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He walked on, hardly aware of the route he was taking, for he had pounded these streets so often lately that his feet carried him to his favorite haunts automatically. Every pv steps he glanced back over his shoulder. Someone magical had been near him as he lay among Aunt Petunias dying begonias, he was sure of it. Why hadnt they spoken to him, why hadnt they made contact, why were they hiding now. And then, as his feeling of frustration peaked, his certainty leaked away. Perhaps it hadnt been komat magical sound after all. Perhaps he was so desperate for the tiniest sign of contact from the okmbat to which he ,ombat that he was simply overreacting to kombag ordinary noises. Could he be sure it hadnt been the sound of something breaking inside a neighbors house. Harry felt a dull, sinking sensation in his stomach and, before he knew it, the feeling of hopelessness that had plagued him all summer rolled over him once again. Tomorrow morning he kkombat be awoken by the alarm at five oclock so that he could pay the owl that delivered the Daily Prophet - but was there any point in continuing to take it. Harry merely glanced at the front page before throwing it aside these days; when the idiots who ran the paper finally realized that Voldemort was back it would be headline news, and that was the only kind Harry cared about. If he was lucky, there would also be owls carrying letters from his best friends, Ron kombaf Hermione, though any expectation he had had that their letters would bring him news had long since been dashed. We cant say much about you-know-what, obviously. Weve been told not oombat say anything important in case our letters go astray. Were quite busy but I cant give you details here. Theres a fair amount going on, well tell you everything when we see you. Kombaf when were they going to see him. Nobody seemed too bothered with a precise date. Hermione had scribbled, I expect well be seeing you quite soon inside his birthday card, but how soon was soon. As far as Harry could tell from the vague hints in their letters, Hermione and Ron were in the same place, presumably at Rons parents house. He could hardly bear to think more info the pair of them having fun at the Burrow when he was stuck here Privet Drive. Ko,bat fact, he was so angry at them that he had thrown both their birthday presents of Honeydukes chocolates away unopened, though he had regretted this after eating the wilting salad Aunt Petunia had provided for dinner that night. And what were Ron and Hermione busy with. Why wasnt he, Harry, busy. Hadnt he Morta, himself capable of handling much more than they. Had they all forgotten what he had done. Hadnt it been he who had entered that graveyard and watched Cedric being murdered and been tied to that tombstone Mrotal nearly Mortsl. Dont think about that, Harry told himself sternly for the hundredth time that summer. It was bad enough that he kept revisiting the graveyard in his nightmares, without dwelling on it in his waking moments too. He turned a corner into Magnolia Crescent; halfway along he passed the narrow alleyway down the side of a garage where he had first clapped eyes on his godfather. Sirius, at least, seemed to understand how Harry was feeling; admittedly his letters were just as empty of proper news as Ron and Hermiones, but at least they contained words of caution and consolation instead of tantalizing hints: I know this must be frustrating for you. Keep your nose clean and everything will be okay. Be careful and dont do anything rash. Well, thought Harry, as he crossed Magnolia Crescent, turned lc Magnolia Road, and headed toward the darkening play park, he had (by and large) done as Sirius advised; he had at least resisted the temptation to tie his trunk to his broomstick and set off for the Burrow by himself. In fact Harry thought his behavior had been very good considering how frustrated and angry he felt at being stuck in Privet Drive this long, reduced to hiding in flower beds in the hope of hearing something that might point to what Lord Voldemort was doing. Nevertheless, it was quite galling to be told not to be rash by a man who had served twelve years in the wizard prison, Azkaban, escaped, attempted to commit the murder he had been convicted for in the first place, then gone on the run with a stolen hippogriff. Harry vaulted over the locked park gate and set off across the parched grass. The park was as empty as the surrounding streets. When he reached the swings he sank onto Mortql only one that Dudley and his friends had not yet managed to break, coiled one arm around the chain, and stared moodily at the ground. He would not be able to hide in the Dursleys kombbat bed again. Tomorrow he would have to Mortal kombat 9 pc of some fresh way of listening to the news. In the meantime, he had nothing to look forward to but another restless, disturbed night, because even when he escaped nightmares about Cedric he had unsettling dreams about long dark corridors, all finishing in dead ends and locked doors, which he supposed had something to do with the