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HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, CH.1

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hello everybody it's me Mr Hamel I am back with some more stories or you have everyone is doing well. That's better hope you're all doing well and doing your school work and helping out your parents and your family is at home can I have another story to read to you guys it's a story that I'm sure you guys have heard of it's a story I'm sure you guys heard me talk about a lot it's a story that I have a lot of you will enjoy this is going to be Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling I'm going to see how far are we getting if we have time will read one chapter every video Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling chapter one The Boy mr. and mrs. dursley of number four privet Drive perfectly normal thank you very much for the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or listeria such nonsense mr. dursley with the director of a firm called run which made drills he was a large BP man with hardly any neck although we can have a very large mustache sister sleep was thin and blond and had nearly twice the usual amount of time craning over garden fences spying on the neighbors the dursleys had a small son quotes and in their opinion there was no Spider-Boy anywhere the dursleys had everything they wanted but they also had a secret and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about found out about the Potter's mrs. Potter was mrs. dursley sister but they haven't met for several years in fact mrs. dursley pretended that she didn't have a c because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband where is under SLI ich as it was possible to be the dursleys knew that the Potter's had a small some too but they had never seen him this boy was another good music for keeping the Potter's away they didn't want Dudley mixing with a child like that when mr. and mrs. dursley woke up on the Del Rey Tuesday our story starts it was nothing about the Cloudy Sky outside suggest that strange and mysterious thing as soon be happening all over the country Mr Joshi hum is he picked out his work and this is Jersey gossip as she Wrestled a screaming Dudley into his highchair one of them noticed a large Tawny owl flutter past the window a half past eight mr. dursley picked up his brief pet mrs. dursley on the cheek and tried to kiss Dudley goodbye but missed because Dudley without having a Cancer and throwing his cereal at the wall it's a jersey as he left the house he got into his car I'm back I was number four Drive it was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar a cat reading a map for a second mr. Ashley didn't realize what he Denny jerked his head around to look again there was a tabby cat standing on the corner but there wasn't a map inside what could have been thinking of it must have been a trick of the light Mr. Schneebly instead of the cat it stared back as with the dursley drove around the corner and up the road he wants the cat and his mirror it was now reading the sign that said privet Drive no looking assign cats couldn't read map Messengers Lee gave himself a little shape and put the cat out of his mind as he drove toward town he thought of nothing except a large order of drill it was hoping to get that day put on the edge of town drills with driven out of his mind by something else in the usual morning traffic and he couldn't help noticing that there seem to be a stranger mr. dursley couldn't bear people who dress in funny clothes the get up on young people he suppose this was some stupid new fashion he dropped his fingers on the steering wheel his eyes going ahead with these weirdos standing quite close by excitedly together mrs. dursley wasn't raised a couple of them were young at all what that man have to be older than and wearing an emerald green cloak but then it struck me to Jersey that this was probably some silly stunt obviously collecting or something yes that would be it the traffic moved on and a few minutes later mr. dursley arrived in the grunnings parking lot is mine back on drill mr. dursley always sat with his back to the window in his office on the 9th floor he might have found it hard to concentrate on drills that morning he didn't see the owl swooping pass in broad daylight the people down the street did they pointed and gay open mouth and Powell after hours set overhead both of them had never seen an owl even at night time mr. dursley however had a perfectly normal I'll see morning he yelled at five different who made several important telephone and shove it a bit more he was in a very good mood until lunchtime stretches legs and walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the bakery you forgot know about the people in cloaks until he passed a group next to the baker's guide them angrily as he passed he didn't know why but they made him uneasy this Bunch were Whispering excitedly to and you couldn't single engine back paestum clutching a large donut in a bag and he caught a few words of what they were saying yes that's son Harry mr. dursley stop dead Fear book back at the whisperers as if you wanted to say something to them but he thought better of it he dashed back cross the road hurry up to his office snapped at his secretary not to disturb him see Sotelo finish dialing his phone