Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           Yetsometimeshethought (ormaybehoped) thatstrangersinthestreetseemedtoknowhim. Verystrangestrangerstheywere,too. AtinymaninaviolettophathadbowedtohimoncewhileoutshoppingwithAuntPetuniaandDudley. AfteraskingHarryfuriouslyifheknewtheman, AuntPetuniahadrushedthemoutoftheshopwithoutbuyinganything. Awild-lookingoldwomandressedallingreenhadwavedmerrilyathimonceonabus. Abaldmaninaverylongpurplecoathadactuallyshakenhishandinthestreettheotherdayandthenwalkedawaywithoutaword. TheweirdestthingaboutallthesepeoplewasthewaytheyseemedtovanishthesecondHarrytriedtogetacloserlook. 

           Atschool,Harryhadnoone. EverybodyknewthatDudley’sganghatedthatoddHarryPotter inhisbaggyoldclothesandbrokenglasses, andnobodylikedtodisagreewithDudley’sgang.