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He dashed back across Fill in the blank 1 of 11 road, hurried up to his office, snapped at his secretary not to disturb him, seized his telephone, and had almost finished dialing his home number when he changed his mind. He put Fill in the blank 2 of 11 receiver back down and stroked his moustache, thinking… no, he was being stupid. Potter wasn’t such Fill in the blank 3 of 11 unusual name. He was sure there were lots of people called Potter who had Fill in the blank 4 of 11 son called Harry. Come to think of it, he wasn’t even sure his nephew was called Harry. He’d never even seen Fill in the blank 5 of 11 boy. It might have been Harvey. Or Harold. There was no point in worrying Mrs. Dursley; she always got so upset at any mention of her sister. He didn’t blame her — if he’d had Fill in the blank 6 of 11 sister like that… but all Fill in the blank 7 of 11 same, those people in Fill in the blank 8 of 11 cloaks…

He found it a lot harder to concentrate on Fill in the blank 9 of 11 drills that afternoon and when he left Fill in the blank 10 of 11 building at five o’clock, he was still so worried that he walked straight into someone just outside Fill in the blank 11 of 11 door.

“Sorry,” he grunted, as Fill in the blank 1 of 16 tiny old man stumbled and almost fell. It was a few seconds before Mr. Dursley realized that Fill in the blank 2 of 16 man was wearing Fill in the blank 3 of 16 violet cloak. He didn’t seem at all upset at being almost knocked to Fill in the blank 4 of 16 ground. On Fill in the blank 5 of 16 contrary, his face split into Fill in the blank 6 of 16 wide smile and he said in Fill in the blank 7 of 16 squeaky voice that made Fill in the blank 8 of 16 passersby stare, “Don’t be sorry, my dear sir, for nothing could upset me today! Rejoice, for You-Know-Who has gone at last! Even Fill in the blank 9 of 16 Muggles like yourself should be celebrating, this happy, happy day!”

And Fill in the blank 10 of 16 old man hugged Mr. Dursley around Fill in the blank 11 of 16 middle and walked off.

Mr. Dursley stood rooted to Fill in the blank 12 of 16 spot. He had been hugged by Fill in the blank 13 of 16 complete stranger. He also thought he had been called Fill in the blank 14 of 16 Muggle, whatever that was. He was rattled. He hurried to his car and set off for home, hoping he was imagining Fill in the blank 15 of 16 things, which he had never hoped before, because he didn’t approve of Fill in the blank 16 of 16 imagination.

As he pulled into Fill in the blank 1 of 16 driveway of number four, Fill in the blank 2 of 16 first thing he saw — and it didn’t improve his mood — was Fill in the blank 3 of 16 tabby cat he’d spotted that morning. It was now sitting on his garden wall. He was sure it was Fill in the blank 4 of 16 same one; it had Fill in the blank 5 of 16 same markings around its eyes.

“Shoo!” said Mr. Dursley loudly. Fill in the blank 6 of 16 cat didn’t move. It just gave him Fill in the blank 7 of 16 stern look. Was this Fill in the blank 8 of 16 normal cat behavior? Mr. Dursley wondered. Trying to pull himself together, he let himself into Fill in the blank 9 of 16 house. He was still determined not to mention anything to his wife.

Mrs. Dursley had had Fill in the blank 10 of 16 nice, normal day. She told him over Fill in the blank 11 of 16 dinner all about Mrs. Next Door’s problems with her daughter and how Dudley had learned Fill in the blank 12 of 16 new word (“Won’t!”). Mr. Dursley tried to act normally. When Dudley had been put to Fill in the blank 13 of 16 bed, he went into Fill in the blank 14 of 16 living room in time to catch Fill in the blank 15 of 16 last report on Fill in the blank 16 of 16 evening news:

“And finally, Fill in the blank 1 of 18 bird-watchers everywhere have reported that Fill in the blank 2 of 18 nation’s owls have been behaving very unusually today. Although Fill in the blank 3 of 18 owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in Fill in the blank 4 of 18 daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since Fill in the blank 5 of 18 sunrise. Fill in the blank 6 of 18 experts are unable to explain why Fill in the blank 7 of 18 owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern.” Fill in the blank 8 of 18 newscaster allowed himself Fill in the blank 9 of 18 grin.

“Most mysterious. And now, over to Jim McGuffin with Fill in the blank 10 of 18 weather. Going to be any more showers of owls tonight, Jim?”

“Well, Ted,” said Fill in the blank 11 of 18 weatherman, “I don’t know about that, but it’s not only Fill in the blank 12 of 18 owls that have been acting oddly today. Fill in the blank 13 of 18 viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of Fill in the blank 14 of 18 rain I promised yesterday, they’ve had Fill in the blank 15 of 18 downpour of shooting stars! Perhaps Fill in the blank 16 of 18 people have been celebrating Fill in the blank 17 of 18 Bonfire Night early — it’s not until next week, folks! But I can promise Fill in the blank 18 of 18 wet night tonight.”