinglongrobes,

apurplecloakthatswepttheground,andhigh-heeled,buckledboots.Hisblueeyeswerelight,bright,

andsparklingbehindhalf-moonspectaclesandhisnosewasverylongandcrooked,asthoughithad

beenbrokenatleasttwice.Thisman'snamewasAlbusDumbledore.

AlbusDumbledoredidn'tseemtorealizethathehadjustarrivedinastreetwhereeverythingfromhis

nametohisbootswasunwelcome.Hewasbusyrummaging（翻察）inhiscloak（斗篷），lookingfor

something.Buthedidseemtorealizehewasbeingwatched,becausehelookedupsuddenlyatthecat,

whichwasstillstaringathimfromtheotherendofthestreet.Forsomereason,thesightofthecat

seemedtoamusehim.Hechuckledandmuttered,"Ishouldhaveknown."

Hefoundwhathewaslookingforinhisinsidepocket.Itseemedtobeasilvercigarettelighter.Heflicked

itopen,helditupintheair,andclickedit.Theneareststreetlampwentoutwithalittlepop.Heclickedit

again-thenextlampflickeredintodarkness.TwelvetimesheclickedthePut-Outer,untiltheonlylights

leftonthewholestreetweretwotinypinpricksinthedistance,whichweretheeyesofthecatwatching

him.Ifanyonelookedoutoftheirwindownow,evenbeady-eyedMrs.Dursley,theywouldn'tbeableto

seeanythingthatwashappeningdownonthepavement.DumbledoreslippedthePut-Outerbackinside

hiscloakandsetoffdownthestreettowardnumberfour,wherehesatdownonthewallnexttothecat.

Hedidn'tlookatit,butafteramomenthespoketoit.

"Fancyseeingyouhere,ProfessorMcGonagall."

Heturnedtosmileatthetabby,butithadgone.Insteadhewassmilingatarathersevere-lookingwoman

whowaswearingsquareglassesexactlytheshapeofthemarkingsthecathadhadarounditseyes.She,

too,waswearingacloak,anemeraldone.Herblackhairwasdrawnintoatightbun.Shelooked

distinctlyruffled.

"Howdidyouknowitwasme?"sheasked.

"MydearProfessor,I'veneverseenacatsitsostiffly."

"You*dbestiffifyou'dbeensittingonabrickwallallday,"saidProfessorMcGonagall.

"Allday?Whenyoucouldhavebeencelebrating?Imusthavepassedadozenfeastsandpartiesonmy

wayhere."

ProfessorMcGonagallsniffedangrily.

"Ohyes,everyone'scelebrating,allright,"shesaidimpatiently."You'dthinkthey'dbeabitmorecareful,

butno-eventheMuggleshavenoticedsomething'sgoingon.Itwasontheirnews."Shejerkedher

headbackattheDursleys'darkliving-roomwindow."Iheardit.Flocksofowls...shootingstarsWell,

they'renotcompletelystupid.Theywereboundtonoticesomething.ShootingstarsdowninKent-I'll

betthatwasDedalusDiggle.Heneverhadmuchsense."

"Youcan'tblamethem,"saidDumbledoregently."We'vehadpreciouslittletocelebrateforeleven

years."

"Iknowthat,"saidProfessorMcGonagallirritably."Butthat'snoreasontoloseourheads.Peopleare

beingdownrightcareless,outonthestreetsinbroaddaylight,notevendressedinMuggleclothes,

swappingrumors."

Shethrewasharp,sidewaysglanceatDumbledorehere,asthoughhopinghewasgoingtotellher

something,buthedidn't,soshewenton."Afinethingitwouldbeif,ontheverydayYouKnow-Who

seemstohavedisappearedatlast,theMugglesfoundoutaboutusall.Isupposehereallyhasgone,

Dumbledore?"

"Itcertainlyseemsso,"saidDumbledore."Wehavemuchtobethankfulfor.Wouldyoucareforalemon

drop?"

"Awhat?"

"Alemondrop.They'reakindofMugglesweetI'mratherfondof

"No,thankyou,"saidProfessorMcGonagallcoldly,asthoughshedidn'tthinkthiswasthemomentfor

lemondrops.*'AsIsay,evenifYou-Know-Whohasgone

“MydearProfessor,surelyasensiblepersonlikeyourselfcancallhimbyhisname?Allthis'You­

Know-Who'nonsense-forelevenyearsIhavebeentryingtopersuadepeopletocallhimbyhisproper

name:Voldemort."ProfessorMcGonagallflinched,butDumbledore,whowasunstickingtwolemon

drops,seemednottonotice."Itallgetssoconfusingifwekeepsaying*You-Know-Who.'Ihavenever

seenanyreasontobefrightenedofsayingVoldemort'sname.

"Iknowyouhaven't,saidProfessorMcGonagall,soundinghalfexasperated,halfadmiring."Butyou're

different.Everyoneknowsyou'retheonlyoneYou-Know-oh,allright,Voldemort,wasfrightenedof."

"Youflatterme,"saidDumbledorecalmly."VoldemorthadpowersIwillneverhave."

"Onlybecauseyou'retoo-well-nobletousethem."

"It'sluckyit'sdark.Ihaven'tblushedsomuchsinceMadamPomfreytoldmeshelikedmynewearmuffs."

ProfessorMcGonagallshotasharplookatDumbledoreandsaid,"Theowlsarenothingnexttothe

rumorsthatareflyingaround.Youknowwhateveryone'ssaying?Aboutwhyhe'sdisappeared?About

whatfinallystoppedhim?"

ItseemedthatProfessorMcGonagallhadreachedthepointshewasmostanxioustodiscuss,thereal

reasonshehadbeenwaitingonacold,hardwallallday,forneitherasacatnorasawomanhadshe

fixedDumbledorewithsuchapiercingstareasshedidnow.Itwasplainthatwhatever"everyone"was

saying,shewasnotgoingtobelieveituntilDumbledoretoldheritwastrue.Dumbledore,however,was

choosinganotherlemondropanddidnotanswer.

"Whatthey'resaying,"shepressedon,"isthatlastnightVoldemortturnedupinGodric'sHollow.Hewent

tofindthePotters.TherumoristhatLilyandJamesPotterare-are-thatthey're-dead.H

Dumbledorebowedhishead.ProfessorMcGonagallgasped.

"LilyandJames...Ican'tbelieveit...Ididn'twanttobelieveit...Oh,Albus..."

Dumbledorereachedoutandpattedherontheshoulder."Iknow...Iknow..."hesaidheavily.

ProfessorMcGonagall'svoicetrembledasshewenton."That'snotall.They'resayinghetriedtokillthe

Potter'sson,Harry.But-hecouldn't.Hecouldn'tkillthatlittleboy.Nooneknowswhy,orhow,but

they'resayingthatwhenhecouldn'tkillHarryPotter,Voldemort'spowersomehowbroke-andthat's

whyhe'sgone.

Dumbledorenoddedglumly.

"It's-it'strue?"falteredProfessorMcGonagall."Afterallhe'sdone...allthepeoplehe'skilled...he

couldn*tk