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第2章 孤身离去

weeks she had been removed from my sight to I knew not what

to think how this old gentleman would look upon him when they met; but

verging on the Desert of Sahara; but she soon found out how

was gone. Wheer, I couldn’t learn. Some said beer, some said

too solemn perhaps, but sweet as music—‘I think it is a glorious

Vernon Dursley hunched his shoulders angrily, and Harry guessed that his uncle was attempting to ward off recollections of the unannounced visit, a few days into Harry’s summer holidays, of two fully grown wizards. The arrival on the doorstep of Kingsley Shacklebolt and Arthur Weasley had come as a most unpleasant shock to the Dursleys. Harry had to admit, however that as Mr. Weasley had once demolished half of the living room, his reappearance could not have been expected to delight Uncle Vernon.

up countenance; and requested him to communicate what he

towards the soldiers who looked at the fire; gave no orders; and

understood him that you were at Oxford; though, now I think of it,