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  "Well, Ted," said the weatherman, "I don't know about that, butit's not only the owls1 that have been acting2 oddly today. Viewersas far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in totell me that instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've hada downpour of shooting stars! Perhaps people have been celebratingBonfire Night early -- it's not until next week, folks! But I canpromise a wet night tonight."Mr. Dursley sat frozen in his armchair. Shooting stars all overBritain? Owls flying by daylight? Mysterious people in cloaks allover the place? And a whisper, a whisper about the Potters...
Mrs. Dursley came into the living room carrying two cups oftea. It was no good. He'd have to say something to her. He clearedhis throat nervously4. "Er -- Petunia5, dear -- you haven6't heardfrom your sister lately, have you?"As he had expected, Mrs. Dursley looked shocked and angry. Afterall, they normally pretended she didn't have a sister.
"No," she said sharply. "Why?""Funny stuff on the news," Mr. Dursley mumbled7. "Owls... shootingstars... and there were a lot of funny-looking people in towntoday...""So?" snapped Mrs. Dursley.
"Well, I just thought... maybe... it was something to dowith... you know... her crowd."Mrs. Dursley sipped8 her tea through pursed lips. Mr. Dursleywondered whether he dared tell her he'd heard the name "otter3." Hedecided he didn't dare. Instead he said, as casually9 as he could,"Their son -- he'd be about Dudley's age now, wouldn't he?""I suppose so," said Mrs. Dursley stiffly.
"What's his name again? Howard, isn't it?""Harry10. Nasty, common name, if you ask me.""Oh, yes," said Mr. Dursley, his heart sinking horribly. "Yes,I quite agree."He didn't say another word on the subject as they went upstairsto bed. While Mrs. Dursley was in the bathroom, Mr. Dursley creptto the bedroom window and peered down into the front garden. Thecat was still there. It was staring down Privet Drive as though itwere waiting for something.
Was he imagining things? Could all this have anything to do withthe Potters? If it did... if it got out that they were related toa pair of -- well, he didn't think he could bear it.
The Dursleys got into bed. Mrs. Dursley fell asleep quicklybut Mr. Dursley lay awake, turning it all over in his mind. Hislast, comforting thought before he fell asleep was that even if thePotters were involved, there was no reason for them to come near himand Mrs. Dursley. The Potters knew very well what he and Petuniathought about them and their kind.... He couldn't see how he andPetunia could get mixed up in anything that might be going on --he yawned and turned over -- it couldn't affect them....
How very wrong he was.
Mr. Dursley might have been drifting into an uneasy sleep, butthe cat on the wall outside was showing no sign of sleepiness. It wassitting as still as a statue, its eyes fixed11 unblinkingly on the farcorner of Privet Drive. It didn't so much as quiver when a car doorslammed on the next street, nor when two owls swooped12 overhead. Infact, it was nearly midnight before the cat moved at all.
A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appearedso suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped outof the ground. The cat's tail twitched13 and its eyes narrowed.
Nothing like this man had ever been seen on Privet Drive. Hewas tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hairand beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. Hewas wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground,and high-heeled, buckled14 boots. His blue eyes were light, bright,and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was verylong and crooked15, as though it had been broken at least twice. Thisman's name was Albus Dumbledore.
Albus Dumbledore didn't seem to realize that he had justarrived in a street where everything from his name to his bootswas unwelcome. He was busy rummaging16 in his cloak, looking forsomething. But he did seem to realize he was being watched, becausehe looked up suddenly at the cat, which was still staring at him fromthe other end of the street. For some reason, the sight of the catseemed to amuse him. He chuckled17 and muttered, "I should have known."He found what he was looking for in his inside pocket. It seemedto be a silver cigarette lighter18. He flicked19 it open, held it upin the air, and clicked it. The nearest street lamp went out witha little pop. He clicked it again -- the next lamp flickered20 intodarkness. Twelve times he clicked the Put-Outer, until the onlylights left on the whole street were two tiny pinpricks in thedistance, which were the eyes of the cat watching him. If anyonelooked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs. Dursley,they wouldn't be able to see anything that was happening down onthe pavement. Dumbledore slipped the Put-Outer back inside hiscloak and set off down the street toward number four, where he satdown on the wall next to the cat. He didn't look at it, but aftera moment he spoke21 to it.
"Fancy seeing you here, Professor McGonagall."He turned to smile at the tabby, but it had gone. Instead hewas smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing squareglasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had aroundits eyes. She, too, was wearing a cloak, an emerald one. Her blackhair was drawn22 into a tight bun. She looked distinctly ruffled23.
"How did you know it was me?" she asked.
"My dear Professor, I 've never seen a cat sit so stiffly.""You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day,"said Professor McGonagall.
"All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must havepassed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here."Professor McGonagall sniffed24 angrily.