number when he changed his mind he put the receiver back down and stroke his mustache thinking he was being stupid Potter wasn't such a unusual names he was sure there were lots of people called Potter had a son called Harry come to think of it he wasn't even sure what his nephew was called her he's never even seen the boy it might have been Harvey there was no point in worrying mrs. dursley she always got so upset any mention of her sister if she had a sister like that sing keyboard close he found it a lot harder to concentrate on drills that afternoon and when you left the building at 5 he was still so worried that he walked straight into someone just outside the door as a Chinese old man stumbled a normal spell it was a few seconds before mr. dursley realize that the man was wearing a violet he didn't see me his face split into a wide smile and he said it a squeaky voice that made passerby stare don't be sorry my dear Rejoice will you know who has gone it now even bubbles Michelle should be celebrating this happy happy day and the old man hug mr. dursley around the middle and walked off mr. dursley student rooted to the spot he been hugged by a company stranger he also thought he had been called a muggle whatever that was he was rapping hurry to his car and set off for home hoping he was imagining things which he had never hoped before because he didn't approve of imagination as he pulled into the driveway of number for the first thing you saw and it didn't improve his mood what's a tabby cat he spotted that morning it was down sitting on his garden wall he was sure it was the same one it had the same markings around the eyes shoe said Mr directly loudly the captive it just gave him a stern look what is normal mr. dursley wanted trying to push up together he let himself into the house he was still determined not to mention any Jewish wife mrs. dursley had a nice normal day she told him about mrs. next doors problem with her daughter and how Dudley has learned a new word mr. Darcy trying to act normally when Dudley had been put to bed he went into the living room in time to pass the last report on the evening news I'm finally birdwatchers everywhere I reported that the nation's owls have been. very unusual today although Al normally hunt at night and I hardly ever seen in daylight there are hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction send Sunrise experts are unable to the Isle owls have suddenly changed their sleeping the newscaster allowed himself a grin most mysterious over to Jim mcgaffin with the weather going to be tonight Jim set the weathermen I don't know about that but it's not over the hours at Yorkshire and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that the answer the rain I promised yesterday shooting star black people have been celebrating bonfire night early if not until next week folks but I can promise a wet night tonight mr. dursley Frozen in his armchair shooting stars foul line by daylight mysterious people in cloaks all over the place and a whisper whisper about the POTUS mrs. dursley change the living room carrying two cups of cheap it was no good he have to say something to her he clears his throat nervously system mrs. Darcy looks shocked and angry after all they normally pretended she didn't have a sister she said Shop Your Way funny stuff on the news mr. shooting stars in town today so Ashley maybe it was something to do with aircraft mrs. dursley she Patty Hearst Mitch mr. Darcy wondered whether he dare tell her he heard the name Potter he decided he didn't instead he said as casually as a group Shawnee me about disease now I suppose so that mrs. dursley complete what's your name again hairy nasty common name is you ask me oh yes mr. dursley his heart sinking horribly he didn't say another word on the subject that they went upstairs to bed while mrs. dursley was in the bathroom to the bedroom window and tear down into the front garden the cat was still there it was Sharon down privet drive as though whiskey imagining things oldest cat if it did if it got out that they were related to a pair of didn't think you could bear it the dursleys got into bed mrs. dursley fell asleep quickly but mr. dursley lay awake turning it all over in his mind his last comforting thought before he fell asleep was that even if the Packers were involved there was no reason for them to come near here and this is Jersey the problems do very well with you petunia thought about them and their time he couldn't see how he and petunia could get mixed up in anything that might be going on John enter couldn't expect then how very wrong she was mr. dursley might have been drifting into an uneasy sleep but the cat on the wall outside showing no sign of sleepiness it was sitting as still as a statue its eyes fixed unblinkingly on the far corner of privet Drive it didn't so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next Street Norwood 2 hours shoot overhead in fact it was nearly midnight the cat at all a man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching it appeared so suddenly silently he just popped out of the ground the cat's tail twitch and its eyes narrow nothing like this man ever been seen on privet drive he was tall thin and very old judging by the silver of his hair and beard which were both long enough to tuck into his belt he was wearing a purple cloak swept the ground and high heel