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1、—CHAPTERONE—DudleyDementedThehottestdayofthesummersofarwasdrawingtoacloseandadrowsysilencelayoverthelarge,squarehousesofPrivetDrive.Carsthatwereusuallygleamingstooddustyintheirdrivesandlawnsthatwereonceemeraldgreenlayparchedandyellowing-fortheuseofhosepipeshadbeenbannedduetodrought.Depriv
2、edoftheirusualcar-washingandlawn-mowingpursuits,theinhabitantsofPrivetDrivehadretreatedintotheshadeoftheircoolhouses,windowsthrownwideinthehopeoftemptinginanonexistentbreeze.Theonlypersonleftoutdoorswasateenageboywhowaslyingflatonhisbackinaflowerbedoutsidenumberfour.Hewasaskinny,black-hai
3、red,bespectacledboywhohadthepinched,slightlyunhealthylookofsomeonewhohasgrownalotinashortspaceoftime.Hisjeansweretornanddirty,hisT-shirtbaggyandfaded,andthesolesofhistrainerswerepeelingawayfromtheuppers.HarryPotter'sappearancedidnotendearhimtotheneighbours,whowerethesortofpeoplewhothought
4、scruffi-nessoughttobepunishablebylaw,butashehadhiddenhimselfbehindalargehydrangeabushthiseveninghewasquiteinvisibletopassers-by.Infact,theonlywayhewouldbespottedwasifhisUncleVernonorAuntPetuniastucktheirheadsoutoftheliving-roomwindowandlookedstraightdownintotheflowerbedbelow.Onthewhole,Ha
5、rrythoughthewastobecongratulatedonhisideaofhidinghere.Hewasnot,perhaps,verycomfortablelyingonthehot,hardearthbut,ontheotherhand,nobodywasglaringathim,grindingtheirteethsoloudlythathecouldnothearthenews,orshootingnastyquestionsathim,ashadhappenedeverytimehehadtriedsittingdowninthelivingroo
6、mtowatchtelevisionwithhisauntanduncle.Almostasthoughthisthoughthadflutteredthroughtheopenwindow,VernonDursley,Harry'suncle,suddenlyspoke.'Gladtoseetheboy'sstoppedtryingtobuttin.Whereishe,anyway?''Idon'tknow,'saidAuntPetunia,unconcerned.'Notinthehouse.'UncleVernongrunted.'Watchingthenews…'
7、hesaidscathingly.'I'dliketoknowwhathe'sreallyupto.Asifanormalboycareswhat'sonthenews-Dudleyhasn'tgotacluewhat'sgoingon;doubtheknowswhothePrimeMinisteris!Anyway,it'snotasifthere'dbeanythingabouthislotonournews—''Vernon,shh!'saidAuntPetunia.Thewindow'sopen!''Oh-yes-so