"Oh yes, everyone's celebrating, all right," she saidimpatiently. "You'd think they'd be a bit more careful, butno -- even the Muggles have noticed something's going on. Itwas on their news." She jerked her head back at the Dursleys'
dark living-room window. "I heard it. Flocks of owls... shootingstars.... Well, they're not completely stupid. They were bound tonotice something. Shooting stars down in Kent -- I'll bet that wasDedalus Diggle. He never had much sense.""You can't blame them," said Dumbledore gently. "We've hadprecious little to celebrate for eleven years.""I know that," said Professor McGonagall irritably25. "But that'sno reason to lose our heads. People are being downright careless,out on the streets in broad daylight, not even dressed in Muggleclothes, swapping26 rumors28."She threw a sharp, sideways glance at Dumbledore here, as thoughhoping he was going to tell her something, but he didn't, so shewent on. "A fine thing it would be if, on the very day YouKnow-Whoseems to have disappeared at last, the Muggles found out about usall. I suppose he really has gone, Dumbledore?""It certainly seems so," said Dumbledore. "We have much to bethankful for. Would you care for a lemon drop?""A what?""A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of""No, thank you," said Professor McGonagall coldly, as thoughshe didn't think this was the moment for lemon drops. "As I say,even if You-Know-Who has gone -""My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself cancall him by his name? All this 'You- Know-Who' nonsense -- for elevenyears I have been trying to persuade people to call him by his propername: Voldemort." Professor McGonagall flinched29, but Dumbledore,who was unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not to notice. "It allgets so confusing if we keep saying 'You-Know-Who.' I have neverseen any reason to be frightened of saying Voldemort's name.
"I know you haven 't, said Professor McGonagall, soundinghalf exasperated30, half admiring. "But you're different. Everyoneknows you're the only one You-Know- oh, all right, Voldemort,was frightened of.""You flatter me," said Dumbledore calmly. "Voldemort had powersI will never have.""Only because you're too -- well -- noble to use them.""It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since MadamPomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs."Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore and said,"The owls are nothing next to the rumors that are flying around. Youknow what everyone's saying? About why he's disappeared? About whatfinally stopped him?"It seemed that Professor McGonagall had reached the point shewas most anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting ona cold, hard wall all day, for neither as a cat nor as a woman hadshe fixed Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now. Itwas plain that whatever "everyone" was saying, she was not goingto believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true. Dumbledore,however, was choosing another lemon drop and did not answer.
"What they're saying," she pressed on, "is that last nightVoldemort turned up in Godric's Hollow. He went to find thePotters. The rumor27 is that Lily and James Potter are -- are --that they're -- dead. "Dumbledore bowed his head. Professor McGonagall gasped31.
"Lily and James... I can't believe it... I didn't want tobelieve it... Oh, Albus..."Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "Iknow... I know..." he said heavily.
Professor McGonagall's voice trembled as she went on. "That'snot all. They're saying he tried to kill the Potter's son, Harry. But-- he couldn't. He couldn't kill that little boy. No one knows why,or how, but they're saying that when he couldn't kill Harry Potter,Voldemort's power somehow broke -- and that's why he's gone.
Dumbledore nodded glumly32.
"It's -- it's true?" faltered33 Professor McGonagall. "After allhe's done... all the people he's killed... he couldn't kill a littleboy? It's just astounding34... of all the things to stop him... buthow in the name of heaven did Harry survive?""We can only guess," said Dumbledore. "We may never know."Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbedat her eyes beneath her spectacles. Dumbledore gave a great sniffas he took a golden watch from his pocket and examined it. It was avery odd watch. It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead, littleplanets were moving around the edge. It must have made sense toDumbledore, though, because he put it back in his pocket and said,"Hagrid's late. I suppose it was he who told you I'd be here,by the way?""Yes," said Professor McGonagall. "And I don't suppose you'regoing to tell me why you're here, of all places?""I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. They're theonly family he has left now.""You don't mean -- you can't mean the people who livehere?" cried Professor McGonagall, jumping to her feet and pointingat number four. "Dumbledore -- you can't. I've been watching themall day. You couldn't find two people who are less like us. Andthey've got this son -- I saw him kicking his mother all the way upthe street, screaming for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!""It's the best place for him," said Dumbledore firmly. "Hisaunt and uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he'solder. I've written them a letter.""A letter?" repeated Professor McGonagall faintly, sitting backdown on the wall. "Really, Dumbledore, you think you can explain allthis in a letter? These people will never understand him! He'll befamous -- a legend -- I wouldn't be surprised if today was knownas Harry Potter day in the future -- there will be books writtenabout Harry -- every child in our world will know his name!""Exactly," said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over thetop of his half-moon glasses. "It would be enough to turn any boy'shead. Famous before he can walk and talk! Famous for something hewon't even remember! CarA you see how much better off he'll be,growing up away from all that until he's ready to take it?"Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, changed her mind,swallowed, and then said, "Yes -- yes, you're right, of course. Buthow is the boy getting here, Dumbledore?" She eyed his cloak suddenlyas though she thought he might be hiding Harry underneath35 it.
"Hagrid's bringing him.""You think it -- wise -- to trust Hagrid with something asimportant as this?"I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore.
