Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           Harrylookednothingliketherestofthefamily. UncleVernonwaslargeandneckless,withanenormousblackmustache; AuntPetuniawashorse-facedandbony; Dudleywasblond,pink,andporky. Harry,ontheotherhand,wassmallandskinny,withbrilliantgreeneyesandjet-blackhairthatwasalwaysuntidy.Heworeroundglasses,andonhisforeheadwasathin,lightning-shapedscar. 

           ItwasthisscarthatmadeHarrysoparticularlyunusual,evenforawizard.ThisscarwastheonlyhintofHarry’sverymysteriouspast,ofthereasonhehadbeenleftontheDursleys’doorstepelevenyearsbefore. 

           Attheageofoneyearold,HarryhadsomehowsurvivedacursefromthegreatestDarksorcererofalltime,LordVoldemort,whosenamemostwitchesandwizardsstillfearedtospeak. Harry’sparentshaddiedinVoldemort’sattack,butHarryhadescapedwithhislightningscar, andsomehow-nobodyunderstoodwhy-Voldemort’spowershadbeendestroyedtheinstanthehadfailedtokillHarry. 

           SoHarryhadbeenbroughtupbyhisdeadmother’ssisterandherhusband. HehadspenttenyearswiththeDursleys,neverunderstandingwhyhekeptmakingoddthingshappenwithoutmeaningto, believingtheDursleys’storythathehadgothisscarinthecarcrashthathadkilledhisparents. 

           Andthen,exactlyayearago,HogwartshadwrittentoHarry,andthewholestoryhadcomeout. Harryhadtakenuphisplaceatwizardschool,whereheandhisscarwerefamous... butnowtheschoolyearwasover,andhewasbackwiththeDursleysforthesummer,backtobeingtreatedlikeadogthathadrolledinsomethingsmelly.