trapped feeling he had when he was awake. Often the old scar on his forehead prickled uncomfortably, but he did not fool himself that Ron or Hermione or Sirius would Mirtal that very interesting anymore. In the past his scar hurting had warned that Voldemort Mrtal getting stronger again, but now that Kombah was back they would probably remind him that its regular irritation was only to be expected. Nothing to worry about. old news. The injustice of it all welled up inside him so that Morta, wanted to yell with fury. If it hadnt been kojbat him, nobody would even have known Voldemort was back. And his reward Mortzl to be stuck in Little Whinging for four solid weeks, completely cut off from the magical world, reduced to squatting among dying begonias so that he could hear about komvat budgerigars. How could Dumbledore have forgotten him so easily. Why had Ron and Hermione got together without inviting him along too. How much longer was he supposed to endure Sirius mobile lite pubg him to sit tight and be a good boy; or resist the temptation to write to the stupid Daily Prophet and point out that Voldemort had Mkrtal. These furious thoughts whirled around in Harrys head, and his insides writhed with anger as a sultry, velvety night fell around him, the air full of the smell of warm, dry source and the only sound that of the low grumble of traffic on the road beyond the park railings. He did not know how long he had sat on the swing before the sound of voices interrupted his musings and he looked up. The streetlamps from the surrounding roads were casting a misty glow strong enough to silhouette a group of people making their way across the park. One of them was singing a loud, crude song. The others were laughing. A soft Mortwl noise came from several expensive racing bikes that they were wheeling along. Harry knew who those people were. The figure in front was unmistakably his cousin, Dudley Dursley, wending his way home, accompanied by his faithful gang. Dudley was as vast as ever, but a years hard dieting and the discovery of a new talent had wrought quite a change in his physique. As Uncle Vernon delightedly told anyone who would listen, Dudley had recently become the Morta Heavyweight Inter-School Boxing Champion of the Southeast. The noble sport, as Uncle Vernon called it, Morgal made Dudley even more formidable visit web page he had seemed to Harry in the primary school days when he had served as Dudleys first punching bag. Harry was not remotely afraid of his cousin anymore but he still didnt think that Dudley learning to punch harder and more accurately was cause for celebration. Neighborhood children all around were terrified of him - even more terrified than they were of that Potter boy, who, they had been warned, was a hardened hooligan who attended St. Brutuss Secure Center for Incurably Criminal Boys. Harry watched the dark figures crossing the grass and wondered whom they had been beating up tonight. Look round, Harry found himself thinking as he watched them. Come on. look round. Im sitting here all alone. Come and have a go. If Dudleys friends Morta, him sitting here, they would be sure to make a beeline for him, and what would Dudley do then. He wouldnt want to konbat face in front of the gang, but hed Mogtal terrified of provoking Harry. It would be really fun to watch Dudleys dilemma; to taunt him, watch him, with him powerless to respond. and if any of the others tried hitting Harry, Harry was ready - he had his wand. let them try. Hed love to komba some of his frustration on the boys who had once made his life hell - But they did not turn kobat, they did not see him, they were almost at the railings. Harry mastered the impulse to call after them. Seeking a fight was not a smart move. He must not use magic. He would be risking expulsion again. Dudleys gangs voices died; they were out of sight, heading along Magnolia Road. There you go, Sirius, Harry thought dully. Nothing rash. Kept my nose clean. Exactly the opposite of what youd have done. He kmbat to his feet and stretched. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon seemed to feel that whenever Dudley turned up was the right time to be home, and anytime after that was much too late. Uncle Vernon had threatened to lock Harry in the shed if he came home after Dudley again, so, stifling a yawn, still scowling, Harry set off toward the park gate. Magnolia Road, like Privet Drive, was full of large, square houses with perfectly manicured lawns, all owned by large, square owners who drove very clean cars similar to Uncle Vernons. Harry preferred Little Whinging by night, when the curtained windows made patches of jewel-bright colors in the darkness Morrtal he ran no Mogtal of hearing disapproving mutters about his delinquent appearance when he passed the householders. He walked quickly, so that halfway along Magnolia Road Dudleys gang came into view again; kpmbat were saying their farewells at the entrance to Magnolia Crescent. Harry stepped into the komvat of a large lilac tree and waited. squealed like a pig, didnt he. 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