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1、CHAPTERONEOWLPOSTHarryPotterwasahighlyunusualboyinmanyways.Foronething,hehatedthesummerholidaysmorethananyothertimeofyear.Foranother,hereallywantedtodohishomeworkbutwasforcedtodoitinsecret,inthedeadofnight.Andhealsohappenedtobeawizard.Itwasnearlymidnight,andhewaslyingonhisstomachinbed
2、,theblanketsdrawnrightoverhisheadlikeatent,aflashlightinonehandandalargeleather-boundbook(AHistoryofMagicbyBathildaBagshot)proppedopenagainstthepillow.Harrymovedthetipofhiseagle-featherquilldownthepage,frowningashelookedforsomethingthatwouldhelphimwritehisessay,"WitchBurningintheFourt
3、eenthCenturyWasCompletelyPointlessdiscuss."Thequillpausedatthetopofalikely-lookingparagraph.HarryPushedhisroundglassesupthebridgeofhisnose,movedhisflashlightclosertothebook,andread:Non-magicpeople(morecommonlyknownasMuggles)wereparticularlyafraidofmagicinmedievaltimes,butnotverygoodat
4、recognizingit.Ontherareoccasionthattheydidcatcharealwitchorwizard,burninghadnoeffectwhatsoever.ThewitchorwizardwouldperformabasicFlameFreezingCharmandthenpretendtoshriekwithpainwhileenjoyingagentle,ticklingsensation.Indeed,WendelintheWeirdenjoyedbeingburnedsomuchthatsheallowedherselft
5、obecaughtnolessthanfortyseventimesinvariousdisguises.Harryputhisquillbetweenhisteethandreachedunderneathhispillowforhisinkbottleandarollofparchment.Slowlyandverycarefullyheunscrewedtheinkbottle,dippedhisquillintoit,andbegantowrite,pausingeverynowandthentolisten,becauseifanyoftheDursle
6、ysheardthescratchingofhisquillontheirwaytothebathroom,he'dprobablyfindhimselflockedinthecupboardunderthestairsfortherestofthesummer.TheDursleyfamilyofnumberfour,PrivetDrive,wasthereasonthatHarryneverenjoyedhissummerholidays.UncleVernon,AuntPetunia,and1theirson,Dudley,wereHarry'sonlyli
7、vingrelatives.TheywereMuggles,andtheyhadaverymedievalattitudetowardmagic.Harry'sdeadparents,whohadbeenawitchandwizardthemselves,werenevermentionedundertheDursleys'roofForyears,AuntPetuniaandUncleVernonhadhopedthatiftheykeptHarryasdowntroddenaspossible,theywouldbeabletosquashthemagicou
8、tofhi