"I'm not saying his heart isn't in the right place," saidProfessor McGonagall grudgingly36, "but you can't pretend he's notcareless. He does tend to -- what was that?"


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1 owls 7b4601ac7f6fe54f86669548acc46286     
n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋,”我说,“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句
2 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
3 otter 7vgyH     
n.水獭
参考例句:
  • The economists say the competition otter to the brink of extinction.经济学家们说,竞争把海獭推到了灭绝的边缘。
  • She collared my black wool coat with otter pelts.她把我的黑呢上衣镶上了水獭领。
4 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
5 petunia mlxzq2     
n.矮牵牛花
参考例句:
  • Height,breadth and diameter of corolla are the important ornamental characters of petunia.株高、冠幅、花径是矮牵牛的重要观赏性状。
  • His favourite flower is petunia.他最喜欢的花是矮牵牛花。
6 haven 8dhzp     
n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所
参考例句:
  • It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后,这真是一个安乐窝。
  • The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
7 mumbled 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539     
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话,可我没太听清楚。
  • George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
8 sipped 22d1585d494ccee63c7bff47191289f6     
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
  • I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句
9 casually UwBzvw     
adv.漠不关心地,无动于衷地,不负责任地
参考例句:
  • She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
  • I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。
10 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
11 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
12 swooped 33b84cab2ba3813062b6e35dccf6ee5b     
俯冲,猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
13 twitched bb3f705fc01629dc121d198d54fa0904     
vt.& vi.(使)抽动,(使)颤动(twitch的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Her lips twitched with amusement. 她忍俊不禁地颤动着嘴唇。
  • The child's mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 这小孩的嘴抽动着,像是要哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 buckled qxfz0h     
a. 有带扣的
参考例句:
  • She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
  • The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。
15 crooked xvazAv     
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
参考例句:
  • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去。
  • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
16 rummaging e9756cfbffcc07d7dc85f4b9eea73897     
翻找,搜寻( rummage的现在分词 ); 海关检查
参考例句:
  • She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys. 她在自己的包里翻来翻去找钥匙。
  • Who's been rummaging through my papers? 谁乱翻我的文件来着?
17 chuckled 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
18 lighter 5pPzPR     
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
参考例句:
  • The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色,色调明朗了一些。
  • The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
19 flicked 7c535fef6da8b8c191b1d1548e9e790a     
(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等)
参考例句:
  • She flicked the dust off her collar. 她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。
  • I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it. 我漫不经心地拿起一本杂志翻看着。
20 flickered 93ec527d68268e88777d6ca26683cc82     
(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The lights flickered and went out. 灯光闪了闪就熄了。
  • These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. 这些灯象发狂的交通灯一样不停地闪动着。
21 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
22 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
23 ruffled e4a3deb720feef0786be7d86b0004e86     
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She ruffled his hair affectionately. 她情意绵绵地拨弄着他的头发。
  • All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。
24 sniffed ccb6bd83c4e9592715e6230a90f76b72     
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
参考例句:
  • When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣,吸了吸鼻子,擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
25 irritably e3uxw     
ad.易生气地
参考例句:
  • He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了,暴躁地斥责孩子们。
  • On this account the silence was irritably broken by a reproof. 为了这件事,他妻子大声斥责,令人恼火地打破了宁静。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
26 swapping 8a991dafbba2463e25ba0bc65307eb5e     
交换,交换技术
参考例句:
  • The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
  • He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。
27 rumor qS0zZ     
n.谣言,谣传,传说
参考例句:
  • The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
  • The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。
28 rumors 2170bcd55c0e3844ecb4ef13fef29b01     
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷
参考例句:
  • Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
29 flinched 2fdac3253dda450d8c0462cb1e8d7102     
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He flinched at the sight of the blood. 他一见到血就往后退。
  • This tough Corsican never flinched or failed. 这个刚毅的科西嘉人从来没有任何畏缩或沮丧。 来自辞典例句
30 exasperated ltAz6H     
adj.恼怒的
参考例句:
  • We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
  • Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。
31 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
32 glumly glumly     
adv.忧郁地,闷闷不乐地;阴郁地
参考例句:
  • He stared at it glumly, and soon became lost in thought. 他惘然沉入了瞑想。 来自子夜部分
  • The President sat glumly rubbing his upper molar, saying nothing. 总统愁眉苦脸地坐在那里,磨着他的上牙,一句话也没有说。 来自辞典例句
33 faltered d034d50ce5a8004ff403ab402f79ec8d     
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃
参考例句:
  • He faltered out a few words. 他支吾地说出了几句。
  • "Er - but he has such a longhead!" the man faltered. 他不好意思似的嚅嗫着:“这孩子脑袋真长。”
34 astounding QyKzns     
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
  • The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊,所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 underneath VKRz2     
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
参考例句:
  • Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
  • She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。
36 grudgingly grudgingly     
参考例句:
  • He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake. 他勉强承认他做错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Their parents unwillingly [grudgingly] consented to the marriage. 他们的父母无可奈何地应允了这门亲事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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