ght be thrown

  out, but he had passed, too. it was a shame, but as ron said,

  you t have everything in life.

  aheir wardrobes were empty, their trunks were

  paevilles toad was f ihe toilets;

  notes were hao all students, waro use magic

  over the holidays (”i ale theyll five us these,”

  said fred weasley sadly); hagrid was there to take them down to the

  fleet of boats that sailed across the lake; they were b the

  hogress; talking and laughiryside became

  greeidier; eatis every flavor beans as they

  sped past muggle towns; pulling off their wizard robes and putting

  os and coats; pulling into platform hree-quarters

  at kings cross station.

  it took quite a while for them all to get off the platform. a

  wizened old guard by the ticket barrier, letting them go

  through the gate in twos ahey didnt attration

  by all bursting out of a solid wall at ond alarming the muggles.”you must e and stay this summer,” said ron, ”both of you ——

  ill send you an owl.””thanks,” said harry, ”ill o look forward

  to.” people jostled them as they moved forward tateway

  bauggle world. some of them called:”bye, harry!””see you, potter!””still famous,” said r at him.”not where im going, i promise you,” said harry.

  he, ron, and hermiohrough the gateway together. ”there

  he is, mom, there he is, look!”

  it was ginny weasley, rons you she wasnt

  pointing at ron.”harry potter!” she squealed. ”look, mom! i see”be quiet, ginny, and its rude to point.”

  mrs. weasley smiled down at them.”busy year?” she said.”very,” said harry. ”thanks fe aer,

  mrs. weasley.””oh, it was nothing, dear.””ready, are you?”

  it was uill purple-faced, still mustached,

  still looking furious at the nerve of harry, g an owl in a

  a station full of ordinary people. behind him stood aunt

  petunia and dudley, looking terrified at the very sight of harry.”you must be harrys family!” said mrs. weasley.”in a manner of speaking,” said un. ”hurry up, boy,

  we havent got all day.” he walked away.

  harry hung back for a last word with ron and hermione.”see you over the summer, then.””hope you have —— er —— a good holiday,” said hermione, looking

  uainly after un, shocked that anyone could be so

  u.”oh, i will,” said harry, and they were surprised at the grin

  that reading over his face. ”they dont know were not allowed

  to use magie. im goi of fun with dudley

  this summer”

  the end