Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           AsfarasHarryhadseen, thesnakehadn’tdoneanythingexceptsnapplayfullyattheirheelsasitpassed, butbythetimetheywereallbackinUncleVernon’scar, Dudleywastellingthemhowithadnearlybittenoffhisleg, whilePierswasswearingithadtriedtosqueezehimtodeath. Butworstofall,forHarryatleast, wasPierscalmingdownenoughtosay, "Harrywastalkingtoit,weren’tyou,Harry?" 

           UncleVernonwaiteduntilPierswassafelyoutofthehousebeforestartingonHarry. Hewassoangryhecouldhardlyspeak. Hemanagedtosay, "Go—cupboard—stay—nomeals," beforehecollapsedintoachair, andAuntPetuniahadtorunandgethimalargebrandy. 

           Harrylayinhisdarkcupboardmuchlater,wishinghehadawatch. Hedidn’tknowwhattimeitwasandhecouldn’tbesuretheDursleyswereasleepyet. Untiltheywere,hecouldn’trisksneakingtothekitchenforsomefood. 

           He’dlivedwiththeDursleysalmosttenyears, tenmiserableyears,aslongashecouldremember,eversincehe’dbeenababy andhisparentshaddiedinthatcarcrash. Hecouldn’trememberbeinginthecarwhenhisparentshaddied. Sometimes,whenhestrainedhismemoryduringlonghoursinhiscupboard, hecameupwithastrangevision:ablindingflashofgreenlightandaburningpainonhisforehead. This,hesupposed,wasthecrash,thoughhecouldn’timaginewhereallthegreenlightcamefrom. Hecouldn’trememberhisparentsatall. Hisauntanduncleneverspokeaboutthem, andofcoursehewasforbiddentoaskquestions. Therewerenophotographsoftheminthehouse. 

           Whenhehadbeenyounger,Harryhaddreamedanddreamedofsomeunknownrelationcomingtotakehimaway, butithadneverhappened; theDursleyswerehisonlyfamily.