Verbs 4

“Exactly,” said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of his half-moon glasses. “It would be enough to Fill in the blank 1 of 19 any boy’s head. Famous before he can walk and talk! Famous for something he won’t even remember! Can’t you see how much better off he’ll be, Fill in the blank 2 of 19 away from all that until he’s ready to take it?”
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Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, Fill in the blank 3 of 19 her mind, Fill in the blank 4 of 19 , and then said, “Yes — yes, you’re right, of course. But how is the boy getting here, Dumbledore?” She Fill in the blank 5 of 19 his cloak suddenly as though she thought he might be Fill in the blank 6 of 19 Harry underneath it.
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“Hagrid’s Fill in the blank 7 of 19 him.”
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“You think it — wise — to Fill in the blank 8 of 19 Hagrid with something as important as this?”
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I would Fill in the blank 9 of 19 Hagrid with my life,” said Dumbledore.
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“I’m not saying his heart isn’t in the right place,” said Professor McGonagall grudgingly, “but you can’t Fill in the blank 10 of 19 he’s not careless. He does tend to — what was that?”
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A low rumbling sound had Fill in the blank 11 of 19 the silence around them. It grew steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight; it Fill in the blank 12 of 19 to a roar as they both looked up at the sky — and a huge motorcycle fell out of the air and Fill in the blank 13 of 19 on the road in front of them.
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If the motorcycle was huge, 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 wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild – long tangles of bushy black hair and beard Fill in the blank 14 of 19 most of his face, he had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins. In his vast, muscular arms he was Fill in the blank 15 of 19 a bundle of blankets.
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“Hagrid,” said Dumbledore, sounding relieved. “At last. And where did you get that motorcycle?”
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“Fill in the blank 16 of 19 it, Professor Dumbledore, sit,” said the giant, Fill in the blank 17 of 19 carefully off the motorcycle as he spoke. “Young Sirius Black Fill in the blank 18 of 19 it to me. I’ve got him, sir.”
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“No problems, were there?”
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“No, sir — house was almost Fill in the blank 19 of 19 , but I got him out all right before the Muggles started swarmin’ around. He fell asleep as we was flyin’ over Bristol.”

Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall Fill in the blank 1 of 19 forward over the bundle of blankets. Inside, just visible, was a baby boy, fast asleep. Under a tuft of jet-black hair over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning.
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“Is that where -?” Fill in the blank 2 of 19 Professor McGonagall.
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“Yes,” said Dumbledore. “He’ll have that scar forever.”
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“Couldn’t you do something about it, Dumbledore?”
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“Even if I could, I wouldn’t. Scars can Fill in the blank 3 of 19 in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground. Well — give him here, Hagrid — we’d better Fill in the blank 4 of 19 this over with.”
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Dumbledore Fill in the blank 5 of 19 Harry in his arms and Fill in the blank 6 of 19 toward the Dursleys’ house.
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“Could I — could I say good-bye to him, sir?” asked Hagrid. He Fill in the blank 7 of 19 his great, shaggy head over Harry and Fill in the blank 8 of 19 him what must have been a very scratchy, whiskery kiss. Then, suddenly, Hagrid Fill in the blank 9 of 19 out a howl like a wounded dog.
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“Shhh!” Fill in the blank 10 of 19 Professor McGonagall, “you’ll wake the Muggles!”
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“S-s-sorry,” Fill in the blank 11 of 19 Hagrid, taking out a large, spotted handkerchief and Fill in the blank 12 of 19 his face in it. “But I c-c-can’t Fill in the blank 13 of 19 it — Lily an’ James dead — an’ poor little Harry off ter live with Muggles -“
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“Yes, yes, it’s all very sad, but get a grip on yourself, Hagrid, or we’ll be found,” Professor McGonagall whispered, Fill in the blank 14 of 19 Hagrid gingerly on the arm as Dumbledore stepped over the low garden wall and walked to the front door. He Fill in the blank 15 of 19 Harry gently on the doorstep, took a letter out of his cloak, Fill in the blank 16 of 19 it 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; Hagrid’s shoulders Fill in the blank 17 of 19 , Professor McGonagall Fill in the blank 18 of 19 furiously, and the twinkling light that usually Fill in the blank 19 of 19 from Dumbledore’s eyes seemed to have gone out.

“Well,” said Dumbledore finally, “that’s that. We’ve no business staying here. We may as well go and Fill in the blank 1 of 18 the celebrations.”
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“Yeah,” said Hagrid in a very muffled voice, “I’ll be takin’ Sirius his bike back. G’night, Professor McGonagall — Professor Dumbledore, sir.”
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Fill in the blank 2 of 18 his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid Fill in the blank 3 of 18 himself onto the motorcycle and Fill in the blank 4 of 18 the engine into life; with a roar it Fill in the blank 5 of 18 into the air and off into the night.
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“I shall see you soon, I expect, Professor McGonagall,” said Dumbledore, Fill in the blank 6 of 18 to her. Professor McGonagall Fill in the blank 7 of 18 her nose in reply.
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Dumbledore turned and walked back down the street. On the corner he stopped and took out the silver Put-Outer. He Fill in the blank 8 of 18 it once, and twelve balls of light Fill in the blank 9 of 18 back to their street lamps so that Privet Drive Fill in the blank 10 of 18 suddenly orange and he could Fill in the blank 11 of 18 a tabby cat Fill in the blank 12 of 18 around the corner at the other end of the street. He could just see the bundle of blankets on the step of number four.
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“Good luck, Harry,” he Fill in the blank 13 of 18 . He turned on his heel and with a swish of his cloak, he was gone.
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A breeze Fill in the blank 14 of 18 the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which Fill in the blank 15 of 18 silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter Fill in the blank 16 of 18 over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be Fill in the blank 17 of 18 in a few hours’ time by Mrs. Dursley’s scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley… He couldn’t know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were Fill in the blank 18 of 18 up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: “To Harry Potter — the boy who lived!”