buckle boots is blue eyes where the light bright and sparkling behind a half moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked as though it had been broken at least twice this week his name was Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore didn't seem to realize that he had just arrived in the street for everything from his name was unwelcome Mama genius quote looking for something as he was being what because he looked up Sunday at the cat which was still staring at other end of the street for some reason the site of the cat sing music to chuckled and Merman I should have known he found what he was looking for it is inside pocket it seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter how is it up in the air and cooked it the nearest street map went out with a little pop he clicked it again the next lamp liquid into darkness 12 times he clicked the put outer until the only lights left on the whole street or two tiny pinpricks in the distance which were the eyes of the cat watching it if anyone looked out of the window now even beady-eyed mrs. dursley anything was happening down on the pavement Dumbledore slip to put outer back inside his clothes and set off down the street toward number for where he sat down on the wall next to the cat he didn't look at it after a moment he spoke to it fancy meeting you here Professor McGonagall he turned to smile at the Tabby but it had gone instead he was smiling at a rather severe woman who is wearing square glasses exactly the fate of the markings that cat had had around his eyes during a cloak and emerald want her black hair was drawn into a tight bun she looked Ruffles how do you know if she asked budget Professor I've never seen a cat suit so stupid just be straight if you can sitting on a brick wall all day all day when you could have been celebrating I must have passed a dozen peace and parties on my way here Professor McGonagall shift angrily she said you take to be a bit more careful but no even the mughals have noticed something's going on because she took her head back at the dursleys dark living room window blocks of owls shooting stars they're not completely stupid they were bound to notice something shooting stars down in Kent I'll bet that was Daedalus Diego you can't blame them. we've had precious little to celebrate for 11 years I know that the professor McDonald Montana go irritably in broad daylight. Even dressed in muggle clothes swapping human she do a shot sideways glance at Dumbledore so she went on on the very day you know who show disappeared at last the Muggles found out about her I suppose she really has gone. It certainly seemed so sad. we have much to be thankful would you care for a lemon drop 11 drop there a kind of Muggles sweet I'm rather Fond Du no thank you and professor as though she didn't think this was the lemon drop as I say even if you know who has gone My Dear Professor shooting a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name Quest you know who 11 years I have been trying to persuade people to call him by his proper name Voldemort Professor McGonagall flinched but Dumbledore who was unsticking to Lemon Drop not to notice Euro gets so confusing if we keep saying you know who I have never seen any reason to be frightened of saying Voldemort's name I know you haven't checked Professor McGonagall sounding happy everyone knows you're the only one you know who was frightened of you flatter me said Dumbledore calmly Voldemort had powers I will never have only because you're too well Noble to user it's lucky it's dark I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey Professor McGonagall Shutterstock looking why he's disappeared it seemed that Professor McGonagall had reached the point she was most anxious to discuss the real reason to have been waiting on a cold hard wall all day fun either as a cat Noir as a woman had she fixed double piercing stare as she did now it was praying that whatever everyone was saying she was not going to believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true Dumbledore was choosing another lemon drop and did not answer what that Sheep Restaurant last night he went to find the POTUS Lily and James Potter art Dumbledore about his head Professor McGonagall change I can't believe it I didn't want to believe it or I'll just Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder I know I know he said heavily Professor mcgonagall's voice trembled as she went on that's not trying to kill the puppies no one knows why or how but they're saying that when he couldn't to Harry Potter Voldemort power somehow and that's why he's gone Dumbledore true Professor McGonagall it's just a standing of all the things to stop how is it name of Heaven did Harry survive we can only guess said Dumbledore we may never know Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dab at her eyes Bonita spectacles Dumbledore gay the great Smith from his pocket and examined it was a very add watch coherent but no number instead little planets were moving around the edge it must have made sense to double though because hackers lead I suppose it was he who told do I be here by the way yes Professor McGonagall and I don't suppose you're going to tell me why you are here of all places I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle the only family is left now you don't mean you can't mean the people who lived