;
prall shot a sharp look at dumbledore and said,
”the he rumors that are flying around. you
know what everyone's saying? about why he's disappeared? about what
finally stopped him?”
it seemed that prall had reached the point she
was most anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting on
a cold, hard wall all day, for her as a or as a woman had
she fixed dumbledore with such a pierg stare as she did now. it
lain that whatever ”everyone” was sayi going
to believe it until dumbledore told her it was true. dumbledore,
however, was g another lemon drop and did not answer.
”what they're saying,” she pressed on, ”is that last night
voldemort turned up in godric's hollow. he went to find the
potters. the rumor is that lily aer are -- are --
that they're -- dead. ”
dumbledore bowed his head. prall gasped.
”lily and james... i 't believe it... i didn't want to
believe it... oh, albus...”
dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder. ”i
know... i know...” he said heavily.
prall's voice trembled as she went on. ”that's
not all. they're sayio kill the potter's son, harry. but
-- he 't. he 't kill that little boy. no one knows why,
or how, but they're saying that when he 't kill harry potter,
voldemort's power somehow broke -- and that's why he's gone.
dumbledore nodded glumly.
”it's -- it's true?” faltered prall. ”after all
he's dohe people he's killed... he 't kill a little
boy? it's just astounding... of all the things to stop him... but
how in the name of heaven did harry survive?”
”we ly guess,” said dumbledore. ”we may never know.”
prall pulled out a ladkerd dabbed
at her eyes beacles. dumbledave a great sniff
as he took a golden wat his pod exami was a
very odd watch. it had twelve hands but ead, little
plas were moving arou must have made seo
dumbledh, because he put it ba his pod said,
”hagrid's late. i suppose it was he who told you i'd be here,
by the way?”
”yes,” said prall. ”and i don't suppose you're
going to tell me why you're here, of all places?”
”i've e t harry to his aunt ahey're the
only family he has left now.”
”you don't mean -- you 't mean the people who live
here?” agall, jumpi and pointing
at number four. ”dumbledore -- you 't. i've been watg them
all day. you 't find two people who are less like us. and
they've got this son -- i saw him kig his mother all the
the street, sg for sotter e and live here!”
”it's the best pla,” said dumbledore firmly. ”his
aunt and uncle will be able to explaio him when he's
older. i've writteer.”
”a letter?” repeated prall faintly, sitting back
down on the wall. ”really, dumbledore, you think you explain all
this ihese people will and him! he'll be
famous -- a legend -- i wouldn't be surprised if today was known
as harry potter day iure -- there will be books written
about harry -- every our his name!”
”exactly,” said dumbledore, looking very seriously over the
top of his half-moo would be enough to turn any boy's
head. famous before he walk and talk! famous for something he
won't even remember! cara you see how much better off he'll be,
growing up away from all that until he's ready to take it?”
prall opeh, ged her mind,
swallowed, and then said, ”yes -- yes, yht, of course. but
how is the boy getting here, dumbledore?” she eyed his cloak suddenly
as though she thought he might be hiding harry u.
”hagrid's bringing
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