here, Professor McGonagall jumping to his feet pointing at number four one that has a doctor's son I saw him killing his mother all the way up the street screaming for sweetie come and live here it's the best place set Dumbledore family uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he's over there I've written them a letter Alexa repeated Professor McGonagall finklea sitting back down Jimmy Dumbledore you think you can explain all this in a letter these people will never understand I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter there will be books written about Harry every child in our world know his name exactly said Dumbledore looking very seriously over the top of his Half Moon glasses it would be enough to turn any boys hit famous before he can walk and talk famous for something you won't even remember don't you see how much better off you'll be growing up away from all that until he's ready Professor McGonagall open tomorrow change to mind swallowed and then said yes yes he your your wife how is the boy getting you. I just cloaks of me as though she thought he might be hiding Harry underneath it hey Christian you think wise what's something as important as this I would trust Hagrid with my life that Dumbledore isn't in the right place a low rumbling sound had broken the science around and it grew steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a head it's swelled to Aurora they both looked up at the sky and a huge motorcycle fell out of the air and landed on the road in front of them if the motorcycle with you it was nothing to the man sitting astride it he was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as why he simply too big to be allowed and so wild long Tangles of bushy black hair and deer hit most of his he has 10 the size of trash cans and his feet were like baby dolphins in his vast muscular arms he was holding a bundle of blankets Hagrid said Dumbledore sounding relieved at last and where did you get that motorcycle already Professor Dumbledore Sarah set the giant climbing carefully off the motorcycle young Sirius Black legitimate I've got him sir no problems with it Nosa house was almost destroyed but I got him out all right before the Muggle started swarming in going to sleep as we was flying Over Bristol Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall inside just visible was a baby boy fast asleep under a tub jet black hair over his forehead they can see a curiously shaped like a bolt of lightning is that where was Professor McGonagall said Dumbledore you'll have that scar forever do something about it. Even if I could I wouldn't scars can come in handy I have one above my left knee that is a proof map of the London Underground well giving me a hybrid we'd better get this over with Dumbledore took her in his arms and turn toward the dursleys house tricycle bike event is great Shaggy head over Harry and gave her what must have been a very scratchy whiskery kiss and sudden hybrid let out a howl like a wounded dog is Professor McGonagall sorry sob take me out a large spotted handkerchief in burying his basic Lillian James dead for the area to live with Muggles yes yes funny sad but didn't poop on yourself hybrid hybrid gingerly on the arm as Dumbledore step over the low Garden Wall and the front door they had a reject me on the doorstep took a letter out of his quote talk to you inside Harry's blankets and then came back to the other two for a full minute the three of them stood and looked at the little bundle hagwood shoulders Professor McGonagall blind furiously and the twinkling light that usually shown on Dumbledore's eyes seems to have gone out well set Dumbledore finally that's that we've no business telling you we may as well go and join the celebration yeah it Hagrid in the very muffled voice I'll be I'll be taking serious is by goodnight Professor McGonagall Augusta Dumbledore sir wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve hybrid swing himself onto the motorcycle and hit the engine into life with a ruler it real we are at all into the night I should see you soon I expect Professor McGonagall said Dumbledore not into her Professor McGonagall blew her nose in reply Dumbledore turn and walk back down the street on the corner she stopped and took out the silver put outer you click it once and 12 oz of Life sped back to their Streetman drive slow suddenly make out a tabby cat sleeping around the corner at the other end of the street he could just see the bundle of blankets on the step of number 4 goodbye my brother turned on his heel and with a switch of his quote he was gone Breeze rustled for need Hedges a privet Drive which lay silent and tighten under the English guy the very last place you would astonishing things to happen Harry Potter roll over inside his blankets without waking up one small hand clothes on the letter beside him and he slept on not knowing he was special not knowing famous not knowing he will be woken in a few hours Time by mrs. dursley screen I should open the front door to put out the milk bottles nor that he would spend the next few weeks be crowded in August he couldn't know that it is very moment people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices to Harry Potter the boy Lyft that is the end of chapter 1 will it reduce Holbrook come back whenever I post a new chapter bye

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